Description

Discover the edible resources the Southeast has to offer with this helpful foraging guide book.

The Southeast provides a veritable feast for foragers, and with Chris Bennett as your trusted guide, you’ll learn how to safely find and identify an abundance of delicious wild plants. The plant profiles in Southeast 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 Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

“This is the ultimate guide, and Chris is the undisputed heavyweight champion of foraging in the South.” —Sean Brock, author of Heritage and chef of McCradys, Minero, and Husk

Praise

“A fabulous field guide to sustainable, adventurous eating down South.” I>Library Journal

“I’ve been waiting years for this book. This is the ultimate guide, and Chris is the undisputed heavyweight champion of foraging in the South.” —Sean Brock, author of Heritage and chef of McCradys, Minero, and Husk 

“Chris Bennett is a thoughtful and expert southern chef who knows his wild plants. This book will open a new world to beginning foragers and will make an already rich regional food culture even richer.” —Hank Shaw, James Beard Award–winning author of Hunter Angler Gardener Cook

“A wonderful reference for anyone with an interest in foraging. . . . may spark an unrealized fascination.” —Smith Mountain Laker
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