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Samuel Thayer (author)

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Samuel J. Thayer (born 1976- ) is an American wild food forager and author.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Books

Thayer has published three books: The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants;[5] Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants[6] and Incredible Wild Edibles: 36 Plants That Can Change Your Life.[7] All of them self-published by The Foragers Harvest [8]

Awards

He has won three awards for his book Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants First Place for the 2006 Midwest Book Awards in the category "Nature"; First Place for the 2010 Midwest Book Awards, Midwest Independent Publisher's Association,[9] and second place in the category "Gardening/Agriculture" for The 2011 Benjamin Franklin Award;[10]

References

  1. ^ "Sam Thayer". Wisconsin Public Radio.
  2. ^ Hardee, Howard. "More than Weeds". Isthmus.
  3. ^ Shute, Nancy. "Foraging the Weeds for Wild, Healthy Greens". National Public Radio.
  4. ^ Hay, Mark. "Interest in Foraging is Booming: Here's How to Do it Right". Civil Eats.
  5. ^ Thayer, Samuel (2006). The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants (First ed.). Ogema, Wisconsin: Forager's Harvest. p. 360. ISBN 0-9766266-0-8.
  6. ^ Thayer, Samuel (2010). Nature's Garden (First ed.). Birchwood, Wisconsin: Forager's Harvest. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-9766266-1-9.
  7. ^ Thayer, Samuel (2017). Incredible Wild Edibles (First ed.). Birchwood, Wsconsin: Forager's Harvest. p. 480. ISBN 9780976626626.
  8. ^ "Foragers Harvest". August 31, 2021. This is the home site for Samuel Thayer, renowned author and forager and internationally recognized authority on edible wild plants.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Dwyer, Seal (2010). "Nature's Garden". Midwest Independent Publisher's Association.
  10. ^ Kichler, Florrie (2011). "2011 Benjamin Franklin Award". Nature's Garden. Independent Book Publisher's Association.