{"product_id":"national-geographic-backyard-guide-to-edible-wild-plants-paperback","title":"National Geographic Backyard Guide to Edible Wild Plants - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMimi Prunella Hernandez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHeather Wood Buzzard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForage more than 100 delicious edible plants straight from your backyard with this useful, engaging, beautifully illustrated guide. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNature-lovers, gardeners, and foodies can turn their backyard into a bounty with tips for identifying wild plants, advice for beginner and experienced harvesters, and more than 600 ideas and recipes to bring the wild into the kitchen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoining National Geographic's long line of successful nature guides, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Backyard Guide to Edible Wild Plants\u003c\/i\u003e is a colorful, appealing handbook to 102 common wild plants that can be foraged for delicious food and drink. From superstar sunflowers to spicy field mustard to alluring wild grapes, this book identifies a wide variety of flavors and textures that even novice foragers can learn to harvest with care, safety, and sustainability. From there, creative uses abound, including the how-tos behind: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eelderberry jam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echickweed salad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esunchoke soup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esassafras tea \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewild carrot cake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehomemade backyard cider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis guide is divided into seven sections based on the parts of the plant most relevant to foragers: roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, shoots, as well as the \"backyard superstars\"--a dozen plants that are common, easy to identify, and abundant in their culinary possibilities. Every plant is photographed, illustrated for ease of learning, and described in detail, including hundreds of preparation tips and recipes, thanks to authors Mimi Prunella Hernandez and Heather Wood Buzzard, who bring botanical authority and kitchen creativity to every entry.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMimi Prunella Hernandez\u003c\/b\u003e, MS, RH (AHG), an herbalist and author of \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Herbal\u003c\/i\u003e, is devoted to combinining traditional and scientifically validated herbal practices. In 2023 she received the Botanical Excellence Award from the American Botanical Council, which she served for more than a decade as executive director. She lives on her own nature preserve outside Asheville, NC. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather Wood Buzzard, \u003c\/b\u003e MA, has worked as a wildcrafter and trained in Southern folk medicine with renowned 4th-generation herbalist Phyllis Light. Now, as an herbal educator and health writer, she marries the two fields of medicinal plants and therapeutic writing. She is based near Asheville, NC.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984430956845,"sku":"9781426223709","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/rH90I37kR79781426223709.webp?v=1776093158","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/national-geographic-backyard-guide-to-edible-wild-plants-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}