Food for Free, Richard Mabey
Food for Free, Richard Mabey
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Food for Free

Author: Richard Mabey

Narrator: Chris Courtney

Unabridged: 8 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/15/2022

Synopsis

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.

About Richard Mabey

Richard Mabey is the author of Food for Free, Flora Britannica, and Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants, among other books. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he has narrated popular BBC television and radio series and written for the Guardian and Granta. He lives in Norfolk, England.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie on March 22, 2020

The cover might be different to what you were expecting (not that it matters anyway). I am so impressed by this book, even if it wasn't a pocket book: -It's got illustrations and photos for each for ease of identification (which is vitally important) -It's got the common names and the scientific names......more

Goodreads review by NHC Gonzo Division on May 09, 2021

Probably the most useful book I’ve ever read in my life! All other knowledge is rendered relatively useless in the face of such practical information. It’s astonishing actually, just how much tasty food is out there, just growing wild, even locally, there is so much stuff to eat on your doorstep! I......more

Goodreads review by Amos on August 25, 2024

Excellent and digestible guide to foraging in the UK, packing in identification guides, recipes and folk tales about a wide variety of scrannable plant and animal life. Could be improved by a “can be confused with” section describing some of the more dangerous plants and fungi that you really want t......more

Goodreads review by Peter on March 19, 2020

An essential guide book to have with you when out and about.......more

Goodreads review by Kurry on April 14, 2024

Good information but a little sketchy in the fungi section.......more

Quotes

‘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 ‘Still a classic’ 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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