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Food for Free (50th Anniversary Edition)

By: Richard Mabey
Narrated by: Chris Courtenay
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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. Beautifully written and produced in an easily digestible 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.

©2022 Richard Mabey (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Biological Sciences Botany & Plants Food & Wine Outdoors & Nature Science Gardening Natural Resource

Critic Reviews

"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)

"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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