Huckleberry country : wild food plants of the Pacific Northwest
Mary Thompson (Author), Steven Thompson (Author), Wilderness Press (Publisher)
"Huckleberry Country, companion guide to Wild Plants of the Sierra, is about native and non-native edible plants of the Pacific Northwest. The book covers an area including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Western Montana--a region stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. The essence of a wild plant cannot be separated from where the plant grows. So the authors, wanting to communicate the actual experience of looking for wild plant foods as well as the botanical details, invite the reader along walks where the plants grow. They discuss the plants and their uses as they come to them in their natural habitats. Pen-and-ink drawings by Mary Thompson supplement the descriptions of the plants, making identification easy. Huckleberry Country is not, however, just a 'survival' or 'free food' guide. Rather, the authors believe that the experience of eating wild plants is part of the total outdoor experience. They make it clear which plants are rare enough that one should not harvest them for any reason, and they encourage an awareness of human impact on wild plants. But their book also affirms that wild food plants offer an interest that can be enjoyed by people of all ages--a rare thing in our world today." -Back cover
Print Book, English, 1977
Wilderness Press, Berkeley, CA, 1977