FREE FOOD

Whether you live in a city or in the countryside a world of amazing diverse wild food is at your doorstep Not only is wild food free and sustainable it is also jam packed with nutrients and flavour beyond anything you will find in a supermarket In Free For All award winning author and forager Mo Wilde explains how to identify the plants seaweeds nuts and spices that are safe and delicious to eat including foraging staples like wild garlic and lesser known herbs like the fragrant sweet cicely Organised into plant families it gives you the tools to develop a deeper understanding of a plant s visual cues and their place in the ecosystem Once you have identified the plants Wilde also describes ways you can eat them whether that s making jams from wild berries or gluten free flour from roots and nuts The possibilities go on You can deep fry hogweed tempura top your dishes with cow parsley create a wild pantry of herbal infusions spices and fermented drinks and even tap beech trees for their sap Gorgeously illustrated Free for All will awaken your sense of wonder Whatever your lifestyle whether you are an enthusiastic forager or simply curious about wild food this book will inspire you to get outside and re connect with nature