Edible plants of the inland northwest

[Strangedays]

Does anyone know of a good detailed book on this subject?
I have purchased a few but they all seem to leave out so many plants. Any help would be great.

 

[jcfd2201]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

Evergreen State College in Olympia 360-867-6000.
They have a ton of info available and even operate an organic farm on the campus.

 

[Maggot]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: strangedays</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Does anyone know of a good detailed book on this subject?
I have purchased a few but they all seem to leave out so many plants. Any help would be great. </div></div>

"Avoid hemlock" Socrates

 

[He Shoot Me]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

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[SledDog]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

Look for some of the writings of David Douglas, an old school botanist, hiker, and mountaineer who essentially hiked the entire Pacific Northwest.

 

[ZackOwns]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

a good rule of thumb is to break the plant in half and rub liquid produced on your skin.. wait a little while and if you have no reaction eat the fucking thing. Who needs books for this shit?

 

[168BTHPM]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

Here's a list online, there are quite a few more than this though.

http://northernbushcraft.com/plants/index.htm

 

[oregon]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

An additional list of edible plants in the Pacific NW is at:

http://www.ernestartist.org/PlantsPacificNW0001.htm

One person's list of edible plants in the pacific northwest:

http://www.firearmstalk.com/forums/f51/edible-plants-pacific-northwest-38890/

Some Books (to check out at the local library or buy on Amazon.com):

<span style="color: #009900">Wild Harvest: Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest [Paperback] Terry Domico (Author)

Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska [Paperback] Jim Pojar (Author)

Northwest Foraging: The Classic Guide to Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest [Paperback] Doug Benoliel (Author)

Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West [Paperback] Michael Moore (Author), Mimi Kamp (Illustrator)

The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants [Paperback] Samuel Thayer (Author)

Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West [Paperback] Gregory L. Tilford (Author)

Huckleberry Country: Wild Food Plants of the Pacific Northwest [Paperback] Mary Thompson (Author)

Wild Berries of the Pacific Northwest [Paperback] J. E. Underhill (Author)

Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants: Alaska, Canada & Pacific Northwest Rainforest, Vol 2 [Spiral-bound] Carol R. Biggs (Author)</span>

A more complete list of books at amazon on the topic is at:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=pd_lpo_...+plants&rh=i:aps,k:+northwest++edible++plants

 

[Strangedays]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: oregon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">An additional list of edible plants in the Pacific NW is at:

http://www.ernestartist.org/PlantsPacificNW0001.htm

One person's list of edible plants in the pacific northwest:

http://www.firearmstalk.com/forums/f51/edible-plants-pacific-northwest-38890/

Some Books (to check out at the local library or buy on Amazon.com):

<span style="color: #009900">Wild Harvest: Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest [Paperback] Terry Domico (Author)

Plants Of The Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska [Paperback] Jim Pojar (Author)

Northwest Foraging: The Classic Guide to Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest [Paperback] Doug Benoliel (Author)

Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West [Paperback] Michael Moore (Author), Mimi Kamp (Illustrator)

The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants [Paperback] Samuel Thayer (Author)

Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West [Paperback] Gregory L. Tilford (Author)

Huckleberry Country: Wild Food Plants of the Pacific Northwest [Paperback] Mary Thompson (Author)

Wild Berries of the Pacific Northwest [Paperback] J. E. Underhill (Author)

Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants: Alaska, Canada & Pacific Northwest Rainforest, Vol 2 [Spiral-bound] Carol R. Biggs (Author)</span>

A more complete list of books at amazon on the topic is at:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=pd_lpo_...+plants&rh=i:aps,k:+northwest++edible++plants
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I have read all these books and still feel that each has its own good ideas but lacks big time. It would take all of these to cover what is in the woods instead of one book having it all. I think I will just print off color copies from the link previously posted and make my own for taking into the woods. Thanks for everyone who added.

 

[ArcticLight]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

Is this part of Idaho that is desert or forest? (Big difference).

Here we have so much, huckleberries, tall crankberries (always grow out of a dead cedar stump), blackberries, salmonberries...

You can eat doug fir tree bark too. Tea from the leaves, etc.

Dandilion's, leaves (Best young), Dandilion roots...

Man there is just so much you can eat vs cannot..

I've got a book, It's missing a few items but it also has the medicinal plants - see if I can find time to get them documented for ya.

 

[pale horse]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

Another book that will help is Mountain Medicine not for eats but herbs to make you well while in the bush .We eat a lot of greens and wild tubers in Alaska & berries biol willow bush bark for tea for pain

 

[Strangedays]

Re: Edible plants of the inland northwest

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ArcticLight</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is this part of Idaho that is desert or forest? (Big difference).

Here we have so much, huckleberries, tall crankberries (always grow out of a dead cedar stump), blackberries, salmonberries...

You can eat doug fir tree bark too. Tea from the leaves, etc.

Dandilion's, leaves (Best young), Dandilion roots...

Man there is just so much you can eat vs cannot..

I've got a book, It's missing a few items but it also has the medicinal plants - see if I can find time to get them documented for ya. </div></div>
I live in North Idaho in heavy wooded and mountains. What book did you have?

 

[High Binder]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: oregon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West [Paperback] Gregory L. Tilford (Author)

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I just (3 weeks ago) took an edible and medicinal plants class with a bunch of DOW people and this was the book we all used.

The take home point was to be 10000% sure you know what you're about to eat because there are a lot of plants that are nearly impossible to distinguish the difference between the safe version and the kill you painfully version.