Wild Edible Notebook—May release!

The May flowers have arrived, and with them, another edition of the Wild Edible Notebook! This issue includes a spring foraging report for California’s Eastern Sierra based on a recent foray Gregg and I undertook in the Mammoth Lakes region, though most of the plants featured have a much broader distribution. It includes a reprint of an earlier blog piece on wild asparagus, plus new photos and informative tidbits. There is also a review of Langdon Cook’s Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager. (The book was published in 2009 but it’s worth a read if you haven’t done so already, especially now that Cook is on the verge of releasing a new book.) As always, a handful of wild recipes conclude the Notebook.  

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NOTE: The comments about medicinal uses of plantain in this Notebook were corrected on May 17, 2013 and new versions of the Notebook uploaded. Previously the Notebook stated that plantain could be used as a coagulant and antimicrobial. It appears this information may have been taken from an unreliable source. The Notebook has been updated with Michael Moore’s advice for this plant’s use as a topical application for insect bites in place of what was previously stated. Thank you.

EDITED 10.7.13 to reflect the new download procedures.