Learn to identify wild berries and fruits with this handy field guide, organized by color. Get the popular field guide by expert author Teresa Marrone, and get started on your way to becoming a forager. Teresa has been gathering and preparing wild edibles for more than 20 years, and she shares her foraging experience with you. Use this book with confidence as you learn about nearly 200 species found in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The species are organized by color and then by form, so when you see a red berry, go to the red section to learn what it is. Book Features Species organized by color, then by form Full-page photos and insets showing each plant’s key identification points Interesting tidbits about the plants’ many uses Range maps, ripening calendar, and more Nearly 200 wild berries and fruits in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan Learn what’s edible and what to avoid with this easy-to-use field guide. Fact-filled information contains the particulars that you want to know, while full-page photographs provide the visual detail needed for accurate identification.

Focusing on wild berries and fruits of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, this updated field guide features full-color photographs and information, organized by color, to help readers quickly and easily identify the wild berries and fruits they find.

Features every detail you'll need to locate and identify the region's berries and fruit.

Organized alphebetically by common family name, the plant descriptions tell you how to identify more then 150 fruits and berries that grow throughout the western United States. Plant writeups discuss how Native Americans and pioneers used plants for food,

This study discusses 100 plants from the upper Midwest, detailing their edible and medicinal uses. Each monograph lists the plant's descriptive features, habitat, chemical constituents, edibility, medicinal uses, and cautions for use. The medicinal section shows how the plant has been used by various cultures throughout history. Extensive introductions, glossary, 800+ bibliographic references, indeed, and 48 pages of color plates.

Now you can identify wild berries and fruits. Learn what's edible and what to avoid with this easy-to-use field guide. The species in the book are organized by color, then by form, so when you see something in the field, you'll know just where to look. Full-page photos and insets show each plant's key identification points, while detailed descriptions give you the information you need to know. Teresa Marrone has been gathering and preparing wild edibles for more than 20 years. Let her share that experience with you.

A National Post Best Cookbook of 2021 A celebration of some of the lesser-known berries local to the prairie region, including sea buckthorn, haskap, saskatoons, currants, sour cherries, and chokecherries. This little cookbook is all about the berries and small fruits grown in prairie gardens, gathered from U-pick farms, and foraged in the wild. Home cook and accomplished gardener Sheryl Normandeau presents 65 recipes for everything from meat, poultry, and fish dishes, vegetable and grain dishes, to desserts, baked goods, beverages, and preserves (including fruit leather). If you’ve ever gathered some of these favourite prairie berries and then wondered what to make, with Normandeau’s help you’ll soon have no trouble putting them to use in easy, fun, and flavourful recipes like: Sea Buckthorn Berry and Earl Grey Tea Cocktail Pan-Fried Salmon with Sea Buckthorn Berry Sauce Saskatoon Berry Cream Puffs Currant Meringue Cookies Haskap Beet Dark Chocolate Brownies Baked Brie with Chokecherry Drizzle Chokecherry Rosewater Jelly Beautifully illustrated, the book also includes instructions for how to make and process jams and jellies, tips for storing and drying berries, and guidelines for successful foraging. Whether you’re new to the prairie region’s flora or have a stockpile of fond roadside berry-picking memories, it’s the perfect go-to and gift.