Eat Weeds: A field guide to foraging: how to identify, harvest, eat and use wild plants

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Three generations ago it was common practice all over the world to collect this wild food; knowledge of what, where and when to forage was a necessary part of daily life. He has travelled extensively, documenting and recording wild food plants’ traditional and local uses in indigenous cultures.

For thousands of years, and as recently as three generations ago, it was common practice all over the world to collect wild food; knowledge of what, when, and where to forage was a necessary part of daily life. It is part of the very DNA he grew up with on the land and this book is an invitation to observe the world around us with a whole new set of goggles.Then, when you do the weeding, you know which plants to dry for the kitchen, which to put in the salad, which to make into compost tea, and which to leave in the ground! Imagine what it would be like to pop outside your front door and confidently pick your next meal from the many wild edible plants available. Purslane weed (Portulaca oleracea): a prospective plant source of nutrition, omega-3 fatty acid, and antioxidant attributes.

But with the advent of supermarket culture, monocultural systems of food production and escalating urbanisation, the knowledge associated with foraging has mostly been lost. It’s probably indicative of the illness of our culture that dandelions have such a bad rap, because they are truly one of the most useful, nutritious, delicious, and soil-building plants in the garden! For a quick way to differentiate the dandelion from its lookalikes, the dandelion has a hollow stalk and a single flower head. A fascinating background to the historic uses of weeds, their medicinal properties and culinary delights.Although it may be illegal in some cities in Minnesota to forage in parks and woodland areas, foraging on private property is legal. While most people know the daisy-like plant as a tea herb, its yellow flowers can also be used in cereal, porridge, salad or as a cordial with apple brandy. I am full of gratitude and I hope with this book to pay respect to the knowledge holders from all over the world who shared their know-how of edible and medicinal wild plants in Australia, native and not. Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ.

With a longer handle to ease back strain, this stainless digging spade has been created for all digging jobs. When blooming, clover flowers are significantly different from wood sorrel flowers, having multiple pink or white flowers that give the appearance of a sphere.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Three generations ago, it was common practice all over the world to collect this wild food; knowledge of what, where and when to forage. Very helpful if you want to learn about foraging in Eastern Australia, including Sydney and surrounds.