{"title":"John Kallas","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"edible-wild-plants-book-john-kallas-9781423601500","title":"Edible Wild Plants","description":"\u003cb\u003eForage mighty 7-foot wild spinach that produces abundant seeds--leaves remain edible though flavor diminishes at maturity, with research showing they retain most nutrients and beneficial compounds as long as they stay green.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Imagine what you could do with eighteen delicious new greens in your dining arsenal including purslane, chickweed, curly dock, wild spinach, sorrel, and wild mustard. John Kallas makes it fun and easy to learn about foods you've unknowingly passed by all your life. Through gorgeous photographs, playful, but authoritative text, and ground-breaking design he gives you the knowledge and confidence to finally begin eating and enjoying edible wild plants.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdible Wild Plants\u003c\/i\u003e divides plants into four flavor categories -- foundation, tart, pungent, and bitter. Categorizing by flavor helps readers use these greens in pleasing and predictable ways. According to the author, combining elements from these different categories makes the best salads.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This field guide is essential for anyone wanting to incorporate more natural and whole foods into their diet. First ever nutrient tables that directly compare wild foods to domesticated greens are included. 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And those photos of wild plants, cooked and ready to serve on the dinner table? Yum!\"--National Outdoor Book Awards, Silver Medalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This new volume 2 is a user-friendly pictorially based guide providing all you need to know to start genuinely enjoying wild foods. It helps readers successfully identify plants, develop gathering strategies, and learn preparation and cooking techniques. It is is designed to teach you things you can actually apply, help you identify edible plants at any stage of growth, give you close up full color photographs of the edible parts at the optimal stages of growth, and show you fun and tasty things to do with them. It lays a foundation and covers plants you are likely to come across on a daily basis no matter where you are in North America or Europe. It covers those plants in the kind of detail that you need to genuinely know and understand them. It clarifies and explains concepts poorly understood and commonly mis-represented in the wild food literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMore Accolades:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I'm loving it. This book is great. With fantastic photos and detailed text, John shares all you need to know about some of our most practical wild food plants.\" --Samuel Thayer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Forager's Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNature's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIncredible Wild Edibles\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eField Guide to Edible Wild Plants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"John Kallas sets the platinum standard for wild plant foraging guides. Edible Wild Plants Volume 2 features stunning photos and in depth text to properly identify, harvest, and prepare common wild foods for a gourmet dining experience.\"--Thomas J. 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Author of the 2014 \u003ci\u003eGuide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I'm thrilled to see this book, the second volume of Edible Wild Plants. These books are the next best thing to being out in the bush, at the edge of a marsh, or walking along a woodland trail with John himself. They embody much of his personality, his enthusiasm and his expertise. Fun to read, and informative. It is full of gorgeous, detailed photos of the plants and plant parts featured, and the delectable looking dishes he has created from them. Thank you, John, for this new treasure!\"--Nancy J Turner, Ph.D., author of over 10 books on wild foods and ethnobotany, including 1988 \u003ci\u003eEdible Wild Fruits and Nuts of Canada\u003c\/i\u003e, 2006 \u003ci\u003eFood Plants of Coastal First Peoples\u003c\/i\u003e, 2007 \u003ci\u003eFood Plants of Interior First Peoples\u003c\/i\u003e, and 2009 \u003ci\u003eCommon Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This book is excellent, and I keep learning more about plants I've known for decades. Edible Wild Plants Volume 2 provides a wealth of information for experienced foragers as well as beginners. It includes thorough but easy-to-understand ID info, lots of superb photos, harvesting and preparation details. As an experienced foraging teacher, I still learned many new, useful facts about species I've been using for over 40 years.\"--Wildman Steve Brill, author of 2010 \u003ci\u003eIdentifying \u0026amp; Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010 \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Vegan Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and 2017 \u003ci\u003eForaging New York, A Falcon Guide\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49745126097169,"sku":"NGR9781423641346","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50134060138769,"sku":"CIN1423641345G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51025417732369,"sku":"NIN9781423641346","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52627914195217,"sku":"CIN1423641345VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52700962488593,"sku":"GOR013680419","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1423641345.jpg?v=1766659280"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-john-kallas.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}