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'''Samuel J. Thayer''' (born 1976- ) is an American wild food [[Hunter-gatherer|forager]] and author.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Thayer |url=https://www.wpr.org/people/sam-thayer |publisher=Wisconsin Public Radio}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Hardee |first1=Howard |title=More than Weeds |url=https://isthmus.com/food-drink/finding-wild-edibles-in-the-country-and-the-city/ |publisher=Isthmus}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Shute |first1=Nancy |title=Foraging the Weeds for Wild, Healthy Greens |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/18/135412640/foraging-the-weeds-for-wild-healthy-greens |publisher=National Public Radio}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Hay |first1=Mark |title=Interest in Foraging is Booming: Here's How to Do it Right |url=https://civileats.com/2020/07/09/interest-in-foraging-is-booming-heres-how-to-do-it-right/ |publisher=Civil Eats}}</ref> Thayer is a self-taught [[natural history|natural historian]].{{r|nolan}} In 2001, Thayer founded Forager's Harvest, and acts as editor and director of the institute.{{r|nolan}}
'''Samuel J. Thayer''' (born 1976) is an American wild food [[Hunter-gatherer|forager]] and author.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Thayer |date=27 August 2013 |url=https://www.wpr.org/people/sam-thayer |publisher=Wisconsin Public Radio}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hardee |first1=Howard |title=More than Weeds |date=20 September 2018 |url=https://isthmus.com/food-drink/finding-wild-edibles-in-the-country-and-the-city/ |publisher=Isthmus}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shute |first1=Nancy |title=Foraging the Weeds for Wild, Healthy Greens |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/18/135412640/foraging-the-weeds-for-wild-healthy-greens |publisher=National Public Radio}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hay |first1=Mark |title=Interest in Foraging is Booming: Here's How to Do it Right |date=9 July 2020 |url=https://civileats.com/2020/07/09/interest-in-foraging-is-booming-heres-how-to-do-it-right/ |publisher=Civil Eats}}</ref> Thayer is a self-taught [[natural history|natural historian]].{{r|nolan}} In 2001, Thayer founded Forager's Harvest and acts as editor and director of the institute.{{r|nolan}}


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, to Richard and Ellen Thayer, he was raised in Madison and graduated from Madison East High School in 1994. He has one brother and two sisters.<ref name=nolan>{{cite news | newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal | location=Madison, Wisconsin | date=May 25, 2003 | pages=51-52 | last=Nolan | first=John | title=One man's culinary journey headed for grass roots | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106809088/thayer-may-2003/}}</ref>
Born in [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]], [[Wisconsin]], to Richard and Ellen Thayer, he was raised in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] and graduated from [[Madison East High School]] in 1994. He has one brother and two sisters.<ref name=nolan>{{cite news | newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal | location=Madison, Wisconsin | date=May 25, 2003 | pages=51–52 | last=Nolan | first=John | title=One man's culinary journey headed for grass roots | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106809088/thayer-may-2003/}}</ref>


