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Foraging Oregon: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods in Oregon (Foraging Series) Paperback – May 1, 2016

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From wild carrot to serviceberries, pineapple weed to watercress, lamb’s quarter to sea rocket, Foraging Oregon uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Beaver State. Helpfully organized by plant families, the book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoorsmen, and gastronomes.

This guide also includes:
  • Elderberry Sauce
  • Mia’s Chickweed Soup
  • Fireweed Jelly
  • Shiyo’s Garden Salad
  • Vegetable Chips
  • Stinging Nettles Hot Sauce
  • Wild Bread
  • Northwest Brickle
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  1. Part of series
    Foraging
  2. Print length
    232 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Falcon Guides
  5. Publication date
    May 1, 2016
  6. Dimensions
    5.91 x 0.51 x 9.05 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1493018701
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1493018703
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From wild carrot to serviceberries, pineapple weed to watercress, lamb’s quarter to sea rocket, Foraging Oregon uncovers the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Beaver State. Helpfully organized by plant families, the book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoorsmen, and gastronomes.

This guide also includes:
  • Elderberry Sauce
  • Mia’s Chickweed Soup
  • Fireweed Jelly
  • Shiyo’s Garden Salad
  • Vegetable Chips
  • Stinging Nettles Hot Sauce
  • Wild Bread
  • Northwest Brickle

About the Author

Christopher Nyerges, cofounder of the School of Self-Reliance, has led wild food walks for thousands of students since 1974. He has authored ten books on wild foods, survival, and self-reliance, and he has written numerous newspaper and magazine articles. He’s most recently written Foraging California, Nuts and Berries of California, and Foraging Wild Edible Plants of North America, all FalconGuides. He continues to teach where he lives in Los Angeles County, California.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Falcon Guides; Illustrated edition (May 1, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1493018701
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1493018703
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.91 x 0.51 x 9.05 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 242 ratings

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Christopher Nyerges began his interest in ethnobotany, outdoor survival skills, and self-reliance at an early age. In school, he earned various degrees and certificates in science, ethnobotany, mycology, herbalism,and journalism. His first book was published in 1978, Guide to Wild Foods, with the assistance of his two mentors, Dr. Leonid Enari (botanist), and Richard E. White (editor). He began teaching about wild foods and survival skills in 1974, and has had thousands of students in the classroom and in field trips. His subsequent books have included "Wild Greens and Salads," "Urban Wilderness," "Enter the Forest," "How to Survive Anywhere," "Self-Sufficient Home," "Foraging California," "Nuts and Berries of California," "Foraging Edible Wild Plants of North America," "Foraging Oregon," "Foraging Washington," "Foraging Idaho," "Foraging Arizona," "Guide to Making Fire without Matches," "Guide to Getting Around without a Compass," "Testing Your Outdoor Survival Skills," and the latest is "Urban Survival Guide." He is the editor of the latest version of Larry Dean Olsen's "Outdoor Survival Skills." He has written a few on-line books, available on Kindle, such as "Til Death Do Us Part?", "Ancient Writing on Rock," "Squatter in Los Angeles," and two fictions, "Tunnel 16" and "Sinkhole 102."

He has written thousands of newspaper and magazine articles, especially the Pasadena Star News, Los Angeles Times, and American Survival Guide.

He has served as the editor of Wilderness Way for 7 years,and as the editor of American Survival Guide.

He continues to teach and to write, and to work with youth groups to develop outdoor skills. His site is www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com.

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Customers find the book easy to read with good descriptions and colorful photos. They appreciate the valuable information and thorough research on Oregon plants. The book provides interesting ideas for plant uses and is a nice reference guide.

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Customers find the book easy to read with colorful photos and good descriptions. They say it's a good reference for learning about what's edible in Oregon. The book provides fun ideas for plant uses and is highly recommended to all Oregonians.

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