The Everything Guide to Foraging" is the perfect guide for readers who are interested in wild plants and how they can be used for food. It guides readers from their gardens to the meadows, thickets, forests, wetlands, beaches, mountains, and deserts with exercises on how to identify the plants that they are likely to encounter, harvesting techniques, and 150 recipes for using them. Identifying poisonous look-a-likes helps to remove the fears associated with eating wild plants. Readers will find: detailed descriptions and multiple recipes for each plant; a calendar of the 'foraging year' for easy planning; and, sample menu plans for each season. From clover to cattails and milkweed to mustard, this book covers the collection and preparation of the most common - and delicious - feral plants. Using caution and good conservation ethics, "The Everything Guide to Foraging" can help readers learn everything they need to know to become a confident forager. AUTHOR: Vickie Shufer is an acclaimed naturalist who leads foraging and wilderness survival programs through her company, Eco Images. She is the owner of Wild Foods Farm, a native plant nursery in Virginia, and is also the editor of The Wild Foods Forum quarterly newsletter.