==Books==
==Books==


Thayer has published three books: ''The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants'';<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thayer |first1=Samuel |title=The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants |date=2006 |publisher=Forager's Harvest |location=Ogema, Wisconsin |isbn=0-9766266-0-8 |pages=360 |edition=First}}</ref> ''Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thayer |first1=Samuel |title=Nature's Garden |date=2010 |publisher=Forager's Harvest |location=Birchwood, Wisconsin |isbn=978-0-9766266-1-9 |pages=512 |edition=First}}</ref> and ''Incredible Wild Edibles: 36 Plants That Can Change Your Life''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thayer |first1=Samuel |title=Incredible Wild Edibles |date=2017 |publisher=Forager's Harvest |location=Birchwood, Wsconsin |isbn=9780976626626 |pages=480 |edition=First}}</ref> All of them self-published by The Foragers Harvest <ref>{{Cite web|date=August 31, 2021|title=Foragers Harvest|url=https://www.foragersharvest.com/#/|url-status=live|quote=This is the home site for Samuel Thayer, renowned author and forager and internationally recognized authority on edible wild plants.}}</ref>
Thayer has published three books: ''The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants'';<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thayer |first1=Samuel |title=The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants |date=2006 |publisher=Forager's Harvest |location=Ogema, Wisconsin |isbn=0-9766266-0-8 |pages=360 |edition=First}}</ref> ''Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thayer |first1=Samuel |title=Nature's Garden |date=2010 |publisher=Forager's Harvest |location=Birchwood, Wisconsin |isbn=978-0-9766266-1-9 |pages=512 |edition=First}}</ref> and ''Incredible Wild Edibles: 36 Plants That Can Change Your Life''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thayer |first1=Samuel |title=Incredible Wild Edibles |date=2017 |publisher=Forager's Harvest |location=Birchwood, Wisconsin |isbn=9780976626626 |pages=480 |edition=First}}</ref> The Forager's Harvest self-published all of them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2021 |title=Forager's Harvest |url=https://www.foragersharvest.com/#/ |quote=This is the home site for Samuel Thayer, renowned author and forager and internationally recognized authority on edible wild plants.}}</ref>


==Awards==
==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,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dwyer |first1=Seal |title=Nature's Garden |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2010/nature/ |agency=Midwest Independent Publisher's Association |date=2010}}</ref> and second place in the category "Gardening/Agriculture" for The 2011 Benjamin Franklin Award;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kichler |first1=Florrie |title=2011 Benjamin Franklin Award |work=Nature's Garden |agency=Independent Book Publisher's Association |date=2011}}</ref>
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,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dwyer |first1=Seal |title=Nature's Garden |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2010/nature/ |agency=Midwest Independent Publisher's Association |date=2010}}</ref> and second place in the category "Gardening/Agriculture" for The 2011 Benjamin Franklin Award.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kichler |first1=Florrie |title=2011 Benjamin Franklin Award |work=Nature's Garden |agency=Independent Book Publisher's Association |date=2011}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 22:45, 1 September 2024

Samuel J. Thayer (born 1976) is an American wild food forager and author.[1][2][3][4] Thayer is a self-taught natural historian.[5] In 2001, Thayer founded Forager's Harvest and acts as editor and director of the institute.[5]

Early life and education

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Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, to Richard and Ellen Thayer, he was raised in Madison and graduated from Madison East High School in 1994. He has one brother and two sisters.[5]

Books

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Thayer has published three books: The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants;[6] Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants[7] and Incredible Wild Edibles: 36 Plants That Can Change Your Life.[8] The Forager's Harvest self-published all of them.[9]

Awards

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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,[10] and second place in the category "Gardening/Agriculture" for The 2011 Benjamin Franklin Award.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Sam Thayer". Wisconsin Public Radio. 27 August 2013.
  2. ^ Hardee, Howard (20 September 2018). "More than Weeds". Isthmus.
  3. ^ Shute, Nancy. "Foraging the Weeds for Wild, Healthy Greens". National Public Radio.
  4. ^ Hay, Mark (9 July 2020). "Interest in Foraging is Booming: Here's How to Do it Right". Civil Eats.
  5. ^ a b c Nolan, John (May 25, 2003). "One man's culinary journey headed for grass roots". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. pp. 51–52.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Thayer, Samuel (2010). Nature's Garden (First ed.). Birchwood, Wisconsin: Forager's Harvest. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-9766266-1-9.
  8. ^ Thayer, Samuel (2017). Incredible Wild Edibles (First ed.). Birchwood, Wisconsin: Forager's Harvest. p. 480. ISBN 9780976626626.
  9. ^ "Forager's Harvest". August 31, 2021. This is the home site for Samuel Thayer, renowned author and forager and internationally recognized authority on edible wild plants.
  10. ^ Dwyer, Seal (2010). "Nature's Garden". Midwest Independent Publisher's Association.
  11. ^ Kichler, Florrie (2011). "2011 Benjamin Franklin Award". Nature's Garden. Independent Book Publisher's Association.
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