Dr. John Kallas, author of Edible Wild Plants – Foods from Dirt to Plate, will be at Marshall Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 7 pm to discuss how to identify, harvest, prepare and enjoy nutritious, delicious and abundant edible wild plants. Dr. Kallas’s presentation is a sampling of his book which makes wild foods understandable and accessible, revealing how easy it is to incorporate them into everyday modern life. Dr. Kallas is a trained botanist with a doctorate in nutrition, has investigated edible wild plants since 1970 and taught about them since 1978. He founded Wild Food Adventures in 1993 and was the primary writer and editor of the Wild Food Adventurer newsletter. A question/answer period and book signing will follow the presentation. For more information about Dr. Kallas, his book, or Wild Food Adventures visit www.wildfoodadventures.com.