The classic foraging guide to over 200 types of food that can be gathered and picked in the wild,Food for Free returns in its 40th year as a sumptuous,beautifully illustrated and fully updated anniversary edition.
Originally published in 1972,Richard Mabey's classic foraging guide has never been out of print since. Food for Free is a complete guide to help you safely identify edible species that grow around us,together with detailed artwork,field identification notes and recipes.
In this stunning 40th anniversary edition,Richard Mabey's fully-revised text is accompanied by photographs,new recipes and a wealth of practical information on identifying,collecting,cooking and preparing,history and folklore. Informatively written,beautifully illustrated and produced in a new,larger format,Food for Free will inspire us to be more self-sufficient and make use of the natural resources around us to enhance our lives.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780007438471Number of pages: 464Weight: 1610 gDimensions: 252 x 195 x 35 mm
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'Food for Free is a life-enhancing classic. That it is erudite and charming as well as practical and accurate is a testament to Richard Mabey's great gift as a biographer of our natural heritage. It remains the best possible antidote to the over-processed and the pre-packaged.'Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
'The forager's bible continues to inspire and enthral.'Scottish Field
'Still a classic'The Financial Times
'Armed with this guide,this month you could be sampling the simple pleasures of eating a fleshy Hottentot fig straight from a Devon clifftop,making elderflower fritters gathered from the hedgerows,or frying fairy-ring champignons picked off your lawn. With its charming painted illustrations,it is a book to savour in itself.'Devon Life
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