Fat of the Land Adventures of a 21st Century Forager

Name: Fat of the Land Adventures of a 21st Century Forager
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ISBN: 9781594850073

ISBN-10: 1594850070

ISBN-13: 9781594850073

Edition: 2009

Authors: Langdon Cook

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Foraging is not just a throwback to our hunter-gatherer past; it's a way to reconnect with the landscape. And Langdon Cook is not just your typical grocery cart-toting dad. For him, gourmet delicacies abound, free for the taking if we just open our eyes. As a result, he finds himself free-diving in icy Puget Sound in hopes of spearing a snaggletooth lingcod, armed with nothing more than a "Hawaiian sling." He bushwhacks through rugged mountain forests in search of edible mushrooms. He strings up a fly rod to chase after sea-run trout. He even pulls on the gardening gloves to collect stinging nettles. In wry, detailed prose, he traces his journey from wrangler of pre-packaged calories to…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date: 8/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.82" wide x 8.82" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Langdon Cook is the author of Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager. His writing has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines, and online journals. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two children.