Nature's Garden by Samuel Thayer

Nature's Garden by Samuel Thayer

A detailed guide to 41 of the most widespread wild foods in North America, covering how to find and identify them, which parts are used, when and how to harvest them, and how to prepare them for the table. The cultural and natural history of the plants are also discussed. There is no overlap between the plants covered in this book and The Forager's Harvest.

Samuel Thayer is a well-known expert on edible wild plants and the author of two award-winning books on the subject, Nature's Garden and The Forager's Harvest. For more than two decades, he has taught foraging and field identification. Samuel is an advocate for sustainable food systems who maintains a diversified organic orchard and harvests wild rice, acorns, hickory nuts, maple syrup, and other wild goods in addition to lecturing and writing. With his wife and three children, he lives in a remote area of northern Wisconsin.