On Sale: Mar 12, 2013
Page Count: 240 pages
Publisher: Storey
ISBN-13: 9781612120096

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There’s food growing everywhere! You’ll be amazed by how many of the plants you see each day are actually nutritious edibles. Ideal for first-time foragers, this book features 70 edible weeds, flowers, mushrooms, and ornamental plants typically found in urban and suburban neighborhoods. Full-color photographs make identification easy, while tips on common plant locations, pesticides, pollution, and dangerous flora make foraging as safe and simple as stepping into your own backyard.

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“[An] impressively comprehensive guide by horticulturist Zachos, who stresses the “ease and elegance” of foraging familiar plants—greens, fruits, nuts, seeds, tubers, and fungi—in yards and nearby environs. … Eye-catching sidebars on legality, quick plant identification, food-preparation tips, and more accompany the main text, which is abundantly illustrated with full-color photos throughout.”
John Kallas, director of Wild Food Adventures
“Forget farm to table. Here’s weed to bowl. ... Extremely appealing.”

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Ellen Zachos

About the Author

Ellen Zachos is a Harvard graduate and the author of eleven books including The Wildcrafted Cocktail, Growing Healthy Houseplants, The Forager’s Pantry, and How to Forage for Wild Edible Plants Without Dying. Ellen’s first career was on Broadway (cast of Les Miz, among others), but the gift of a peace lily on opening night opened her eyes to the wonderful world of plants. Ellen taught at the New York Botanic Garden for many years, and also served as Coordinator of the Gardening Department in Continuing Ed, before moving to Santa Fe, NM. Ellen was named a Great American Gardener by the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival and continues to speak at conferences, garden clubs and flower shows across the country. Her eleventh book Mythic Plants: Potions and Poisons from the Gardens of the Gods was published in 2025 by Workman Publishing.

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