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Food for Free

50th Anniversary Edition
By Richard Mabey
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Food for Free by Richard Mabey is a classic guide that explores the abundance of natural food sources available in the wild across Britain and Europe. The book provides insight into identifying, collecting, and preparing plants, fungi, seaweed, and shellfish. It emphasises the connection between nature and sustenance while encouraging a sustainable approach to foraging.
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If you're fascinated by foraging and the natural world, this guide offers insights into the edible plants and fungi you can find in the wild. It might appeal to you if you enjoy exploring nature, learning about sustainable living, or discovering how to connect more deeply with the environment through its wild foods.

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Food for Free

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.

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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.

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Food for Free by Richard Mabey is celebrated as a timeless and life-enhancing classic, renowned for its charm, practicality, and accuracy. It inspires foragers and nature lovers alike, offering a delightful guide to discovering and enjoying wild foods. The book is complemented by charming illustrations, making it equally pleasurable to read as it is informative.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008543105

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: William Collins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 159.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

Richard Mabey is the author of some forty books, including the bestselling Flora Britannica, Weeds and Nature Cure, which was short-listed for the Whitbread, Ondaatje and Ackerley awards. His biography Gilbert White won the Whitbread Biography Prize in 1986. He is a regular broadcaster on BBC radio, writes regularly for the Guardian, New Statesman and Granta, and has contributed a personal column to BBC Wildlife for the past 25 years. He is Patron of the John Clare Society, and Vice-President of the Open Spaces Society. He lives in Norfolk.

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