Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland: A Foraging and Photographic Identification Guide

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I have enjoyed Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland, even as a reader who lives in the Southern Appalachians. This did, however, help me to identify wild garlic in the early summer, which I foraged till I had no more room in my freezer! Alongside a growing want to try and use natural, rather than synthetic, methods to provide medicinal remedies and a general desire from a lot of us to get back to mature this book has come along at a great time. Tell us why you liked or disliked the book; using examples and comparisons is a great way to do this.

I get the feeling the author threw this together quickly to get it published as soon as possible, it's a major downfall because it really shows. The species mentioned in the book are growing in my surroundings (Cork,Ireland) which makes it practical and simple to use. I would have loved pictures, I know Robin gives you a link for a free downloadable guide but I want to read a book, not read a book and reference elsewhere for info. In 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.

He wrote the book to help us rediscover our forgotten plant heritage and how to use wild plants as food and medicine. Hi, I'm Robin Harford, bestselling author of Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland. The nail file was perfectly described, however only gave 4 stars as the listing says 'in aluminium case' and mine is in an 'eco storage case' (i. Instead, you can download the accompanying PDF photo identification guide that includes multiple full-colour photographs of each plant to help make identification easy. A flavour profile of each plant lets us know what taste we should expect and a nutritional profile informs us of the nutrients each plant provides.

I was disappointed as it had no illustrations and you would have to rely on written descriptions to identify plants. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland | Covering 48 wild edible and medicinal plants, I have written this book to help you rediscover our forgotten plant heritage. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).Cautions for plants, where necessary are given and if the plant has any other interesting uses then these are also covered. Our Hedgerow Guide aims to help you forage for British plants that are relatively common in the wild, easy to find and good to eat – and to avoid those that are inedible or poisonous. I’ve read many foraging books that have provided comprehensive pictures so that seems a bit of a cop out to me, not even illustrations so at least we could get the gist of what it kind of looks like and then if we do want to attempt finding it in the wild we could reference his guide? 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. Each plant description tells us which parts of the plant can be used for food as well as how to use those parts.

While I have a huge interest in such things and appreciate his efforts, he's not took into consideration that we don't know what the plants he's taking about look like and he's not put this book together in a detailed manner; it's just sort of thrown together. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. My book covers forty-eight plants and includes multiple colour photographs for easy plant identification. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.Please allow up to 10 working days for 2nd class mail to arrive, instead of the usual 3-5 days that we all used to be accustomed to.

Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This guide is here to help keep you safe, however, please ensure that you use multiple sources for identifying plants. As the opportunity to use what nature has provided, and to encourage more plants in our own back gradens that can be used for a range of purposes – rather than purely to look nice – foraging has become cool!And provides plant lovers with a much-needed resource for understanding nature’s most useful wild plants. minute review of Robin Harford’s lovely new book on The Edible and Medicinal plants of Britain and Ireland. The author has spent fifteen years experimenting and learning about wild plants and how our ancestors used plants to nourish and heal themselves.