Berkeley Foraging Walk with Mia Andler and Bay Area Book Festival

1808 San Pablo Avenue,Berkeley CA 94702

02 April, 2023

Description

As a part of the Bay Area Book Festival's prologue series, Heyday Books is proud to present a local foraging walk with Mia Andler, author of The Sierra Forager: Your Guide to Edible Wild Plants of the Tahoe, Yosemite, and Mammoth Regions. We will begin our walk at the Heyday office, (arrive early to browse our vast catalog of books!). Andler, who is also the co-author of The Bay Area Forager, will then take attendees for a walk around our beloved local neighborhood to discover treats hidden in our own backyard. Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP today! *The cost of the ticket includes your very own copy of The Sierra Forager.* ABOUT THE BOOK Take a wild foods walk in the woods and mountain meadows with foraging expert Mia Andler. In this guide to the common edible plants of the Sierra Nevada, Andler offers practical advice for gathering food from the land, in a friendly voice full of rich knowledge of the montane regions of California. Whether hiking high above Yosemite or foraging at the outskirts of Lake Tahoe or Mammoth, with The Sierra Forager you’ll discover where to find each of the region’s most readily available—and delightfully delectable—edible plants. With clear instructions for responsible harvesting, Andler offers readers and adventurers a way to connect to the land’s seasonality and bounteous botany in a manner that fosters respectful, reciprocal caretaking of our wild spaces. Large, detailed photographs help readers to identify plants easily, and 44 delicious recipes help you enjoy them! From campfire blackberry pie to manzanita muffins and birch leaf soda, this is the perfect guide for beginners, and it includes mouthwatering innovations to delight foragers of any experience level.