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California Foraging

120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Evergreen Huckleberries to Wild Ginger

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By Judith Larner Lowry

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Jul 29, 2014
Page Count
344 pages
Publisher
Timber Press
ISBN-13
9781604694208

Price

$25.99

Price

$33.99 CAD

Format

  1. ebook

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback $25.99 $33.99 CAD
  2. ebook $11.99 $15.99 CAD

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California offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Judith Larner Lowry as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. 

“This book is an excellent deep dive into California’s wild edibles, revealing a real affection for and intimate familiarity with our state’s flora.” —Iso Rabins, founder of ForageSF 


The plant profiles in California Foraging include:
  • Clear, color photographs 
  • Identification tips 
  • Guidance on how to ethically harvest 
  • Suggestions for eating and preserving 

A handy seasonal planner details which plants are available during every season. 

Thorough, comprehensive, and safe, this is a must-have for foragers in the Golden State.

Series:

  • Regional Foraging Series

Judith Larner Lowry has been the proprietor of Larner Seeds, specializing in California native plants and seeds, for the last 35 years. Lowry designs and plants native plant gardens, gives talks, and contributes to Orion magazine, BayNature magazine, and numerous other journals. She lives with her husband in Bolinas, California.

  • “This book is a triumphant celebration of California’s flora through gathering: a call to our species to see, touch, smell, taste, and tend the wild through the seasons. Lowry deeply inspires us to honor our hunter-gatherer ancestors, and build the foundation of a new indigenousness with the land.” —M. Kat Anderson, author of Tending the Wild
     
    “This book is an excellent deep dive into California’s wild edibles, revealing a real affection for and intimate familiarity with our state’s flora.” —Iso Rabins, founder of ForageSF

Judith Larner Lowry

Judith Larner Lowry

About the Author

Judith Larner Lowry has been the proprietor of Larner Seeds, specializing in California native plants and seeds, for the last 35 years. Lowry designs and plants native plant gardens, gives talks, and contributes to Orion magazine, BayNature magazine, and numerous other journals. She lives with her husband in Bolinas, California.

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Regional Foraging Series

Southwest Foraging
Southwest Foraging
Mountain States Foraging
Mountain States Foraging
Midwest Foraging
Midwest Foraging
Southeast Foraging
Southeast Foraging
Pacific Northwest Foraging
Pacific Northwest Foraging
Northeast Foraging
Northeast Foraging
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