» Back to the Future: Where Now for Bush Foods?
Article written in 1999 discussing the commercial viability of certain native Australian plants. Includes photographs and bibliography.
» Edible Flowers
North Carolina State University horticulture information leaflet. Provides information on growing and harvesting, as well as a table with common names, scientific names, flavors, colors, and comments.
» Facts on Edible Wild Greens in Maine
University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin with descriptions of and recipes for dandelions, fiddleheads, yellow rocket, lamb's-quarters, orache, and purslane.
» Facts on Fiddleheads
University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin with picture, description, recipes, safety notices, and information on cooking and pickling the young coiled fern leaves.
» How to Tap Maple Trees and Make Syrup
Includes information on yield, tree physiology, step by step instructions, where to go for help, additional reading, and references.
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» Our Bushtucker Website
Literacy project by students at Larapinta Primary School. Includes photograph, description, habitat, and method of collecting for each plant or animal, as well as information on the climate, geography and indigenous languages of Central Australia.
» School of Self-Reliance's Wild Food Foraging Page
Informational pages on some common North American flora including carob, dandelion, epazote, lambsquarter, mallow, miners lettuce, mustard, nasturtium, prickly pear cactus and sowthistle.
» Seattle Times: The Geoduck Chronicles
How an obscure bivalve became the object of international desire. Humorous article about this soft-shelled clam. [Free Registration Required]
» Use of Insects by Australian Aborigines
Article from Cultural Entomology Digest 1. Includes information on types used for food, as well as their place in mythology and art.
» Wilderness Survival: Edible Plants
Describes the identification and preparation of flora for consumption. Includes diagrams, the Universal Edibility Test, and lists of edible varieties.
» You Can Become a Hardcore Forager
Article from Backwoods Home Magazine, issue 47. Includes information on tools needed, safety, preparation, as well as details on some plants, frogs, turtles and fish.
