Wild Edibles

[Firedoc]

I recently took a couple of cl***es on wild edibles from the "EAT THE WEEDS" guy. It was great. All those "weeds" were pretty good.
This is one area where you really need to access resources available to you. Peterson's Wild Edibies Guide is great, but it doesn't replace "hands on" training. Check out "Native Plant Society", collages, or local gatherers.

By the way, Wood Sorrel taste pretty darn good.

[Lowdown3]

Got a link to this guy or his upcoming cl***es? ;)

[servingbrother]

Just a note for you guys. There is a Land Survival Museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL. It is small, but I have never seen another anywhere. Anyway I was an instructor there in the late seventies and part of or job was to maintain a wild plant exibit the we gathered from the woods ourself. I don't know their hours of operation, but they did allow civilians to tour through the unit by themselves or they would give guided tours if scheduled in advance.

[1Admin]

Good info, thanks SB

[Firedoc]

His web site is: http://www.eattheweeds.com
He also has alot of YouTube vids.
One thing I really liked was the guy wouldn't B.S. you. If he didn't know something, he would say so

[puternut]

Firedoc

Just took his class this morning! VERY informative. Gives one a whole new look at the forest as you travel through.

If you can attend a class do so, I can recommend it highly!

[protus]

wild muscidines are in ;p
petersons book is one of the better "plant" books out there for anyone wanting a "plant" book dealing with edibles across the US. Color photos and descriptions on what/how to eat it. Not many have that . There is also a paper back book put out by a lady at the UF Ag extenstion, florida wild edibles, or the such. Great book with recipes etc. But black and white drawings. Petersons color photos won me over!

thanks for the class info FD.

[Lowdown3]

Thanks FD for posting it and Puternut for reminding me of the class dates.

He runs an excellent class, very knowledgable instructor. Honestly I was expecting a lot of "save the earth" propaganda but it really wasn't there. Heck if anything he used phrases like "if the world ends you can always do...." more than I ever figured someone would. He's obviously getting a lot of like minded folks attending these.

[Firedoc]

Glad it's been helpful. I'm planning on taking the same class again this fall. Figure you never know when bad things will go down. Plants have different looks and different uses depending on the season.

[Kat]

It was a very informative class. Nice, mostly like-minded group of people. I would definitely take it again.

[Fixer]

I am looking for your recommendations on "plant" reference books. In keeping with the thread, this inquiry is about wild plants and edibles.

Because of the good photography and illustrations, I understand the Peterson Field Guide books are an obvious "go to" reference but there are so many books and online sources that it is overwhelming. I am looking for your help to take the next step.

What reference books have you in your libraries? I am not looking for some crazy long list, just your top 3-5 “must have” favorites.

I am most interested in plants of the South Eastern US and want to educate myself in identifying and preparing:
1. Wild edible plants
2. Medicinal plants (teas, tinctures, decoctions, ointments, insect repellants, etc.)
3. Plants with special properties such as cordage, tinder, water source, etc. (and their preparations)

Thanks to this thread, I also looked up "Eat The Weeds." After seeing a solid performance of "Green Dean's" YouTube channel, I signed up for his newsletter. Also looking to attend his class in September.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and contribution.

[puternut]

Fixer:

I attended his last class in Jax. VERY good. He mentioned a good book put out by the Univ of Fla
I think it was something like "Weeds of Southern grasses", as a good picture reference.

[Fixer]

Puternut: Thank you for the speedy response. Will look for the title. How long did the class last? Aside from a camera and a notebook, anything that you'd recommend to bring along?

[Klayton]

Not sure if you guys remember this or not, but the Boy Scout Manual has a good edible wild plant section, with color photos.
Been awhile since I even looked at mine (20+ years). But I do remember that finding out that dandelions being edible was from my Boy Scout Manual. =)

[Fixer]

Klayton: Good call (and memory) on the scout manual. Will add that to the list. I appreciate your input.