Bloomsbury Concise Foraging Guide

£7.99

This practical pocket guide includes 200 edible fruits, nuts and seeds, flowers, greens and vegetables, herbs, roots, whole plants, fungi, seaweeds and shellfish that you can forage in the UK and Europe. Each species account includes accurate artworks and concise descriptions that will help you identify species in the field, as well as information on where species are found and ideas for using and cooking with them. The helpful introduction explains how to forage safely and legally, and outlines how to prepare and preserve your foraged foods, including how to make mead and jam, how to dry herbs and store mushrooms for later use, and how to prepare shellfish.

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Description

This practical pocket guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes 194 edible fruits, nuts and seeds, flowers, greens and vegetables, herbs, roots, whole plants, fungi, seaweeds and shellfish that you can forage in the UK and Europe.

Each species account includes accurate artworks and concise descriptions outlining essential details to help you identify species in the field, as well as information on where you can find species and helpful tips on how to cook and bake with the food you forage.

The author’s introduction offers practical advice on foraging safely and legally and outlines how to prepare and preserve your foraged foods, including making mead and jam, drying herbs, storing mushrooms for later use and how to safely prepare foraged shellfish.

Additional information

Weight 0.186 kg
Dimensions 13 × 9 × 1.9 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

208

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

581.632094 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K