The Essential Wild Food Survival Guide

By 9780936699103,

Book cover of The Essential Wild Food Survival Guide

Book description

Author Linda Runyon lived off of the land in the wilderness of Upstate NY for years, feeding her family with wild edible plants. She has paid her dues and learned the hard way so you don't have to. With this book, you will learn how to see and use the…

Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Why read it?

1 author picked The Essential Wild Food Survival Guide as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The Essential Wild Food Survival Guide is full of surprises. Author Linda Runyon lived semi-primitively without plumbing or electricity for thirteen years and foraged for the majority of her food. As a vegetarian she was truly dependent on wild edible plants for survival and sustenance. I was taught that real survival required plants rich in carbohydrates, oils, and calories, but Runyon showed that it is possible to survive and thrive by turning salad plants into real food, such as drying and grinding wild clovers and grasses into flour. There is protein in these plants, like beans and grains, and Runyon…

From Thomas' list on gourmet wild food foraging.

Want books like The Essential Wild Food Survival Guide?

Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 52 books like The Essential Wild Food Survival Guide.

Browse books like The Essential Wild Food Survival Guide

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in foraging, vegetarianism, and edible wild plants?

10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about foraging, vegetarianism, and edible wild plants.

Foraging Explore 13 books about foraging
Vegetarianism Explore 29 books about vegetarianism
Edible Wild Plants Explore 13 books about edible wild plants