The Pocket Field Guides by Bushlore Press are a must for all outdoor enthusiasts, preppers, and wild food enthusiasts. They are lightweight, waterproof, and pocket-sized, ideal for field use by novice and experts alike. Each compact set of 3" x 5" cards is bound by a carabiner or wire link allowing you to mix and match with other Pocket Field Guides creating a custom set.
Learning wild plants can be a daunting task: heavy lengthy field guides, unclear photos, and regurgitated dry information make the experience difficult at best. Bushlore Press Pocket Field Guides are the culmination of over 35 years of foraging and feeding by ancestral skills instructor Zak Baker. These guides reflect his experience through useful information and insights not found in any other plant identification resource.
Wild edible and medicinal plants: Chosen for ease of identification, taste, nutritional value, accessibility, and efficacy.
Plant identification: Identify parts of each plant: leaf margins, arrangement, and root structure. Includes ruler.
Rule and tools: Tips for the modern forager on assembling a foraging kit.
Seasonal harvest times: Easy to follow chart identifies what and when to harvest.
Herbal preparations: How to create your own herbal remedies.
Herbal actions: Understanding healing properties of common wild plants.
Trail remedies: Using wild plants for common outdoor emergencies.
Preserving the harvest: Reap the benefits of your labors for months to come.
Volume one features: Amaranth, Burdock, Cattail, Clover, Curly Dock, Dandelion, Lambsquarter, Oak, Pine, Plantain, Purslane, Stinging Nettle, and Wild Rose
