Ebook: A forager's treasury

Introduction -- Ready to forage (A potted history of foraging in Aotearoa, New Zealand ; Why forage? ; The basic rules of foraging ; Common posionous plants ; Foraging and pest plants ; Top tips for harvesting and preparuing wild foods ; The forage store-cupboard staples).;"Features profiles of many edible plants commonly found in New Zealand, including advice on where to find them, how to harvest them and how best to use them"--Back cover.;Preserving the harvest (Tisanes ; Infused syrups ; Infused vinegars ; Wild butters ; Infused oils ; Infused honey ; Infused alcohols ; The art of freezing ; The art of drying ; The art of pickling) -- Choose-your-own-adventure cuisine (The art of the wild salad ; The art of cheesemaking ; Light meals ; Wild pasta dishes ; Winter warmers ; Sweet treats ; Cooking for invalids ; Solar cooking) -- Wild ways (Wild perfumery ; Wild bodycare ; Wild medicine ; Local colour ; Wildly entertaining ; The language of wild flowers ; Pick'n'nick picnics) -- Bringing the wild to your garden (Native gardens).;The treasures (Taxononomy in a nutshell ; Adoxaceae: muskroot family ; Aizoaceae: ice plant or fig marigold family ; Amaranthaceae: amaranth family ; Amaryllidaceae: amaryllis family ; Apiaceae: carrot or parsley family ; Asparagaceae: asparagus family ; Aspleniaceae: spleenwort family ; Asteraceae: daisy or lettuce family ; Boraginaceae: borage or forget-me-not family ; Brassicaceae: cabbage or mustard family ; Carophyllaceae: pink or carnation family ; Fabaceae: pea or legume family ; Fagaceae: beech family ; Geraniaceae: cranesbill family ; Hippocastanaceae horsechestnut family ; Iridaceae: iris family ; Juglandaceae: walnut family ; Lamiaceae: mint family ; Malvaceae: mallow family ; Montiaceae: miner's lettuce family ; Myrtaceae: myrtle family ; Oleaceae; olive family ; Onagraceae: evening primrose family ; Oxalidaceae: wood sorrel family ; Pinaceae: pine family ; Piperaceae: pepper family ; Plantaginaceae: plantain family ; Poaceae: grass family ; Portulacaceae: purslane family ; Rosaceae: rose family ; Rubiaceae: coffee or madder family ; Rutaceae: citrus or rue family ; Seaweed ; Solanaceae: nightshade family ; Tropaeolaceae: nasturtium family ; Urticaceae: nettle family ; Winteraceae: horopito family ; Xanthorrhoeaceae: aloe family).