Foraging Arizona - Couverture souple

Nyerges, Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1493052012 ISBN 13 : 9781493052011

Editeur : Falcon Guides, 2020

Synopsis

Arizona is a diverse area from the Colorado Plateau to the lowland basin and range areas of the Sonoran desert. Foraging Arizona addresses all the traditional plants from mesquite, amaranth, and cactus fruits, to the common urban weeds such as purslane, mallow, and lambs quarter. You'll learn about the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of Arizona. Organized by botanical families with a helpful guide to the environmental zone, this is an authoritative guide for nature lovers and gastronomes. Use Foraging Arizona as a field guide or as a delightful armchair read. No matter what you're looking for, whether it’s history of how native plants were used or how you can forage some of your meals at home or on hiking trips, this guide will enhance your next backpacking trip or easy stroll around the garden.

Inside you'll find:

• Detailed descriptions of edible plants
• Tips on finding, preparing, and using foraged foods
• A glossary of botanical terms
• Full-color photos

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Christopher Nyerges, co-founder of the School of Self-reliance, has led wild food walks for thousands of students since 1974. He has authored 10 books on wild foods, survival, and self-reliance, and thousands of newspaper and magazine articles. He’s most recently written Foraging California, Nuts and Berries of California, and Wild Greens and Salads, all FalconGuides, the latter two are slated as 2015 titles. He continues to teach where he lives in Los Angeles County, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Falcon Guides
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1493052012
• ISBN 13: 9781493052011
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas