"Wildman's" Store 🏪

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Books by Brill 📚

All books are autographed ✍️ by the author. Unless you purchase them from me, the book business gets nearly all your money 💰, and Jeff Bezos gets to take another trip into space at my expense! 🚀

The prices of all books include shipping and handling within the US. Additional postage is required for orders outside the US.

Pay with Venmo, steve-brill-1, security code 9135; or Zelle, 9144009135, and include a note indicating which books you're buying, the recipients' snail mail 🐌 addresses, and to whom I should sign them. Thank you!

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     1. Shoots and Greens of Early Spring 🌿 in Northeastern North America, self-published and illustrated, 1986, full-color edition $56.00, black-and-white edition $21.00

This book shows nature lovers how to find and prepare 113 edible and medicinal early-season wild plant species, for better health and nutrition, and for a stronger personal connection to the earth.

These plants are special because they’re the first ones to reappear as winter fades and spring takes over. Without flowers, seeds, or fully developed leaves, now should be the most difficult time to locate and recognize wild plants.

This book makes the challenge fun and easy, with clear, detailed identification info, tips on how to forage, and where to locate the plants, related science explaining why the plants “behave” as they do, plus tales 🦄 and anecdotes, as well as extensive, detailed original artwork, labeled to emphasize each species’ key characteristics, plus 40 mouthwatering vegan recipes that bring out the best of the wild “weeds.” 

Detailed information on medicinal uses, from folklore to modern science, plus nutritional information, adds another dimension to your understanding of the under appreciated species with which we share our planet.

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         2. Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not-So-Wild) Places, Harper-Collins Publishers, 1994, $29.00

Find and prepare more than 500 different plants for nutrition and better health. More than 260 detailed line drawings help readers identify a wide range of plants—many of which are suited for cooking, plus more than 30 recipes.

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          3. The Wild Vegan Cookbook, self-published (originally by Harvard Common Press), 2002, $41.00

Our everyday environment is filled with delicious, organic, healthy sources of food. Learn how to take advantage, sustainably and safely, of the wild plants that thrive in local parks, woodlands, fields, and other open spaces, as well as underused natural foods increasingly available in markets, with more than 500 diverse recipes. Note: No vegan was harmed in the production of this book!

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     4. Foraging with Kids, 👧 self-published and illustrated, 2014, $56.00

Kids love learning about nature and science hands-on, and foraging is a great way to involve kids with the wonders of our natural world. Hundreds of herbs, greens, shoots, roots, fruits, berries, nuts, seeds, and seaweeds grow unrecognized in backyards and natural areas throughout the US.

Kid can identify, harvest safely, and collect ecologically, the most common, easy-to-recognize, and widespread species, under adult supervision. Expand your understanding of these common wild foods via history, literature, poetry, anecdotes, folklore, and mythology, from ancient times to the present, and make fantastic, healthful recipes with wild foods.

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      5. Foraging New York, second edition, Globe Pequot Publishers, 2017, $31.00

From beach peas to juneberries, cattails to burdock root, and ostrich ferns to sea rocket, Foraging New York uncovers over 70 edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the Northeast. Helpfully organized by food group and season, this book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, and gastronomes.

Inside you'll find species ranging from herbs to trees, and expert advice on identifying, preparing, freezing, drying, storing, and cooking wild edibles. You'll learn about tools, techniques, and foraging etiquette, plus tasty, healthful vegan recipes.

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     6. Mushrooms New York, Globe Pequot Publishers, 2027, $??.??, unavailable until publication

From chicken mushrooms 🐓 to giant puffballs, honey mushrooms 🍯 to hen-of-the-woods, this book uncovers our best edible mushrooms of eastern North America, plus any poisonous look-alikes ☠️. Delicious, healthful vegan recipes show you how to make the best of what you've collected, including outstanding dishes with species generally considered mediocre. 

Helpfully organized by mushroom group, this book is an authoritative guide for nature lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, and gastronomes.

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Foraging with the "Wildman" App📱
$10.00 in the App Store or Google Play

Explore free wild edible and medicinal plants in your backyard and local natural areas, with over 250 plants and up to 8 images per species (over 1,000 images total—photos plus my original artwork). Many delicious recipes  are on hand for all the edible plants, although none are included for the toxic ones.  

This app takes foraging to a whole new level of accessibility.🏪

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Wild Cards, by Linda Runyon, $20.00

A pack of 52 playing cards ♣️ by my late colleague, each with a picture of a plant on 1 side, and a description with food uses on the back.

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Foraging with the "Wildman" and Violet

You'll love our 41-hour online video course: videos of 142 plants with me and my daughter, Violet Brill, are complemented by original artwork and photos, plus history, folklore, and mythology, making the plants come alive. You'll see us making our best recipes, and hear me telling my worst jokes!

Send $100.00 to: (Venmo) steve-brill-1, 9135, or (Zelle) 9144009135, and you'll have access to the course on Google Drive for the rest of your life (or until your death, if you don't pay attention and eat the wrong plants!) Here's a trailer.

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Gift Certificates🎁

You may purchase gift certificates for friends, family, or even your enemies! They're $25/adult, $15 for kids under twelve, good for any public tours I run on my own (not for events set up by museums, nature centers, or other organizations.)

Pay with Venmo: steve-brill-1, verification: 9135; or Zelle: 9144009135. Email me at wildman@wildmanstevebrill.com with the details, names of the recipients, and their email addresses.

I'll email them the gift certificate, which they should bring on their phones, so we're not wasting paper, after they sign up on my site and read all the pertinent info.