Profile Books The Forager's Calendar: A Seasonal Guide to Nature's Wild Harvests
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'He writes so engagingly that it's hard to imagine that actual foraging can be more attractive than reading his accounts of it. ...[This book] is a treasure. It is beautifully produced, designed and illustrated.' - John Carey, The Sunday Times WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARD FOR FOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 WINNER OF WOODLANDS AWARDS BEST WOODLAND BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 Look out of your window, walk down a country path or go to the beach in Great Britain, and you are sure to see many wild species that you can take home and eat. From dandelions in spring to sloe berries in autumn, via wild garlic, samphire, chanterelles and even grasshoppers, our countryside is full of edible delights in any season. John Wright is the country's foremost expert in foraging and brings decades of experience, including as forager at the River Cottage, to this seasonal guide. Month by month, he shows us what species can be found and where, how to identify them, and how to store, use and cook them. You'll learn the stories behind the Latin names, the best way to tap a Birch tree, and how to fry an ant, make rosehip syrup and cook a hop omelette. Fully illustrated throughout, with tips on kit, conservation advice and what to avoid, this is an indispensable guide for everyone interested in wild food, whether you want to explore the great outdoors, or are happiest foraging from your armchair.
| Dimensions | 12.6 x 3 x 19.6 cm |
| Edition | Main |
| Isbn 10 | 1781256225 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1781256220 |
| Item Weight | 1.05 Kilograms |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 400 pages |
| Publication Date | 4 June 2020 |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
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helpfull
great book
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Get it in Hardback - You'll love it that much
I love this book so much. In fact, you can see from the pictures that I have loved this book almost to death. And I've only had it for one year. It's stained with blackberry juice, elderflower pollen, gin, and whatever else I've found and used to cook/brew with my winnings. It has been scratched all over from rose thorns has been dropped in a few puddles, and now genuinely smells a bit "herby".The format is just perfect - I read a whole chapter at the start of the month and then dip back in for some reminders between and during foraging excursions. I still enjoy each time I re-read the informational content - which is something as I have a brain like a sieve and forget everything rather swiftly. The matter-of-fact yet sometimes mildly silly tone often has me laughing out loud. His observations on gardeners are astutely relateable as my father is a keen gardener and I a keen forager - yes I agree "sometimes I do think that gardeners feel the need to suffer". I will often read bits out to my father that relate to the weeds he is frantically trying to rid his garden of (ground elder being a great extract) and it will make us both laugh.He is also, like most fairly normal humans that are worth knowing, a slight dipsomaniac (and I will be buying his other books about how to brew your own etc).I think this is the best "all-rounder" foraging book and great for somebody who is just getting started. However, as I do not live near the sea, I travel around the UK on a narrowboat foraging the towpath hedgerows, I haven't yet, ahem, digested any of the sea-side delights the book has to offer. As this book has really inspired me to forage more I will be buying the hedgerows and mushrooms River Cottage handbooks.I say get this book in hardback because I do carry this everywhere with me and it shows. I just wouldn't anybody love it to death like I have and regret not getting a hardback copy to last a bit longer.
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Book arrived damaged
Book arrived damage, it looks second hand
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When to do the picking
Very informative. Certainly useful when needed
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Would buy from seller again
Would buy from seller again.Good book. Not fabulous but helpful.
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