Eating On The Run: Survival Foraging

Eating on the Run: Survival Foraging is a field-ready guide to identifying and using edible wild plants when you are stranded away from home.

Of the roughly 2,000 recorded edible plants, most grow wild rather than as crops, and these little-appreciated plants can feed you well in any season.

At a glance

• Format: Book
• Publisher: Mother Earth News
• Topics: Wild edible plants, foraging, survival, plant identification

Best for

• Preppers building survival skills
• Foragers and wild-food enthusiasts
• Hikers and backcountry travelers
• Readers learning to identify safe plants
• A gift for an outdoor survivalist

What's inside

The book covers dozens of readily harvested plants, grasses, nuts, and berries, how to distinguish safe plants from toxic ones, which parts are edible, where and when supplies are abundant by season, and simple ways to enjoy them on the move.

About Mother Earth News

Mother Earth News is a long-running publisher covering homesteading, organic gardening, and sustainable living, offering practical self-reliance guidance for modern readers.