There’s good, wholesome, free food growing everywhere! Nature’s own vegetable market contains virtually everything we need for a sustainable, balanced diet and a healthy life. Herbs, salad leaves, vegetables, berries, nuts and fungi can all be gathered in the woods, by the sea and along the roadside. From edible seaweed and fennel to horseradish and parsley, there’s a wide variety of delicious food to be found in the wild, if you know what you’re looking for. Wild Food for Free teaches you how to reconnect with nature and her larder, showing the foods to be found in a variety of habitats, how to identify edible plants, the seasons in which they are best harvested, advising safe and good practice in foraging, with a collection of delicious recipes to make the most of your bounty. 256pp, 184mm x 199mm, illus. in colour, softback, 2007
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