We have been reading a book "Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in wild (and not so wild) places" by "wildman" Steve Brill with Evelyn Dean. We are usually pretty frugal about what we buy, we always figure we can get it on-line or at the library, but this one we think is a good resource book to own. That way you can actually take it with you when you are looking for the plants. It has sketches in the book to show the details of the plants since there are so many that mimic each other! Of course the book says it covers all of the regions except subtropical Florida... ohh well we don't want to live here forever:)
I bought that same book about 6 months ago, and it was the last book I ever bought, and I got it for the same reasons as you. I would have given you my copy, because I haven't found much to forage around the beach, except for Sea Grape
I'm very frugal with my purchases now. Besides food, I'm only buying what I can put to use in producing items for trade. Books aren't one of my priorities now, but I bet one of the home businesses I plan on starting will need some books
Submitted by PeakEngineer on Fri, 2007-09-28 11:12.
I'm planning on putting up a post about wild edibles soon, but I've had some luck finding a few in this area of central Florida. I've confirmed wood sorrel, wild nasturtiums, and purslane so far. Also, don't forget that the hearts of some palm trees are edible and you can make flour from Sago palms (not really palm trees).
I found chanterelle mushrooms! I've been studying mushrooms as a sort of hobby for a year or so, but didn't expect to find anything of interest any time soon. If you've ever eaten chanterelles from the store they DO NOT compare to fresh ones. Of course this should come with the normal warnings -- don't eat any mushrooms unless you are 100% certain about the id. I was keeping a journal, where I would draw the specimens I found and then try to id it based upon 1. looking at photos and 2. going through the mushroom id key. I think I've learned quite a bit, but still have a lot to learn.
Submitted by PeakEngineer on Thu, 2007-11-01 20:23.
Neat! Mushroom identification is on my list of skills to learn after I get a little better at plant identification. It sounds like you're pretty organized about it!
book
We have been reading a book "Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in wild (and not so wild) places" by "wildman" Steve Brill with Evelyn Dean. We are usually pretty frugal about what we buy, we always figure we can get it on-line or at the library, but this one we think is a good resource book to own. That way you can actually take it with you when you are looking for the plants. It has sketches in the book to show the details of the plants since there are so many that mimic each other! Of course the book says it covers all of the regions except subtropical Florida... ohh well we don't want to live here forever:)
I'm the same way with
I bought that same book about 6 months ago, and it was the last book I ever bought, and I got it for the same reasons as you. I would have given you my copy, because I haven't found much to forage around the beach, except for Sea Grape
I'm very frugal with my purchases now. Besides food, I'm only buying what I can put to use in producing items for trade. Books aren't one of my priorities now, but I bet one of the home businesses I plan on starting will need some books
Florida edibles
I'm planning on putting up a post about wild edibles soon, but I've had some luck finding a few in this area of central Florida. I've confirmed wood sorrel, wild nasturtiums, and purslane so far. Also, don't forget that the hearts of some palm trees are edible and you can make flour from Sago palms (not really palm trees).
Mushrooms
I found chanterelle mushrooms! I've been studying mushrooms as a sort of hobby for a year or so, but didn't expect to find anything of interest any time soon. If you've ever eaten chanterelles from the store they DO NOT compare to fresh ones. Of course this should come with the normal warnings -- don't eat any mushrooms unless you are 100% certain about the id. I was keeping a journal, where I would draw the specimens I found and then try to id it based upon 1. looking at photos and 2. going through the mushroom id key. I think I've learned quite a bit, but still have a lot to learn.
Fungus
Neat! Mushroom identification is on my list of skills to learn after I get a little better at plant identification. It sounds like you're pretty organized about it!