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The Deerholme Foraging Cookbook: Wild Ingredients and Recipes from the Pacific Northwest, Revised and Updated
The Deerholme Foraging Cookbook: Wild Ingredients and Recipes from the Pacific Northwest, Revised and Updated
IPS322
$35.00  
Bill Jones , 304 pages, 7.75 x 9.25, 9781771514378
A revised and expanded edition of the popular Pacific Northwest foraging cookbook from Deerholme Farm on Vancouver Island. The Deerholme Foraging Cookbook  is an exploration of the wild foods found in the Pacific Northwest. Award-winning chef and author Bill Jones’s recipes feature local...
Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Northwest: A Visual Guide to Harvesting and Healing with 35 Common Species - Book
Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Northwest: A Visual Guide to Harvesting and Healing with 35 Common Species - Book
IPS325
$24.95  
Paperback, Natalie Hammerquist, 288 pages, 5.75 x 8.75, 9781680516975
Comprehensive plant listings with harvesting instructions and medicinal history Recipes for tinctures, teas, salves, and more Detailed full-color photos of plants and their parts Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Northwest  is ideal for both beginner and more...
Foraging as a Way of Life: A Year-Round Field Guide to Wild Plants - Book
Foraging as a Way of Life: A Year-Round Field Guide to Wild Plants - Book
IPS314
$39.99  
7.5 x 9, 9780865719972
Find connection with the land and feed your family locally, seasonally, and sustainably Nourish your family   from nature's pantry.  Foraging as a Way of Life   documents twelve months of wildcrafting, featuring five different plants each month for a full year of abundant, local, and...
Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness - Book
Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness - Book
QRT060
$24.99  
Hardcover, Leigh Joseph, 192 pages, 8.3 x 0.95 x 9.85", 9781577152941
The Tree Forager: 40 Extraordinary Trees & What to Do with Them
The Tree Forager: 40 Extraordinary Trees & What to Do with Them
RAN640
$19.95  
Hardcover, Adele Nozedar, 208 pages, 6 x 8, 9781786785473
Aimed at tree lovers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated handbook is the first guide to foraging specifically from trees, looking at all the incredible things we can get and make from them, from food and remedies to toys, whistles and ink. Foraging is one of the fastest-growing...
National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Mushrooms
National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Mushrooms
RAN433
$14.95  
Paperback, 192 pages, 6 x 0.4 x 4.1, 9780679729846
The  National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Mushrooms  is filled with distinct descriptions and detailed color photographs yet is compact enough to easily slip into the back pocket when on a mushroom-hunting excursion. This streamlined volume contains; an easy-to-use field guide...
The Coastal Forager's Cookbook: Feasting Wild in the Pacific Northwest
The Coastal Forager's Cookbook: Feasting Wild in the Pacific Northwest
IPS274
$35.00  
Hardcover, Robin Kort , 224 pages, 7 X 10, 9781771514088
A collection of 40 recipes that showcase foraged ingredients from the Pacific Northwest coast. Long-time West Coast forager and the chef behind the popular Swallow Tail Supper Club, Robin Kort’s approach to cooking is a blend of simplicity and experimentation. Showcasing foraged...
The Deerholme Mushroom Book: From Foraging to Feasting
The Deerholme Mushroom Book: From Foraging to Feasting
PGW278
$29.95  
Paperback, Bill Jones, 264 pages, 7.5 x 9, 9781771510035
Expand your culinary knowledge of wild and cultivated mushrooms with this comprehensive cookbook by award-winning writer and chef Bill Jones. Learn from an acknowledged expert in the field of wild foods how to source mushrooms through foraging, shopping, and growing, and get a thorough overview...
Fern Finder: A Guide to Native Ferns of Central and Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada
Fern Finder: A Guide to Native Ferns of Central and Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada
PER039
$5.95  
Paperback, Barbara Hallowell, 9780912550244
A pocket guide to identifying native ferns that grow in the U. S. Midwest and Northeast, and eastern Canada. Like other plant guides in the "Finders" series, "Fern Finder" is a dichotomous key, which leads the user step-by-step through a series of choices to the species being identified. Heavily...
