The Weed Forager’s Handbook

AU$ 29.95

A guide to edible and medicinal weeds in Australia

Adam Grubb and Annie Raser-Rowland

Step into the world of our least admired botanical companions. Peel back the layers of prejudice and discover the finer side of the plants we call weeds. An astonishing number are either edible or medicinal, and have deep and sometimes bizarre connections to human history.

How do you distinguish a tasty sandwich-filler from its dangerous look-alike? Which of these garden familiars is the most nutritious vegetable ever tested by the US Dept of Agriculture? How do you cook with delicious nettles without fear of being stung?

The Weed Forager’s Handbook reveals all this and more, and will forever change your concept of where to go looking for lunch.

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Description

Weed Forager’s chapters include:

  • Appreciating Weeds
  • Top-20 Edible and Medicinal Weeds
  • Other Weeds
  • Weedy Recipes
  • Weeds in the Garden
  • Resources

Featuring:

  • Full colour photos and botanical illustrations
  • Detailed edibility and medicinal notes on our favourite 20 weeds, plus another 14 short weed profiles
  • Delicious and easy recipes
  • Remarkable tales from history and folklore!

Reviews

“This handbook is the essential text for both novice and experienced wild food foragers. The guidelines, excellent ID photos and choice of most useful and common species will give the novice confidence while the facts and recipes will extend all but the most advanced weed aficionados. For the gardener tired of joyless weeding Adam and Annie open our eyes to the fact that the problem can indeed be the solution”. ~ David Holmgren

“In other words, if you eat, then this book is a must-have companion”. ~ Costa Georgiadis, host of Gardening Australia

“The most entertaining read about weeds I could ever have imagined”. ~ Larissa Dubecki, author of Prick with a Fork (Allen & Unwin, 2015)

“It’s a little like uncovering gold beneath a tarnished, uninspiring surface, and this book is your metal detector, leading you to the goodies”. ~ Frankie Magazine

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This 2nd Edition, 2025. 
CSIRO Publishing
Hard Flexicover, 180 pages, full colour photographs and illustrations throughout.
Size: 175mm x 130mm 
ISBN: 9781486320165


ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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Additional information

Weight.25 kg
Dimensions175 × 130 × 13 mm
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