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MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: The following information is intended for general information purposes only. Individuals should always see their health care provider before administering any suggestions made in this book. Any application of the material set forth in the following pages is at the reader’s discretion and is his or her sole responsibility.

Wild Edibles: A Practical Guide to Foraging, with Easy Identification of 60 Edible Plants and 67 Recipes is sponsored by the Society for the Study of Native Arts and Sciences, a nonprofit educational corporation whose goals are to develop an educational and cross-cultural perspective linking various scientific, social, and artistic fields; to nurture a holistic view of arts, sciences, humanities, and healing; and to publish and distribute literature on the relationship of mind, body, and nature.

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:

Boutenko, Sergei.
  Wild edibles : a practical guide to foraging, with easy identification of 60 edible plants and 67 recipes / Sergei Boutenko.
       pages cm
  Includes bibliographical references.
  Summary: “This practical guide to plant foraging provides readers with the tools to safely identify, harvest, and prepare wild edible plants and enjoy the health and economic benefits of eating wild”—Provided by publisher.
1. Wild plants, Edible—Identification. 2. Cooking (Wild foods) I. Title.
  QK98.5.A1B68 2013
  641.3′03—dc23

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