Untamed Mushrooms: From Field to Table
Untamed Mushrooms: From Field to Table
PGW280
$29.95  
Paperback, Michael Karns, Lisa Golden Schroeder, 272 pages, 8 x 10, 9781681340869
Step into nature, whether in a park, forest, prairie, or lakeland, and you are surrounded by edible wild foods–if you know where to look. Old traditions of foraging have seen a passionate resurgence of interest among midwestern chefs and home cooks intrigued by the vitality of foods growing just...
National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Trees of North America: West
National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Trees of North America: West
RAN436
$12.95  
Paperback, Jerry Franklin, 192 pages, 6 x 0.4 x 4.1, 9780394748528
These easy-to-use guides are divided into three parts: introductory essays; color plates and species accounts; and appendices - all in a convenient size!
Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt To Plate
Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt To Plate
GSP006
$27.99  
Paperback, John Kallas, 416 pages, 6 x 1 x 9, 9781423601500
Imagine what you could do with eighteen delicious new greens in your dining arsenal including purslane, chickweed, curly dock, wild spinach, sorrel, and wild mustard. John Kallas makes it fun and easy to learn about foods you've unknowingly passed by all your life. Through gorgeous photographs,...
The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild
The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild
SIM446
$16.99  
Paperback, Dave Canterbury, 264 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781440598524
“Practical and sized just right, for places where Google can’t always be summoned. Includes a guide to what’s edible for foragers and key illustrations, in addition to recipes.”   —The Washington Post What to eat, where to find it, and how to cook it! Renowned outdoors expert and  New...
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region Revised Edition
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region Revised Edition
RAN454
$24.95  
Paperback, 896 pages, 4.1 x 1.3 x 7.7, 9780375402333
WESTERN REGION This fully revised edition brings a new level of beauty, accuracy, and usefulness to the field guide that wildflower enthusiasts have relied upon for more than 20 years. More than 940 all-new, full-color images show the wildflowers of western North America close-up and in...
Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada
Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada
QRP014
$8.95  
Laminated Pocket Guide, Steven Hartman, 12 pages, 9 x 3.8 x 0.2 inches, 978-1936913640
People exploring nature in Sierra Nevada can use this handy photographic guide to identify common native wildflowers. The flowers in this guide are grouped by color to make indentification as easy as possible. Text indicates size, color, bloom period and other characteristics. Six laminated...
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Wildflowers of North America
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Wildflowers of North America
STL282
$24.95  
Paperback, David M. Brandenburg, 672 pages, 5 x 8, 9781402741548
Wherever even the smallest green thing grows, there you’ll find wildflowers, be they huge, showy tropical blossoms or pretty, tiny bloomers. North America alone is home to thousands of species—and the National Wildlife Federation Field Guide celebrates that wide diversity in grand fashion. From...
A Field Guide to Alpine Flowers of the Pacific Northwest
A Field Guide to Alpine Flowers of the Pacific Northwest
HPC145
$7.95  
Pamphlet, Phillipa Hudson, 2 pages, 9.1 x 0.1 x 4.7, 9781550175400
This portable 8-fold guide is the perfect companion to Phillipa Hudson's easy-to-use  Coastal Flowers of the Pacific Northwest , and features 112 spectacular photos of flowers found from the mid to alpine elevations on Vancouver Island and the Coast Mountains of the Pacific Northwest....
Wildflowers of Washington’s Cascade and Olympic Mountains (Quick Reference Guides)
Wildflowers of Washington’s Cascade and Olympic Mountains (Quick Reference Guides)
QRP015
$8.95  
Laminated Pocket Guide, Daniel Mathews, 12 pages, 9 x 4 x 0.3 inches, 978-1936913664
Wildflowers of Washington’s Cascades and Olympic Mountains is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to 100 carefully selected native flowers. Some shrubs and small trees are included, along with herbs. Each is illustrated with a gorgeous photo of the flower, and...
The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised: Illustrated Guide to Foraging, Harvesting, and Enjoying Wild Mushrooms
The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised: Illustrated Guide to Foraging, Harvesting, and Enjoying Wild Mushrooms
QPG003
$24.99  
Flex, Gary Lincoff, 208 pages, 8.5 x 10.5, 9781631593017
Do you know your mushrooms? This is the only mushrooming book that will introduce you safely and with confidence to the not-so underground hobby of mushroom hunting and gathering. Gathering edible wild food is a lovely way to forge a connection to the earth. Mushrooms are the ultimate local...
