From Field to Table: Finding, Preparing, and Cooking Wild Edibles in the Rocky Mountains, From nodding onion to narrow leaf yucca, roseroot to Mormon tea, wild Currants to chicory, pine nuts to pineapple weed, and from herbs to roots to trees-Foraging the Rocky Mountains guides readers to the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Rocky Mountain region. Foraging the Rocky Mountains includes where to find wild edibles; their range and habitats; sustainable harvesting guidelines; how to identify beneficial plants; and how to recognize the dangerous ones. This book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, and gastronomes. This guide also includes: Where to find wild edibles, from stream banks to dry hillsides, How to identify, prepare, freeze, dry, and store wild edibles, Tools, techniques, and foraging etiquette, Tips to avoid poisonous and harmful plants, Recipes to prepare at home and on the trail Book jacket.