The calendar for growing seasons is incredibly handy as it gives you an overview of when to expect wild food to appear. Illustrated throughout with stunning colour photographs this fully-revised edition of a Collins bestseller explains the best ways to make use of the foods we can find in the wild.

The older 1976 version, that I picked up much later, from a rural book fair in the Fenlands, I love because it has old pen and ink drawings, and eight whole pages where these drawings have actually been coloured in! We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate.Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). Instead it's a very good starting point for identification of edible plants and fungi, together with some ideas on how to prepare them. 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. There is also practical advice on how to pick plus the countryside laws and regulations on picking wild plants. Practical advice on how to pick along with information on countryside laws and regulations on picking wild plants helps you to plan your foray with a feast in mind.

I also find it pretty interesting as a historian looking into prehistoric hunter-gatherers of Britain. The historical information referring to war, Roman occupation and Victorian eating habits is fascinating. Food for Free' by Richard Mabey was first published in 1972, since then it has been reprinted 11 times. He has narrated and produced popular BBC television and radio series, and has written for the Guardian, Granta, and other publications.It has been many times reissued in a variety of formats but the original edition is very scarce indeed in anything like this condition. This guide to Britain's wild foods, first published in 1972, reflects ever increasing ecoawareness and popular interest in finding different, and more natural, sources of food. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.