54 Plantes sauvages comestibles de Suisse romande et de France voisine

Description

This book is intended as a companion on the path back to nature and healthy eating. It aims to foster wonder at the plant world and inspire a desire to protect it.

Availability

The book is currently out of print and unavailable. It will be revised, expanded, and republished by Delachaux et Niestlé in spring 2027.

• Author : Michael Berthoud
• Publisher: Attinger
• Publication: May 2021
• Pages: 240p
• Format: 17×24 cm
• ISBN: 9 782882 562876
• Preface: Anne-Sophie Pic
• Price: 39chf

Summary

This book is intended as a companion on the journey back to nature. It aims to foster wonder at the plant world and inspire a desire to protect it. You will discover descriptions and photographs of 54 common, edible wild plants from our regions (Switzerland, France, Belgium). Precise botanical information will allow you to easily recognize these plants and distinguish them from their toxic look-alikes, and how to harvest and use each of their parts (roots, leaves, flowers, and fruits).

Since botany goes hand in hand with practical application, the second part of the book offers a variety of techniques for preserving and using wild plants. From lacto-fermentation and sparkling drinks to desserts, the recipes in this book are diverse and easy for anyone to make. They will allow readers to reconnect with our local heritage and the rhythms of the seasons.

This is a book that aims to be comprehensive yet simple, and that encourages practice.

Plants and trees covered by the work

Yarrow, Wild Garlic, Garlic Mustard, Wild Angelica, Mugwort, Sweet Woodruff, Hawthorn, Wood Avens, Hogweed, Bittercress, Wild Carrot, Caraway, Good King Henry, Common Thistle, Cornelian Cherry, Dog Rose, Ground Elder, Wood Woundwort, Norway Spruce, Fireweed, Bedstraw, Common Juniper, Masterwort, Purple Dead-nettle, Ground Ivy, Mints, Medlar, Hazel, Common Oregano, Stinging Nettle, Meadow Sorrel, Wood Sorrel, Perennial Daisy, Salad Burnet, Dandelion, Ribwort Plantain, Stemless Primrose, Blackthorn, Rampion, Meadowsweet, Bistort, Broadleaf Dock Meadow salsify, Silver fir, Meadow sage, Rowan, Common stitchwort, Elderberry, Wild thyme, Linden, Red clover, Coltsfoot

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