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Northeast Foraging

120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Beach Plums to Wineberries

by Leda Meredith
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014

“An invaluable guide for the feast in the East.” —Hank Shaw, author of the James Beard Award–winning website Hunter Angler Gardener Cook The Northeast offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Leda Meredith as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify...
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Midwest Foraging

115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Burdock to Wild Peach

by Lisa M. Rose
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016

“This full color guide makes foraging accessible for beginners and is a reliable source for advanced foragers.” —Edible Chicago The Midwest offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Lisa Rose as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious...
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Mountain States Foraging

115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Alpine Sorrel to Wild Hops

by Briana Wiles
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2016

“A stunning look at the natural abundance of the mountain states—with clear guidance on identification, gathering techniques, and uses.” —Jennifer McGruther, author of The Nourished Kitchen The Mountain States offer a veritable feast for foragers, and with Briana Wiles as your trusted...
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Pacific Northwest Foraging

120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Alaska Blueberries to Wild Hazelnuts

by Douglas Deur
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014

“Doug Deur invites us to discover the taste and history of the Northwest.” —Spencer B. Beebe, author of Cache and founder of Ecotrust The Pacific Northwest offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Douglas Deur as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify...
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Southwest Foraging

117 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Barrel Cactus to Wild Oregano

by John Slattery
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016

“No one has advanced wild foraging in the desert Southwest as much as John Slattery.” —Gary Paul Nabahn, director of the Center for Regional Food Studies, University of Arizona The Southwest offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with John Slattery as your trusted guide you will...
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DIY Succulents

From Placecards to Wreaths, 35+ Ideas for Creative Projects with Succulents

by Tawni Daigle
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015

As featured in The Washington Post Dig into dozens of stunning succulent creations! Go beyond the garden to create succulent projects that take center stage in any space. DIY Succulents shows you how to use beautiful and resilient plants like echeveria, sedum, and graptopetalum to craft...
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by John Birkenhead
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014

This Vintage Words of Wisdom title was published in 1892 at the height of the fern craze that swept Victorian society. Ferns and Fern Culture provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of growing ferns that remains relevant today and, we think, will inspire the modern reader to consider these wonderful...
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by G. Edwin Varner
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018

Presented in this ebook guide are some exciting, easy to grow, fragrant annual flowers, and bulbs all new and experienced gardeners can grow in their gardens. This ebook is part of a series called The Scent of Your Garden and is an updated and revised work of the descriptive catalogs G. Edwin...
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by Elizabeth Lee
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2017

If you have ever thought about having an indoor garden you need this book. You can grow most anything you would outside indoors and this book is going to show you have with as little effort as possible. You will learn that it doesn’t matter how much space you have you can be enjoying fresh vegetables...
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Nature's Fabric

Leaves in Science and Culture

by David Lee
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017

Leaves are all around us—in backyards, cascading from window boxes, even emerging from small cracks in city sidewalks given the slightest glint of sunlight. Perhaps because they are everywhere, it’s easy to overlook the humble leaf, but a close look at them provides one of the most enjoyable ways...
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Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics

Embracing the Myths, Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-Lore of the Plant Kingdom

by Richard Folkard
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS (abridged list) PART THE FIRST. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. THE WORLD-TREES OF THE ANCIENTS. ... CHAPTER XV. PLANT SYMBOLISM AND LANGUAGE. CHAPTER XVI. FUNERAL PLANTS PART THE SECOND. AN...
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Monkey Puzzle Man

Archibald Menzies, Plant Hunter

by James McCarthy
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016

Archibald Menzies was one of a legion of intrepid Scots plant collectors in the 18th and 19th centuries who roamed the world and, by a combination of toughness and knowledge, established the foundations of the botany of the British Empire. This is a fascinating tale of how he brought the monkey puzzle...
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The Philosopher's Plant

An Intellectual Herbarium

by Michael Marder
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014

Despite their conceptual allergy to vegetal life, philosophers have used germination, growth, blossoming, fruition, reproduction, and decay as illustrations of abstract concepts; mentioned plants in passing as the natural backdrops for dialogues, letters, and other compositions; spun elaborate allegories...
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by Charles M. Skinner
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

Originally published in 1911, this early work by Charles M. Skinner is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It delves deep into the mythology of the natural world and uncovers legends of times long forgotton. This is a fascinating work and highly recommended for all folklore enthusiasts....
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