Wild Plants I Have Known… and Eaten

by Russ Cohen

Genres: Food

86 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Lex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and to the point, focusing on a small handful of common plants in Northeastern America. Unfortunately, they're the common plants that EVERY foraging guide covers, and mostly ones that need significant processing or have a very short window of being non-poisonous. The back section has what might as well be a bulleted list of other plants that are much easier to eat but there's not enough information to be confident in eating them. Of course you want a field guide to ID with certainty before eating anything, but there isn't even enough information to have a moment of recognition in the field. I just read a memoir about growing up in a cult that had better plant guides.

I'm glad I found this for $1 instead of ordering it for full price. I'll keep it but I'm definitely wondering why it's so highly recommended in foraging circles.

[Keith Champney · Rating 5 out of 5]

An enjoyable guide to foraging. Russ Cohen is quite accessible by email and was happy to answer my questions. He also leads foraging walks in person. It's a great way to see the plants in their environment and gave me a decent boost in my learning curve when I was new to foraging.

[Monique]

Can't really rate this, only interested in the autumn olive page, not sure I will forage for any of these other items.