Roadside Wildflowers Roadside Wildflowers (Folding Pocket Guide) Roadside Wildflowers (Folding Pocket Guide)
Roadside Wildflowers
WFP095
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 8.25 x 3.69, 9781583551790
Roadside Wildflowers can make a long road trip feel like a technicolor dream during the right seasons of the year. For the day commuter or long distance traveler, Roadside Wildflowers is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide to familiar, widespread wildflowers. Created and printed in the USA,...
Start Mushrooming: The Reliable Way to Forage 2nd Edition
Start Mushrooming: The Reliable Way to Forage 2nd Edition
AVK066
$14.95  
Paperback, Stan Tekiela, 128 pages, 6 x 8, 9781591938309
Begin Identifying and Collecting Seven Edible Mushrooms! Since 1993,   Start Mushrooming   has been the trusted guide for beginners. This second edition introduces seven of the most common, edible wild mushrooms in North America. It features more photographs and expert tips from...
Natural Healing Wisdom & Know How: Useful Practices, Recipes, and Formulas for a Lifetime of Health
Natural Healing Wisdom & Know How: Useful Practices, Recipes, and Formulas for a Lifetime of Health
HCT027
$24.99  
Natural Healing Wisdom & Know-How  gathers useful and fascinating information on every practice of natural health and healing in one handy volume. This new edition, with a smaller trim, includes all the must-have information from the original edition including chapters on herbal healing,...
Backyard Medicine For All: A Guide to Home-Grown Herbal Remedies
Backyard Medicine For All: A Guide to Home-Grown Herbal Remedies
SKY126
$14.99  
Paperback, Julie Bruton-Seal & Matthew Seal, 224 pages, 6 x 9, 9781510725942
There is a wealth of plants growing abundantly all over roadsides, cities, and in your own backyard; this coincides perfectly with alternative medicine and natural healing reaching into every facet of our lives. These plants have numerous medicinal uses that people have largely forgotten. Once...
Audubon Field Guide to Seashore Creatures
Audubon Field Guide to Seashore Creatures
RAN203
$27.00  
Paperback, Norman A. Meinkoth, 774 pages, 4 x 7.5, 9780394519937
Each of the 690 identification pictures is a full-color photograph of a seashore creature. Arrangement by shape and by color makes identification quick and easy. 666 species are covered in full detail.
Christopher Hobbs's Medicinal Mushrooms - The Essential Guide - Book
Christopher Hobbs's Medicinal Mushrooms - The Essential Guide - Book
HCT068
$24.95  
Paperback, 272 pages, 7 x 9 x 0.8", 9781635861679
Winner of the 2021 American Botanical Council James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award Mushrooms have been used as medicine for thousands of years and their value in boosting immunity, improving memory, and even fighting cancer is being recognized and documented in scientific...
Foraging Wild Edible Plants of North America: More than 150 Delicious Recipes Using Nature's Edibles
Foraging Wild Edible Plants of North America: More than 150 Delicious Recipes Using Nature's Edibles
GPT196
$22.95  
Paperback, Christopher Nyerges, 224 pages, 6 x 0.5 x 9, 9781493005185
Edible wild plants are nature’s natural food source, growing along roadsides, sprouting in backyards, and blooming in country fields. North America’s diverse geography overflows with edible plant species. From alyssum to watercress, chicory to purslane,  Foraging Wild Plants of North America...
The Field Guide to Ocean Voyaging: Animals, Ships, and Weather at Sea
The Field Guide to Ocean Voyaging: Animals, Ships, and Weather at Sea
SWP068
$29.95  
Paperback, Ed Sobey, 148 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781948494021
The Field Guide to Ocean Voyaging  is a full-color primer for anyone who will be voyaging on the oceans of the world. Whether your journey is a sailing trip on a private yacht or an exotic cruise ship voyage,  The Field Guide to Ocean Voyaging  will explain what you can...
Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary
Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary
MPP031
$14.00  
Paperback, Ronald J. Taylor, 221 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780878422807
Sagebrush country is a land of contrasts--a place of desolation and a place of beauty. This field guide explores the elegance of the sagebrush steppe as expressed in the colorful spring and fall flowers and, more subtly, in the wondrous adaptations that enable plants to withstand the extremes so...
Great Lakes Trees & Wildflowers Great Lakes Trees & Wildflowers Great Lakes Trees & Wildflowers
Great Lakes Trees & Wildflowers
WFP045
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583551264
Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide to familiar trees, shrubs and wildflowers in the Great Lakes region. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar species and includes a map featuring prominent botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for...
