Recommended Reads
The Forager Chef's Book of Flora
In The Forager Chef’s Book of Flora, Alan Bergo will have you looking at seemingly familiar plants in a whole new way. Never before have I paid such close attention to the different growing phases of milkweed: from the early buds that can be used like broccoli florets in pasta to the sweet-smelling flowers that can be made into a hot pink cocktail syrup that apparently tastes like Watermelon-flavored Jolly Ranchers, to the young seed pods that can be fried up in a cornmeal batter and served with a side of Ramp Ranch Dressing. “All of that from a ‘weed’”, Bergo writes. “Imagine if even 0.01 percent of every garden that could support it included milkweed as a food plant. Just think how much food humans and butterflies could share!” I’m definitely a novice forager, but Chef Bergo’s book is opening my eyes to a world of edible possibilities right outside my front door and beyond.
—Christina Butt, Senior Book Strategist
The Forager Chef's Book of Flora
In The Forager Chef’s Book of Flora, Alan Bergo will have you looking at seemingly familiar plants in a whole new way. Never before have I paid such close attention to the different growing phases of milkweed: from the early buds that can be used like broccoli florets in pasta to the sweet-smelling flowers that can be made into a hot pink cocktail syrup that apparently tastes like Watermelon-flavored Jolly Ranchers, to the young seed pods that can be fried up in a cornmeal batter and served with a side of Ramp Ranch Dressing. “All of that from a ‘weed’”, Bergo writes. “Imagine if even 0.01 percent of every garden that could support it included milkweed as a food plant. Just think how much food humans and butterflies could share!” I’m definitely a novice forager, but Chef Bergo’s book is opening my eyes to a world of edible possibilities right outside my front door and beyond.
—Christina Butt, Senior Book Strategist
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Uncovering the Mystery of a Lost Spy and the Deadly Politics of the Great Game for Oil
Unraveling the mystery of a master spy’s death by following pipelines and mapping wars in the Middle East. This book delivers an irrefutable indictment of these devastating forces and demonstrates how the brutal violence they incite has shaped the Middle East and birthed an era of endless conflict.
“Completely eye-opening and unforgettable.” —Naomi Wolf, author of Outrages
Dirt to Soil reveals how one farmer’s quest to regenerate the soil has inspired a global movement
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Dirt to Soil
One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
Dirt to Soil reveals how one farmer’s quest to regenerate the soil has inspired a global movement
“Dirt to Soil is the [regenerative farming] movements’s holy text.”—The Observer
