The Forager's Handbook

Name: The Forager's Handbook
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781510767867
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A Seasonal Guide to Harvesting Wild, Edible & Medicinal Plants

By Vickie Shufer

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Summary

The Forager's Handbook by Vickie Shufer is a comprehensive guide to identifying, harvesting, and preparing wild plants throughout the seasons. Drawing on over forty years of experience, Shufer invites readers to embrace the lifestyle of foraging for food and medicine from the natural world. The book covers sustainable harvesting practices, foraging ethics, and offers knowledge on forest bathing, plant cycles, preventive medicine, and simple recipes for edible and medicinal plants. It serves as an essential manual for those wishing to follow the seasons and improve their health using nature’s resources.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in health and wellness, herbal medicine, sustainable living, and outdoor activities. It appeals to both novice and experienced foragers, herbalists, and anyone keen on using natural plants for food and healing throughout the year.

Description

Learn the way of the forager and identify, harvest, and prepare wild plants by season.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to gather wild plants growing around you for your food and medicine instead of a drugstore to treat a common ailment? The Forager's Handbook is an essential guide for living this lifestyle year-round.

With more than forty years of experience in the world of plants, forager Vickie Shufer empowers you to maintain and improve your health by following the way of the forager. She highlights plants that are available through each season and how to use those plants for food and medicine. Sustainable harvesting and preparation techniques are included as well as foraging ethics. Other topics include:

Forest bathing
Plant cycles
Preventive medicine
Simple recipes for edible and medicinal plants
And so much more

Follow the seasons and harvest wild, edible, and medical plants with The Forager's Handbook.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praised by experts such as herbalist Rosemary Gladstar and ethnobotanist David Winston, The Forager's Handbook is highlighted for its abundant knowledge, beautiful photos, and numerous valuable recipes. Readers appreciate its ability to empower both beginners and experienced foragers with confidence and practical skills. The book is celebrated for being beautifully illustrated, thoughtfully crafted, and accessible to all plant enthusiasts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781510767867

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 May 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing

Illustration: B&W Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 476g

Pages: 176

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Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Vickie Shufer

About the Author

Vickie Shufer is a forager and author of The Everything Guide to Foraging. She is currently the owner of Wild Woods Farm, an eleven-acre certified native nursery where she grows and sells native and medicinal plants year-round.