Kids’ Workshop: Wild Plant Cuisine

• Cooking with kids in natural surroundings
• Getting acquainted with wild herbs and healing plants, Playful knowledge transfer • Additional information for teachers and instructors

The book presents twelve plant portraits spreading over the four seasons. Children get to know wild garlic, goutweed, dandelion, stinging nettle, daisy, ribwort, rose hip, elder, marigold, hazelnut, spruce and coltsfoot in a playful way while collecting, preparing and cooking them at the open fire. Alongside simple everyday recipes that kids love, the book also offers many suggestions on how to preserve wild herbs. It presents the traditional use of these herbs for seasonal celebrations such as Easter, summer solstice, Saint Nicholas and Christmas. A separate section provides details on particular botanical, naturopathic and also mythological characteristics of each plant. Useful hints on possible confusion with other plants and a collectors’ guide allow for broader insights on the quality of the portrayed plants. The book is rounded off with songs, stories, fairy tales and handicraft instructions.