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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.
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. 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. 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.
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. It just kinda falls flat in the reading experience if you can’t visualise what he is talking about, also not everyone has access and means to be able to download a guide, many households do not have internet access nor computers or laptops to download guides too. common namescientific namefamilyan easy to understand botanical descriptionmultiple full colour photos of each plantwhen the plant flowerswhere it is founda historical summarywhich parts of the plant to usehow the plant is used as foodits nutritional profileits traditional folk medicine usesand finally, safety notesFor over fifteen years I have experimented and explored the world of wild plants.
Tell us why you liked or disliked the book; using examples and comparisons is a great way to do this.It comes with a free downloadable PDF photo identification guide that includes multiple full-colour photographs of each plant to help make identification easy. Very clear descriptions and uses of plants and in combination with the downloadable photo guide the book makes a real treat to read. 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. I was disappointed as it had no illustrations and you would have to rely on written descriptions to identify plants. 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.
The author has spent fifteen years experimenting and learning about wild plants and how our ancestors used plants to nourish and heal themselves.
My book is considered an invaluable addition to any forager, herbalist, gardener, horticulturist or naturalist’s library.
I absolutely love this book, it is a very valuable foraging companion on wild walks and as reference when I teach forest school. Instead of providing a snapshot for each plant, Harford gives a link to a database of pictures which give a more indepth photography for each plant and a better resource for identification.Hedgerows are a great place to find most of these plants, but do look around in woods and fields as many grow there too. I feel if I can get to grips with the 48 common plants discussed in this book, I'll be a step closer to being able to knowing the environment around me on my walks. This guide is here to help keep you safe, however, please ensure that you use multiple sources for identifying plants. 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. 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.