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Supporting Michigan Libraries - 06/16/2023

Feast on Wild Foods with Help from the MeL eResources

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Delicacies like ramps and morel mushrooms are abundant in Michigan’s forests throughout springtime. Have you wondered what other foods grow in the wild, just waiting for foragers to discover them each year? The Michigan eLibrary [ [link removed] ] (MeL.org) has articles and eBooks that describe how to locate, identify, and prepare a variety of edible plants.

*Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center*

Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center [ [link removed] ] includes several magazines that feature wild food and foraging articles. If you’re new to foraging, "A Beginner’s Guide to Wilderness Survival Foods: Start Your Foraging Adventures" [ [link removed] ] in BC Outdoors is a great place to start. This article describes several common edible plants such as dandelions, stinging nettles, and cattails and includes information about when and where to find them and how to prepare them.

Alexis Nikole Nelson and Twila Cassadore share how their knowledge of foraging has evolved in a Food & Wine article titled "Found Foods" [ [link removed] ]. Living in Columbus, Ohio, Nelson harnesses the power of social media to share her foraging adventures. Cassadore, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, is working to record, preserve, and teach about foraging in native communities by interviewing tribal elders so their knowledge can be shared with future generations. This article also provides expert recommendations to read, connect with, and view to learn more about foraging.

Getting started with eating more wild foods might be as simple as having great recipes. "Go Wild with Foraged Foods" [ [link removed] ] in Vegan Journal provides recipes to help make using a variety of ingredients easier. Included are recognizable ideas such as blackberry pancakes and more exotic options as watercress bisque or a stew made with oyster mushrooms. In addition, this article provides a list of tips to stay safe while foraging in the wild.

*eBook Public Library Collection*

The eBook Public Library Collection [ [link removed] ] provides more extensive information about wild foods and foraging. A few of the many available options include:


* "The Beginner’s Guide to Mushrooms: Everything You Need to Know, From Foraging to Cultivating" [ [link removed] ] by Britt Bunyard and Tavis Lynch
* "Basic Illustrated Edible Wild Plants and Useful Herbs" [ [link removed] ] by Jim Meuninck
* "Dandelion Hunter: Foraging the Urban Wilderness" [ [link removed] ] by Rebecca Lerner
* "Good Seeds: A Menominee Indian Food Memoir" [ [link removed] ] by Thomas Pecore Weso

Whether it’s your first trip into the woods or you’re an expert at locating and preparing wild foods, Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center [ [link removed] ] and the eBook Public Library Collection [ [link removed] ] from MeL.org [ [link removed] ] provide information that can make your foraging adventures a success.

*If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact **[email protected]* <[email protected]>* for help.*



Brought to you by Laura Warren-Gross from the MeL Team

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MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only. 

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan.

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