"Ten thousand years ago populations had gone beyond those that could be supported on wild food alone. A new set of subsistence methods were required to provide more food, even if they were labor intensive and came with a an assortment of health and social problems."
-Stephen Mithen, The Prehistory of the Mind
Foraging Rules
1. Start by tasting plants that are common and simple to identify.
2. Follow a potentially edible plant through all the seasons before eating it.3. Use a field guide with color photos.
4. Make your first experience with a knowledgeable forager.
5. Don't forage from roadsides and other polluted ground.
6. If you have plant allergies avoid eating plants from that family.7. Learn how to identify poisonous plants.
Are Wild Plants Good for You?
Why eat wild plants? When compared to their hybridized relatives wild varieties of edible plants are nutrient dense, low in fat, with a higher density of essential amino acids*, more fiber, more minerals, organic...Genetically pure, open pollinated, un-tampered with by human hands.
*Wild plant fruits, seeds, roots have a greater essential amino acid content typically because, cultivars a bred to be high in energy, that is, carbohydrates and starch.