Natures Garden is a book by Samuel Thayer that serves as a guide to identifying, harvesting, and preparing edible wild plants. The book covers 41 of the most widespread wild foods in North America, including how to find and identify them, which parts are used, when and how to harvest them, and how to prepare them. The book includes detailed descriptions and color photographs of each species, with a specific focus on identifying characteristics.
Positive:
- The book is a comprehensive resource for identifying, harvesting, and preparing edible wild plants.
- The author includes excellent descriptions of his favorite wild foods, multiple photographs at various stages of development, timetables for harvesting, preparation methods, descriptions and photos of plants that have been mistaken for the desired plant, and so on.
- The book provides a greater appreciation for what food sources nature has to offer, but that people may not know existed.
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- There are no negative aspects of the book mentioned in the search results.
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