The Weeder's Digest

Identifying and enjoying edible weeds

Gail Harland (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2012
Green Books (Verlag)
978-1-900322-99-7 (ISBN)

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This book is a practical and attractive guide to the many edible varieties of weed. It will appeal to gardeners, botanists, cooks and foragers, and to anyone who wants to control weeds in eco-friendly ways. With this book you can put your troublesome weeds to good use, and welcome some plentiful edibles into your kitchen.

Now published under Foraging for Edible Wild Plants, this is a practical and attractive guide to the many edible varieties of plants that grow all around us.

Whether you think of them as pretty wildflowers or troublesome weeds, wild plants have many virtues. Not only are they an essential habitat and nectar source for insects, they are beneficial for the soil, accumulating trace elements and acting as hosts for mycorrhizal fungi. Wild plants can be also be included in a variety of tasty recipes as unusual and flavoursome culinary ingredients.

Written by qualified dietician and horticulturalist, Gail Garland, The Weeder's Digest describes more than 50 edible species, from common species, such as nettle, dandelion, chickweed and ground elder, to the less well-known brooklime and wintercress. Gail also shares advice on how to identify wild plants that are harmful to eat, as well as tips on controlling weeds.

The guide is beautifully designed with illustrated notes on appearance and habitat, and attractive colour photographs throughout. It includes numerous recipe suggestions for jams, cordials, pesto, salads and soups, and nutritional information. There are also tips for non-culinary uses, such as dyes from nettles and soap from soap wort, and fascinating historical facts about wild plants throughout.

The Weeder's Digest is a charming resource, perfect for gardeners, botanists, cooks and foragers.

Gail Harland has a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and was a State Registered Dietitian for over 10 years. She is a freelance writer and photographer with a regular poultry column in The Cage and Aviary Birds magazine, and is author of Photographing your Garden and Grow It Yourself and co-author of The Tomato Book.

Introduction

PART 1: Know your weeds

The good, the bad and the ugly: Characteristics of weeds
Achievable weed control: A question of balance
A case of mistaken identity: Poisonous plants

PART 2: A bouquet of weeds (An A–Z of over 50 edible weed species)

Glossary
Notes
Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.6.2012
Zusatzinfo	Full colour photos throughout.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	168 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
ISBN-10	1-900322-99-4 / 1900322994
ISBN-13	978-1-900322-99-7 / 9781900322997
Zustand	Neuware