| Title | : | Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland |
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| ISBN | : | 1670727696 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 978-1670727695 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | interesting and informative |
| Number of Pages | : | 164 pages |
multiple full colour photos of each plantcommon namescientific namefamilybotanical descriptionflowering timehabitat: where the plant is foundstatus: perennial, annual, biennial etc.whether it is native or non nativeFor over fifteen years I have experimented and explored the world of wild plants. Uncovering how our ancestors used plants to nourish and heal themselves.I’ve spent thousands of hours digging through scientific papers, read hundreds of books. Even gone so far as to be nomadic for over a year. During this time I followed the seasons and plants around the highways and byways of these isles.I have written this book to help you rediscover our forgotten plant heritage. To learn how to use wild plants as food and medicine. Knowledge that was once common to everyone.NICE THINGS PEOPLE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SAID
I absolutely love this book, it is a very valuable foraging companion on wild walks and as reference when I teach forest school. Lara ButlerIn only a few weeks this exceptional book has helped increase my knowledge of and awareness of, the wild larder that is always within our grasp. Stepping back into the wild with this book has really felt like coming home and I am so grateful to the author for enabling this adventure. Jon BrumbyRobin’s infectious encyclopaedic enthusiasm is borne from complete commitment to his chosen field. Michael Kusz
My love of the plants and my interaction with them was given a massive boost by your knowledge. Pip MartinABOUT THE AUTHORRobin Harford is a forager, ethnobotanical researcher and wild food educator. He has published numerous foraging guide books.He established his wild food foraging school in 2008 and his foraging courses were recently voted #1 in the country by BBC Countryfile.Robin is the creator of eatweeds.co.uk, which is listed in The Times Top 50 websites for food and drink.He has travelled extensively documenting and recording the traditional and local uses of wild food plants in indigenous cultures, and his work has taken him to Africa, India, SE Asia, Europe and the USA.Robin regularly appears on national and local radio and television. He has been recommended in BBC Good Food magazine, Sainsbury’s magazine as well as in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph etc.
Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland Reviews
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Interesting and informative but would be better for the novice if it had been part illustrated, make sure you buy the colour edition ,same price very misleading
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Beware, to those who absolutely no idea how to identify every plant, those book will be useless to you because it neither has no drawing illustration, nor any photographic identification. This book was authored for no less than a semi professional forager who already has
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It never occurred to me that this book would have no pictures, so it is useless to find a plant. It also has no index by use so if you were interested in something that is good for bruising for instance, you'd have to read the whole book. The plants are arranged in
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This is a wonderful guide to learning the health giving properties of common plant species usually overlooked. It would only be of practical benefit to those who have a good general knowledge of plants, something which seems to be increasingly uncommon among the
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Would have been better if it had pictures so you could identify them , but still a very good informative book.
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Would of liked drawings of plants etc as I had to buy another book for drawings
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I decided to get the kindle version so that the pictures were saved in amongst the text. The author offers a link to download pictures to accompany the text version of the book which can be stored on your phone or other device to aid identification it's not rocket
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Ignore other reviews regarding photographs. The book provides you with an online link to the comprehensive guide to the plant: including leaves, roots, flowers and seeds. I have always liked foraging since I was a child, but only had the knowledge my mother passed on
