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Author
Publisher
CABI
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
520 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Plants and plant-derived products make up the bulk of what we eat and drink every day. This scientifically accurate photographic guide provides quick and colourful answers. Food plants of the world is a comprehensive overview of the plants that provide us with food, beverages, spices and flavours. It is written in easy language but gives accurate scientific information on the plants and their uses.
Author
Publisher
Timber Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
303 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Readers will learn how to safely and ethically forage, and how to use wild plants in herbal medicines, including teas, tinctures, and salves. Plant profiles include clear, color photographs, identification tips, medicinal uses and herbal preparations, and harvesting suggestions. Lists of what to forage for each season makes the guide useful year-round"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Innovations
Pub. Date
[2020].
Edition
New edition.
Physical Desc
294 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
This revised edition updates each plant's scientific name, adds distribution maps for many species, includes new information, and all new illustrations. Also added are cautionary notes for plants once considered safe to eat but which are now considered dangerous if eaten or improperly prepared. Separate chapters cover poisonous plants, edible plants, edible and poisonous mushrooms, and edible seaweeds and lichens.
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxiii, 526 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
"Fatal accidents in chemical laboratories and pilot plants are infrequent events but they do occur and can be prevented. Non-fatal accidents that are much more common can also be prevented so as to avoid significant physical harm to individuals as well as major damage to property and business interruption. This book provides guidance on "what" can be done from a management systems perspective to identify hazards and manage risks of "loss of containment"...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lohman catalogues important regional foods-- that are at risk of being lost. These are foods that carry significant cultural weight: unique items that grow in limited locations; products from family farms that are shutting down. Each chapter focuses on a food, and includes two recipes so readers can be a part of saving these ingredients by purchasing and preparing them. -- adapted from jacket
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Take a visual journey of discovery through the animal and plant kingdoms. These infographics shed light on the truly remarkable range of the natural world; how plants and animals grow and age, sleep and migrate, and reproduce and die. Spanning ideas both big and small from evolution to animal behavior" --
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 112 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"20 cross-stitch designs in Gail Bussi's signature chalk art style, featuring garden flowers and wildlife, many with inspirational words of encouragement. Each project includes chart, finished photo, materials, and full instructions"--
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