A Forager's Life: Reflections on Mother Nature and my 70+ years of Digging, Picking, Gathering, Fixing and Feasting on Wild Edible Foods

Author:   Mike Krebill
Publisher:   St. Lynn's Press
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9781943366491


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 April 2021
Format:   Paperback
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SALES HOOK One of America's most acclaimed foragers and wild food educators writes of a lifetime in nature and in the classroom from his many thousands of wild edible forays with adults and young people, to the legendary Euell Gibbons and the first Earth Day, to the rise of today's great wave of interest in foraging. A story of discovery and close calls and of course, the best of the wild recipes. Mike's first book, The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles (St. Lynn's 2016), won the 2017 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) for Nature Guidebooks.

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Author:   Mike Krebill
Publisher:   St. Lynn's Press
Imprint:   St. Lynn's Press
ISBN:  

9781943366491


ISBN 10:   1943366497
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 April 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PART ONE: I Was Always a Curious Kid Chapter 1: A Tennessee and Iowa Childhood Chapter 2: The Great Outdoors: Scouting, School…and a Mentor Who Changed Everything Chapter 3: At Cornell: Discovering My Future Chapter 4: The Naturalist Years: Learning and Teaching How to Read Nature and Ask the Important Questions PART TWO: Kid Tested, Kid Approved Chapter 5: Teaching Middle School Science: Let the Experiments Begin! Chapter 6: More Stories, Small Catastrophes and Cautionary Tales: In the Classroom and on the Trail Chapter 7: Old Students Check In: You Never Know Whose Life You’ve Affected PART THREE: My Top 10 Foraged Edibles and What They’ve Taught Me Chapter 8: Autumn Olive Chapter 9: Black Raspberry Chapter 10: Black Walnut Chapter 11: Dandelion Chapter 12: Morels Chapter 13: Oak (Acorns) Chapter 14: Persimmons Chapter 15: Puffballs Chapter 16: Shagbark Hickory Chapter 17: Sumac PART FOUR: Walking Softly: Practical, Sustainable Foraging Chapter 18: The Native American Way of Foraging Stewardship Chapter 19: Where to Avoid Foraging and Why Chapter 20: Foraging No-No’s PART FIVE: The Great Foraging Wave: It’s Here, It’s Happening All Around Us Chapter 21: Today’s Trends and Leaders: The Festivals, the New Mentors, the Meet-Ups, the Foodies and Chefs Chapter 22: Where This is Taking Us: a Hopeful View APPENDIX: Glossary Recommendations for Learning More (Field Guides; Apps; Foraging Instructors; Websites; Blogs; Facebook Groups; Meet-Up Groups) Foraging Events Shops/Stores Videos/YouTube singles and series WILD RECIPES: NOTE: One or more of Mike’s wild food recipes will appear at the end of each chapter: Chanterelle Frittata Homemade Wild Pizza Nicci’s Black Walnut Microwave Fudge Fruit Soup Acorn Dippin’ Sticks Clover Flower Spoonbread

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Mike Krebill's anecdotes, useful insights, delightful recipes and helpful resources will help to explain the wonderful world of foraging. Think of this type activity as a sport or hobby, but also know as well that the ability to forage can be a survival imperative. -- George Graine * The Graine Thumb column for the Virginia Master Gardener Association *


Praise for Mike Krebill's Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles There is no person better qualified than Mike Krebill to write this book. - SAM THAYER, author of Nature's Garden and The Forager's Harvest Author Mike Krebill knows his wild edibles, and he knows how to make a guidebook fun for young people. - (NOBA) The National Outdoor Book Award Committee I wish I had this book back when I began to learn foraging myself! - WILDMAN STEVE BRILL, author of The Wild Vegetarian Cookbook and Foraging New York Mike is a lifelong teacher; his years of experience, both in the classroom and in the field, make this book a joy to read. - ELLEN ZACHOS, author of Backyard Foraging and The Wildcrafted Cocktail


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Mike Krebill is an inductee into the National Wild Foods Hall of Fame. Considered by many to be one of the great foragers living today, he is a sought-after speaker at major foraging events across North America – from Oregon to New York, Tennessee to Ontario, Canada, and states in between. An award-winning life science teacher for 35 years, he was one of the architects of a six-year effort to bring environmental education into Michigan's public schools. As a young leader in environmental management initiatives, he was named to Gov. Rockefeller's Central New York Regional Planning & Development Board. Early in his career he was recruited to become Iowa's first Naturalist, and today is an honorary member of the Iowa Association of Naturalists. He has been active in Scouting at every level for 50+ years, and has received multiple awards for outstanding service as a wild plants educator. Mike had been botanical technical editor for 14 books on foraging by well-known authors (including Sam Thayer’s Nature’s Garden and Leda Meredith’s The Forager’s Feast). Mike's first book,The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles (St. Lynn's Press ), won a National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) for Nature Guidebooks.

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