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Collins Food for Free (50th Anniversary Edition)

Field / Identification Guide
By: Richard Mabey(Author)
272 pages, colour illustrations
Publisher: HarperCollins
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  • Collins Food for Free (50th Anniversary Edition) ISBN: 9780007247684 Paperback Apr 2007 In stock
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  • Collins Food for Free (50th Anniversary Edition) ISBN: 9780008543105 Hardback 50th anniversary edition Sep 2022 In stock
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  • Collins Food for Free (50th Anniversary Edition) ISBN: 9780002198653 Paperback Dec 1989 Out of Print #4552
  • Collins Food for Free (50th Anniversary Edition) ISBN: 9780002198561 Hardback Dec 1989 Out of Print #4553
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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. Informative illustrations of key species by expert botanical artists are included in a colour plate section. Beautifully written and produced in a new, readable 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.

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Biography

Richard Mabey is a naturalist and award-winning author and journalist. He won wide acclaim on the publication of the original Food for Free in 1972 – which has never been out of print since. Among his many other acclaimed publications are Gilbert White (Whitbread Biography of the Year) and the ground-breaking bestseller Flora Britannica. Richard Mabey is an active member of national and local conservation groups and lives in Norfolk.

Field / Identification Guide
By: Richard Mabey(Author)
272 pages, colour illustrations
Publisher: HarperCollins
Media 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

"Thirty years after its initial publication, the forager's bible continues to inspire and enthral."
– Scottish Field

"Still a classic"
– The Financial Times

"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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