Lisa M. Rose
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Lisa M. Rose is an ethnobotanist, wild foods chef and forager. She has written three field guides for Timber Press. Each one shows how to identify a plant, where and when to gather it, how to tell it from its lookalikes, and what to do with it in the kitchen.
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Midwest Foraging
115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Burdock to Wild Peach
by Lisa M. Rose
- Timber Press, June 2015
- Paperback, 318 pages
- Paperback ISBN 978-1-60469-531-1
- Ebook ISBN 978-1-60469-702-5
- US $25.99 / UK £22.00
A field guide to 115 wild edibles of the Midwest, from wild leeks and fiddleheads in early spring to acorns, hickory nuts and pawpaws in fall and maple sap in late winter.
Each plant has color photographs, identification notes, where and when to gather it, how to eat it, and how to harvest so it comes back. Where a plant has a dangerous lookalike, such as poison hemlock, horse chestnut or false hellebore, the entry says how to tell them apart. A harvesting guide sorts every plant by season and habitat.
A beautiful book that any forager in the Midwest will want to own.
Sam Thayer, author of The Forager’s Harvest
Makes foraging accessible for beginners and is a reliable source for advanced foragers.
Edible Chicago
Midwest Medicinal Plants
Identify, Harvest, and Use 109 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness
by Lisa M. Rose
- Timber Press, June 2017
- Paperback, 312 pages
- Paperback ISBN 978-1-60469-655-4
- Ebook ISBN 978-1-60469-813-8
- US $27.99 / UK £25.00
A guide to 109 wild plants of the Midwest, from agrimony to yellow birch, and how they have been gathered and used.
Each profile covers identification, where and when to gather, how to harvest without harming the stand, and step-by-step instructions for teas, tinctures and salves. Every entry that needs one has a section on cautions, which names poisonous lookalikes, plants to avoid with certain medications, and plants under pressure from overharvesting. A season-by-season guide runs from early spring through winter.
It is a field guide, not a substitute for a doctor. Talk to a qualified practitioner before using any plant as medicine.
What makes this trustworthy guide so valuable is that these are plants Lisa Rose has direct experience using.
jim mcdonald, herbalist
A fantastic regional herbal and holistic guide to sustainable harvesting.
Kristine Brown, registered herbalist, American Herbalists Guild
Urban Foraging
Find, Gather, and Cook 50 Wild Plants
by Lisa M. Rose
- Timber Press, October 2022
- Hardcover, 236 pages, photographs by Miriam Doan
- Hardcover ISBN 978-1-64326-083-9
- Ebook ISBN 978-1-64326-166-9
- US $20.00 / UK £16.99
You do not need a forest to forage. This book covers 50 wild plants that grow where people live, in parks, yards and pavement cracks, in the US and the UK.
Each plant has photographs by Miriam Doan, identification notes, guidance on gathering ethically and safely, and ways to cook it.
Readers will wish they could take a walk with the deeply knowledgeable Rose.
Library Journal
The perfect gift for hands-on foodies who prefer gathering to grocery shopping.
First for Women
Also by Lisa M. Rose
Grand Rapids Food: A Culinary Revolution (The History Press, 2013) tells the story of the growers, cooks and food businesses behind the local food movement in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Weekly foraging musings on Substack
What to gather, how to tell it apart, and the recipes I am cooking, every week until the winter solstice. Subscribe free.
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Dear Tami, my books are all available via your local bookseller or via an online outlet. Thank you very much for taking interest and believing in my work and its value in the world!