9/13/2011
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Dr. John Kallas is one of the foremost authorities on edible wild plants of North America. For 40 years his adventures and research on edible wild plants include teaching at colleges and universities, publishing, photographing, and studying plant species, his book, “Edible Wild Plants - Wild Foods From Dirt to Plate,” make wild foods understandable and usable by the general public, including gardeners, chefs, dieters, home cooks and nutrition-minded consumers.
Kallas will present a slide presentation and lecture at the main library of the Kanawha County Public Library at 123 Capitol Street in Charleston, W.Va, on Thursday, Sept. 15 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the Ray Meeting Room. The presentation is open to the public at no charge. Signed copies of his book will be available for purchase. For more information, contact the library at 304-343-4646.
Kallas also will serve as the 2011 guest wild food expert at North Bend State Park’s 44th annual Nature Wonder Weekend, Sept.16-18. The event begins Friday evening and concludes Sunday. It includes speakers, presentation, collection and preparation of wild foods. The weekend offers overnight lodge packages as well as day-only attendance. To register, phone 304-558-2754.
About “Edible Wild Plants – Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate”
The book makes wild foods understandable and usable by the general public—including gardeners, chefs, dieters, home cooks and nutrition minded consumers. Author John Kallas makes it fun and easy to learn about foods you’ve unknowingly passed by all your life. This book focuses on abundant and nutritious wild greens, vegetables and seeds eaten by our European ancestors. The same plants are found throughout North America. These healthy wild foods are the core of the true Mediterranean Diet. This book reveals how easy it is to incorporate these foods into everyday modern life.
About Dr. John Kallas
John Kallas has taught about wild edible plants since 1978. A trained botanist, nature photographer, writer, researcher, and teacher, Dr. Kallas has a doctorate in nutrition, a master’s in education, and majors in biology and natural science. He founded Wild Food Adventures, The Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants & Other Foragables, in 1993. An Oregon resident, originally from Michigan, Kallas is versed about nutrients, human physiology and biochemistry, cultural foodways, anthropology, food preparation, and nutritional toxicology in the context of wild foods. For more information about Kallas, his book, or Wild Food Adventures visit
www.wildfoodadventures.com.
Contact Information
Emily Fleming, Nature Wonder Weekend or Kim Dankovich, Kanwaha County Library
304-558-2754 or 304-343-4646
Kim.Dankovich@kanawhalibrary.org