Learn the way of the forager and identify, harvest, and prepare wild plants by season. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to gather wild plants growing around you for food and medicine instead of going to a pharmacy to treat a common ailment? The Forager's Handbook is an essential guide to living this lifestyle year-round. With over forty years of experience in the plant world, forager Vickie Shufer empowers you to maintain and improve your health by following the forager's path. She highlights the plants that are available each season and how to use them for food and medicine. Sustainable harvesting and preparation techniques are included, as well as the ethics of foraging. Other topics include: Forest bathing Plant cycles Preventive medicine Simple recipes for edible and medicinal plants And much more Follow the seasons and harvest wild, edible, and medicinal plants with The Gatherer's Handbook.