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
RAN295
$26.00  
Paperback, National Audubon Society, 9780394519920
With more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text, this is the most comprehensive photographic field guide to the mushrooms of North America. The 762 full-color identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear in natural habitats. Organized visually,...
Foraging for Survival: Edible Wild Plants of North America
Foraging for Survival: Edible Wild Plants of North America
SKY170
$17.99  
Paperback, Douglas Boudreau, Mykel Hawke, 208 pages, 6 x 9, 9781510738331
Whether you’re a hiker taking a walk through your local wilderness, or a chef looking for new ingredients to incorporate in your dishes,   Foraging for Survival   is the book for you. As consumerism and a meat-heavy, processed diet become the norm and the world’s population continues to...
Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide 1st Edition
Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide 1st Edition
RAN515
$32.50  
Paperback, Paul Stamets, 256 pages, 6 x 9, 9780898158397
From the author of GROWING GOURMET AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS comes the only identification guide exclusively devoted to the world's psilocybin-containing mushrooms. Detailed descriptions and color photographs for over 100 species are provided, as well as an exploration of their long-standing (and...
Eastern Seashore Life Eastern Seashore Life Eastern Seashore Life
Eastern Seashore Life
WFP049
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583550694
Eastern Seashore Life is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide for the beachcomber and nature enthusiast. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 130 familiar species of seashore plants and animals found along the coast from Connecticut to Georgia and includes a map featuring...
Atlantic Seashore Field Guide: Florida to Canada
Atlantic Seashore Field Guide: Florida to Canada
SPB034
$24.95  
Paperback, J. Duane Sept, 336 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780811714211
A photographic guide to the common plants and animals that inhabit the intertidal zone--the area covered by water at high tide and exposed during low tide--on the Atlantic coast from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to Cape Breton, Canada.   Includes color photos, descriptions, and details for...
Pacific Intertidal Life: A Guide to Organisms of Rocky Reefs and Tide Pools of the Pacific Coast
Pacific Intertidal Life: A Guide to Organisms of Rocky Reefs and Tide Pools of the Pacific Coast
WLP021
$5.95  
Paperback, Ron Russo & Pam Olhausen, 64 pages, 4 x 6, 9780912550339
Illustrated with drawings, this guide helps naturalists identify various life forms of the intertidal zone along the Pacific coastline. Preceded by a discussion about this environment and its creatures.
Wildflowers of Oregon’s Cascade Range
Wildflowers of Oregon’s Cascade Range
QRP016
$8.95  
Laminated Pocket Guide, Daniel Mathews, 12 pages, 9 x 3.9 x 0.3 inches, 978-1936913657
Wildflowers of Oregon’s Cascades Range is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable, all-weather field guide to 99 carefully selected native flowers. Some shrubs and small trees are included, along with herbs. Each is illustrated with a gorgeous photo of the flower, and identified with the...
The Forager's Handbook: A Seasonal Guide to Harvesting Wild, Edible & Medicinal Plants
The Forager's Handbook: A Seasonal Guide to Harvesting Wild, Edible & Medicinal Plants
SKY169
$22.99  
Paperback, Vickie Shufer, 176 pages, 6 x 9, 9781510767867
Learn the way of the forager and identify, harvest, and prepare wild plants by season. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to gather wild plants growing around you for your food and medicine instead of a drugstore to treat a common ailment?  The Forager's Handbook  is an essential...
Mushrooms
Mushrooms
GPT093
$16.95  
Paperback, Todd Telander, 96 pages, 6.8 x 4.2, 9780762774234
Mushrooms: A Falcon Field Guide-covers 80 of the most common and sought-after species in North America. Conveniently sized to fit in a pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, this informative-guide makes-it easy to identify-mushrooms in the backyard and beyond. Each-mushroom is...
Trees of the Northwest
Trees of the Northwest
CPC005
$14.95  
Paperback, J. Duane Sept, 96 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780973981940
Trees are all around us, yet we often take them for granted. Some live more than 1,500 years, others produce spectacular color displays in the autumn, many have medicinal properties, at least one tree releases its seeds in fire. This concise, attractive guide features 49 amazing species along...
