Wild Edibles

A Practical Guide to Foraging, with Easy Identification of 60 Edible Plants and 67 Recipes

By: Sergei Boutenko

Narrated by: Sergei Boutenko

Sergei Boutenko’s groundbreaking field guide to the art and science of foraging and preparing wild edible plants—includes 300+ photos of 60 plants

**An Amazon Editors' Pick -- Best Cookbooks, Food & Wine**

In Wild Edibles, Sergei Boutenko’s bestselling work on the art and science of live-food wildcrafting, listeners will learn how to safely identify 60 delicious trailside weeds, herbs, fruits, and greens growing all around us. It also outlines basic rules for safe wild-food foraging and discusses poisonous plants, plant identification protocols, gathering etiquette, and conservation strategies.

But the journey doesn’t end there.

Rooted in Boutenko’s robust foraging experience, botanary science, and fresh dietary perspectives, this practical companion gives hikers, backpackers, raw foodists, gardeners, chefs, foodies, DIYers, survivalists, and off-the-grid enthusiasts the necessary tools to transform their simple harvests into safe, delicious, and nutrient-rich recipes. Special features include:

• 60 edible plant descriptions, most of them found worldwide
• 300+ color photos that make plant identification easy and safe
• 67 tasty, high-nutrient plant-based recipes, including green smoothies, salads and salad dressings, spreads and crackers, main courses, juices, and sweets

For the wildly adventurous and playfully rebellious, Wild Edibles will expand your food options, providing listeners with the inspiration and essential know-how to live more healthy (yet thrifty), more satisfying (yet sustainable) lives.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2013 Sergei Boutenko (P)2023 North Atlantic Books

Critic reviews

"Wild Edibles: A Practical Guide to Foraging, with Easy Identification of 60 Edible Plants and 67 Recipes has taught me that my backyard is full of free food! Way to go, Sergei.”
—John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market

“Wild Edibles is a useful guide to foraging and includes information on identifying 60 edible plants. Many colorful photographs and line drawings are provided as well. The author also presents clear details on which wild plants are poisonous and not edible. Vegan recipes using these foods are included. For example, you can whip up a Wild Amaranth Smoothie or prepare Wild Daily Salad, Sow Thistle Pesto, Sheep Sorrel Soup, Marinated Fiddleheads, or Roasted Veggies with Burdock.”
—Vegetarian Journal

“This book is clear, concise, and thoughtfully written for both novice foragers and those who know a thing or two. … Included along with identification are uses, nutritional information (very detailed), helpful tips, identification tricks, cautionary advise about look-alikes, and flavor. [Boutenko] also includes conservation and gathering etiquette. … His enthusiasm for foraging and eating healthfully while respecting the earth comes through on every page.”
—Fiddlehead Foraging blog

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Absolutely worth it! A great guy and the book is a good reflection of that!

The Autors passion for Wild edibles comes through as he shares his wisdom and knowledge

Wild edibles is a great book. I am very happy to have it in audible form. I love listening to books. I've had this hard copy for a long time. Now having it as an audible Given it has given me an opportunity to revisit the information in an easy way. i can listen while I am driving, doing dishes or just hanging out.