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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Thayer, Samuel (2010). Nature's Garden (First ed.). Birchwood, Wisconsin: Forager's Harvest. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-9766266-1-9.
- ↑ Thayer, Samuel (2017). Incredible Wild Edibles (First ed.). Birchwood, Wisconsin: Forager's Harvest. p. 480. ISBN 9780976626626.
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This is the home site for Samuel Thayer, renowned author and forager and internationally recognized authority on edible wild plants.
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