Panama: Tropical Trees (Folding Pocket Guide)
Panama: Tropical Trees (Folding Pocket Guide)
RFP054
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, Rainforest Publications, 1888538678
Rainforest Publication's field guides to Panama's natural life include a series of specialized guides plus a new guide for the generalist which includes the exotic animals of Panama that every naturalist would hope to encounter.The fold out pocket guides are approximately 24" by 8.75" (61 cm by...
Boletus Edulis Mushroom MAGNET
Boletus Edulis Mushroom MAGNET
PAR446
$6.95  
J7, 3.2 x 2
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
A Guide to Wild Food Foraging
A Guide to Wild Food Foraging
FCP114
$14.99  
David Squire, 176 pages, 7 x 9, 9781504801355
Learn a useful self-sufficiency skill with this field guide to foraging! Complete on-the-go guide  to help foragers identify, locate, and use a variety of tasty edible wild foods Over 100 plant profiles  with detailed information on wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms,...
Alaska Trees & Wildflowers Alaska Trees & Wildflowers Alaska Trees & Wildflowers
Alaska Trees & Wildflowers
WFP020
$7.95  
Folding Pocket Guide, James Kavanagh, 6 pages, 8.25 X 3.69, 9781583551318
Alaska Trees and Wildflowers is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide to familiar trees, shrubs and wildflowers. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar species and includes a map featuring prominent state-wide botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, this handy...
Alaska's Wild Plants
Alaska's Wild Plants
IPS137
$19.99  
paperback, Janice Schofield, 200 pages, 5 x 8, 9781513262789
With bright color photographs and completely up-to-date information, this authoritative guidebook introduces adventurers and harvesters to more than 80 of Alaska's most common wild edible plants. Alaska’s Wild Plants   is the perfect guide to tuck in your backpack as you explore Alaska’s...
Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America
Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America
FFB067
$29.95  
Paperback, Roger Phillips, 384 pages, 9 x 6 x 1.1, 9781554076512
For amateur collectors or professional mycologists working in the field, this guidebook is quite simply the best North American mushroom reference ever published. Each of the 1,000 specimens is shown in full color on a neutral background to eliminate distractions, and specimens are arranged to...
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America
National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America
STL280
$24.99  
Paperback, Bruce Kershner, 528 pages, 4.8 x 1 x 7.8 inches, 9781402738753
From the National Wildlife Federation® comes the most up-to-date, all-photographic field guide to North American trees.  The Jeffrey Pine, Coconut Palm, Staghorn Sumac, and Western Hemlock: this single, portable volume features these, plus more than 700 other tree species and varieties,...
Mushrooms of Northwest North America
Mushrooms of Northwest North America
LPP042
$26.95  
Paperback, Helene Schalkwijk-Barendsen, 416 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781772130874
This book is the first comprehensive field guide to the mushrooms of the Northwest - that region which covers the area from Alaska to northern California and from Saskatchewan and Montana to the Pacific Coast. A total of 550 species are meticulously illustrated and dealt with in the text. With...
Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines
Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines
HPC168
$29.95  
Paperback, Dr Luschiim Arvid Charlie, 288 pages, 6 x 9, 9781550179453
An invaluable compendium of Hul′q′umi′num′ traditional knowledge. Respected Cowichan Tribe Elder and botanical expert, Luschiim Arvid Charlie, began his education in early childhood, learning from his great grandparents and others of their generation.  Luschiim’s Plants  represents his...
The Mushroom Fan Club
The Mushroom Fan Club
MPS255
$17.95  
Hardcover, Elise Gravel, 56 pages, 6.5 x 9.5, 9781770463226
Appeared on Best of 2018 lists from  Quill & Quire  and the  Globe and Mail ! “Although the fungi are anthropomorphized with cartoon eyes and goofy grins, the research behind the book is real.”― The Globe & Mail  100 Best Books of 2018 “Gravel turns adventures in mushroom...
Take-Along Guide: Wildflowers, Blooms & Blossoms
Take-Along Guide: Wildflowers, Blooms & Blossoms
GPT213
$7.95  
Paperback, Diane Burns, 48 pages, 8.5 x 8.5, 9781559716420
The popular  Take-Along Guide  series introduces children to “reading” who lives in a given environment by looking for clues. This title introduces children to thirty different wildflowers and features activities such as making a simple flower press. Children ages 5 to 10 will enjoy the...
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