DESCRIPTION

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

The classic guide to foraging food in a particularly handsome 40th anniversary edition. Featuring guides to over 200 types of food that can be picked and gathered in the wild, beautifully illustrated and with high quality photographs throughout.

Originally published in 1972, Food For Free has never been out of print since. Covering everything from identification, collecting, cooking, preparation, history and even folklore. Written with passion and deep knowledge, this edition is a larger and easier to read format, which really lets the imagery and photography inspire a step towards a more self-sufficient lifestyle - or at least a new hobby!

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.

‘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

• Publisher: William Collins (15 Sep 2022)
• ISBN: 9780008543105
• Dimensions: 15.9 x 2.8 x 24 cm
• Hardcover
• 288 pages