The Forager's Treasurey by Johanna Knox
The Forager's Treasurey by Johanna Knox
The Forager’s Treasury – the essential guide to finding and using wild plants in Aotearoa.
With the rising cost of living and shortage of many mass grown foods in NZ being affected by the floods and other weather events, foraging is a great way to source low cost food that is high in flavour and nutrient value. This will become your bible! Make it your goal to forage 3 foods a week or try a new foraged food each month, just give it a go and you will be surprised by the amount of incredible food on your back door step and in your community alone.
Synopsis:
In the urban and rural wildernesses, there is an abundance of food just waiting to be discovered, if only you know what to look for. Foraged food is healthy, economical and sustainable, but the best part is the fun you will have finding it. This book is guaranteed to make you look at the plants around you in a different light. The Forager's Treasury features profiles of many edible plants commonly found in New Zealand; advice on where to find them, how to harvest them and how best to use them; and over 60 delicious food recipes as well as more than 30 recipes for medicine, natural dyes, perfumes and skin care. This fully revised and updated edition of a classic bestseller is an exhaustive treasure trove of information about our wild plants.
About the Author:
Johanna is of Ngati Tukorehe and Ngati Kahu ki Tauranga descent. She also has English, Scottish and Irish ancestry. She lives on Te Atiawa land in Te Whanganui-a-Tara where she works as a writer and editor. In 2018 she completed an MA in creative writing at the IIML and, in 2019, a diploma in rongoa at Te Wananga o Raukawa. She's currently working on a PhD in creative writing, exploring journeys of reconnection with Maori whakapapa from a personal perspective. Her other books include Guardians of Aotearoa (Bateman Books, 2018) and Ethical Fashion (Rosen Young Adult, 2019).
