$4.95
ISBN: 1886679037
Paperback: 24 pages, full color
Dimensions: 8 x 8 inches
Description
Wild Foods of the Sonoran Desert explores the rich diversity of native foods
found in the hot, often inhospitable desert lands of southern Arizona: sweet
fruit from cacti; cultivated crops such as beans, squash, corn and sunflower
seeds; wild greens; chiles; mesquite pods; desert berries. Prehistoric to modern-day
Native American gathering and farming methods are discussed, as is the important
role desert plant foods have played, and continue to play, in the health and
well-being of desert inhabitants. The booklet offers suggestions for readers
interested in gathering or growing their own native foods. The author is the
executive director of Native Seeds/SEARCH, an organization dedicated to conserving
native plants and promoting the use of traditional foods.
Reviews Wild Garden "A lushly informative and colorful book that identifies and provides background
about many of the more important and easily accessible dryland foods. Highly
recommended."
Working Moms and Dads Magazine "... a perfect answer guide to the many questions about the native foods
of the Southwest."
AHA Quarterly (American Herb Association) "This booklet does a beautiful job illustrating and describing the use of
Sonoran plants by indigenous peoples."
