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The forager, urban farmer, and NatGeo star shares this beautiful, practical field guide and primer to the ethics of caring for the land. With this indispensable, practical resource in the garden, in the field, and in the wild, learn the basics of foraging, as well as the ""whys"" of foraging and self-reliance. In a country with overflowing grocery store shelves, why should we learn to find, identify, grow, and harvest our own food? With Indy's wisdom and guidance, learn: common foraging and farming identification termshow to measure and ID specimensrecipes featuring the plants, mushrooms, and seaweeds introduced hereculinary and medicinal applicationsthe stories behind the plants; how they came to grow where they aresociocultural and economic considerationsand so much more.Rare Harvest is the field guide for an ethical meal, from forest to farm, from person to plate. Foraging and growing food is more than a hobby, a trend, or a pastime--it is the answer to the preservation of humankind. Whether you live in a food desert, in the suburbs, on a rural farm, or in a high-rise in the heart of the city, your personal and genetic story is interwoven with the story of the foods you eat. By way of being human, you are already a farmer. To uncover your innate ability to grow and find food is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself.

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Indy Officinalis is a Los Angeles-based urban farmer empowering communities through access to land and food.

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