Best Field Guide for foraging?

[Hector]

I'm going to pick up a field guide and the best one I've found so far is the Field Guide To North American Edible Wild Plants by Elias and Dykeman.

Does anyone have a better guide to recommend?

 

[oldsarge]

Couldn't tell ya any others...but thanks for listing your reference, where did you get your copy and what's the going price? Thanks again!

 

[Geezer]

What about The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants by Samuel Thayer. It's not the most comprehensive book, but it has really nice pictures and it tells you exactly how to prepare each thing.

 

[oldsarge]

Another good reference, Thanks Geezer!

 

[Hector]

Old Sarge, I flipped through it at the library and then checked for it online. I think it's out of print but there are a lot of copies available for around $10. Amazon.com has a lot.

 

[oldsarge]

Checked Amazon today and found new copies for..........now get this.......$216.00, used ones from $39.97. Think I will be buying used this time! Maybe I'll wait until the prices come down a bit.