Food for Free - 50th Anniversary Edition

This fully updated special edition of the classic complete guide to the edible species that grow around us includes a new foreword from the author and a plate section with identification guides for all major species.

About the author

Richard Mabey is a naturalist and award-winning author and journalist. He won wide acclaim on the publication of the original Food for Free in 1972 – which has never been out of print since. Among his many other acclaimed publications are Gilbert White (Whitbread Biography of the Year) and the ground-breaking bestseller Flora Britannica. Richard Mabey is an active member of national and local conservation groups and lives in Norfolk.

Summary

This fully updated special edition of the classic complete guide to the edible species that grow around us includes a new foreword from the author and a plate section with identification guides for all major species.

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 field identification notes and recipes.
In this stunning 50th anniversary edition, Richard Mabey’s updated text is accompanied by a wealth of practical information on identifying, collecting, cooking and preparing, as well as history and folklore. Informative illustrations of key species by expert botanical artists are included in a colour plate section. Beautifully written and produced in a new, readable 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.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Mabey
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 11.04.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9780008543136
• ISBN: 978-0-00-854313-6
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Theme cookery books; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, NATURE / Plants / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Cookery by ingredient, REFERENCE / Personal & Practical Guides, COOKING / Specific Ingredients / General, Biodiversity, Food & society, The countryside, country life: general interest, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Outdoor survival skills, Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency, Cookery / food by ingredient, The countryside, country life, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Cultural studies: food and society, Natural & wild gardening, Edible wild plants and foraging, Sustainable food / cookery