Backyard Foraging

Discover edible plants right in your own backyard with this enlightening guide to foraging.

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 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.

“Suddenly a walk through the garden becomes a treasure hunt.” —Daniel Klein, founder of The Perennial Plate

• “[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.”