[ -epub read ] Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland

Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland covers forty eight wild plants.I wrote 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.IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE YOU BUYPrinting colour books is expensive. I want my work to be as accessible to as many people as possible. In order to keep costs down there are no colour photos in this paperback. uInstead, you can download the accompanying PDF photo identification guide/u that includes multiple full-colour photographs of each plant to help make identification easy.WHAT'S COVERED IN THE PAPERBACKa historical summary of each plantwhich parts of the plant to use as foodtraditional and modern food usesnutritional breakdowntraditional folk medicine usessafety notes and contraindicationsWHAT'S COVERED IN THE FREE DOWNLOADABLE PDF PHOTO GUIDEmultiple 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&#8217vespent 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

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PEOPLE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SAIDI 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&#8217infectious encyclopaedic enthusiasm is borne from complete commitment to his chosen field. - Michael KuszMy 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&#8217magazine as well as in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph etc.

BUTTON FOR DOWNLOAD Synopsis Book: Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland covers forty eight wild plants.I wrote 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.IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE YOU BUYPrinting colour books is expensive. I want my work to be as accessible to as many people as possible. In order to keep costs down there are no colour photos in this paperback. uInstead, you can download the accompanying PDF photo identification guide/u that includes multiple full-colour photographs of each plant to help make identification easy.WHAT'S COVERED IN THE PAPERBACKa historical summary of each plantwhich parts of the plant to use as foodtraditional and modern food usesnutritional breakdowntraditional folk medicine usessafety notes and contraindicationsWHAT'S COVERED IN THE FREE DOWNLOADABLE PDF PHOTO GUIDEmultiple 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&#8217vespent 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 SAIDI 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&#8217infectious encyclopaedic enthusiasm is borne from complete commitment to his chosen field. - Michael KuszMy 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&#8217magazine as well as in The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph etc.