Your next meal may be waiting right outside your back door.
Ellen Zachos’ “Backyard Foraging” introduces readers to common plants most people don’t know are edible. Who knew you could eat lilac flowers, hosta shoots and the young stems of Japanese knotweed?
Zachos, who teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, describes the edible parts of 65 plants and tells how to harvest and eat them. Reading the book just might inspire you to stuff some rose of Sharon flowers for your next party or make a dry rub from juniper berries.
“Backyard Foraging” is published by Storey Publishing and sells for $16.95 in softcover.