Multcolib Picks: Urban edibles, but mind the sous chefs

Identifying, Collecting, and Cooking the 30 Most Common Urban Weeds

by Herrera, Melany Vorass

Book - 2013

Take a stroll around your neighborhood and you're likely to spot dandelions growing by a fence, or clover sprouting up between cracks in the sidewalk...Bu...Show more Take a stroll around your neighborhood and you're likely to spot dandelions growing by a fence, or clover sprouting up between cracks in the sidewalk...But did you know that colorful dandelion makes great fritters and clover can season a luscious soup? Show less

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The Wild Table

Seasonal Foraged Food and Recipes

by Green, Connie

Book - 2010

A captivating cookbook by a renowned forager of wild edibles-with more than one hundred sumptuous recipes and full-color photographs. A captivating cookbook by a renowned forager of wild edibles-with more than one hundred sumptuous recipes and full-color photographs. Show less

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Urban Edibles: A community database of wild food sources in Portland, OR

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Edible Wild Plants

Wild Foods From Dirt to Plate

by Kallas, John

Book - 2010

Whether looking to enhance a diet or identify which plants can be eaten for survival, the extensive information on wild foods will help readers determine the appropriate stage of growth and how to properly prepare these highly nutritious greens. Whether looking to enhance a diet or identify which plants can be eaten for survival, the extensive information on wild foods will help readers determine the appropriate stage of growth and how to properly prepare these highly nutritious greens. Show less

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A Feast of Weeds

A Literary Guide to Foraging and Cooking Wild Edible Plants

by Ballerini, Luigi

Book - 2012

The primal experience of gathering is inscribed in every human's DNA, and this book invites us to look beyond the refrigerator and cupboard to the abundance of wild edible plants that can be found and harvested everywhere. The primal experience of gathering is inscribed in every human's DNA, and this book invites us to look beyond the refrigerator and cupboard to the abundance of wild edible plants that can be found and harvested everywhere. Show less

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Foraged Flavor

Finding Fabulous Ingredients in your Backyard or Farmer's Market

by Wong, Tama Matsuoka

Book - 2012

"From food world darlings David Chang and Rene Redzepi discussing the idea of foraging in Central Park to home cooks finding purslane in their backya...Show more "From food world darlings David Chang and Rene Redzepi discussing the idea of foraging in Central Park to home cooks finding purslane in their backyards or nettles at farmer's markets, the whole country is embracing this practical, delicious, back-to-the land trend, a natural extension of the locavore movement." (Publisher) Show less

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Backyard Foraging

65 Familiar Plants You Didn't Know You Could Eat

by Zachos, Ellen

Book - 2013

Packed with useful information, from identifying habitats in the 'hood to ensuring safety and ethical harvesting. Packed with useful information, from identifying habitats in the 'hood to ensuring safety and ethical harvesting. Show less

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Reddit article: Homeowners: How do you keep local sous chefs from harvesting urban edibles on your property?

http://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/1p96r3/homeowners_how_do_you_keep_local_sous_chefs_from/

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