Alys Fowler takes a fresh look at foraging, encouraging you to look closer to home, from the weeds in your garden to the trees in your street, rather than the fields and hedgerows of the countryside. Alys showcases her favourite edibles with a plant directory packed with useful information - photographic identification, plant description and tips on how to grow and how to eat it (including recipes) - that will give you the confidence to identify plants yourself. The book also features innovative ideas for eating your local landscape, from community gardens in Todmorden, UK to Edimental (edible ornamentals) gardens in Norway - this is a fast-growing, global phenomenon that is fun, environmentally friendly and thrifty.
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'The appetite for foraging food from the wild has never been stronger. But gardener and author Alys Fowler says you don't have to necessarily go out into the rolling fields to find your dinner.' BBC Magazine
'Where others see weeds, Alys Fowler sees supper.' The Guardian
'Is a hugely readable combination of factual field guide, recipes and inspiring tales of people (both at home and abroad) wining on elderflower champagne and dining on borage and sweetchestnuts.' Mail on Sunday YOU Magazine
'It has wonderful photographs that make plucking wild rocket and dandelions from wasteground look like a piece of delicious cake.' --Irish Times
'Where others see weeds, Alys Fowler sees supper.' The Guardian
'Is a hugely readable combination of factual field guide, recipes and inspiring tales of people (both at home and abroad) wining on elderflower champagne and dining on borage and sweetchestnuts.' Mail on Sunday YOU Magazine
'It has wonderful photographs that make plucking wild rocket and dandelions from wasteground look like a piece of delicious cake.' --Irish Times
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Alys Fowler started gardening in her early teens and trained at the Royal Horticultural Society, the New York Botanical Gardens and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. She was a presenter for BBC's Gardeners' World and had her own BBC TV series The Edible Garden. She writes regularly for the Guardian, Gardens Illustrated, Grow Your Own, blogs for BBC Gardening and has a monthly video on the Guardian website.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Cabernat
Format:Paperback
This book is brilliant.It's the kind of book that I know I will refer to for many years to come. I've picked blackberries and sloes but not much else as I am not too sure what is safe to eat. Now that I have this book I will be much more confident as to what is safe to pick and eat.
She starts with advising you as to what to take with you and then a few words of caution. There then follows a section on where and what you might find to forage, followed by some very good advice as to whether you need permission to forage and where to go to get it. There are then a few case studies whch are very interesting.
Then comes the plant directory - the leaf descriptions are particularly useful.
There are a few recipes which are followed by an alphabetical list of plants. There is a photo to enable you to recognise the plants and a written description as well. Next is what to eat and how to grow.
I feel I must mention the photographer Simon Wheeler who has done a grand job.
This is an essential book for people who want to get started on foraging
She starts with advising you as to what to take with you and then a few words of caution. There then follows a section on where and what you might find to forage, followed by some very good advice as to whether you need permission to forage and where to go to get it. There are then a few case studies whch are very interesting.
Then comes the plant directory - the leaf descriptions are particularly useful.
There are a few recipes which are followed by an alphabetical list of plants. There is a photo to enable you to recognise the plants and a written description as well. Next is what to eat and how to grow.
I feel I must mention the photographer Simon Wheeler who has done a grand job.
This is an essential book for people who want to get started on foraging
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Kate
Format:Paperback
The book is very nice, inspiring and the recipes are good. However, I found that one photo per plant, frequently more artistic then actually showing the plant, is not enough to enable recognition.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By TC
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought for ideas on new foods and ways to use them. Would be much better for people in urban areas.
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Not for the thrifty book lover
Rather too many pages of this book are attributed to what I'll describe as artistic leaf design, and I'll leave you to decide if a whole page dedicated to wild rocket and pink or... Read more
Published 1 month ago by FJM
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The thrifty celebrity book spinner
This book is a pretty looking revamp of some of the things that have already been said and published a million times, only with a very carefully thought out launch... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tout en chantant
5.0 out of 5 stars
Urban foodie
I bought this for my vegan son, who is into recycling,growing food and all things green. It was warmly received. Full of useful information.
Published 5 months ago by heather riseborough
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The Thrifty Forager by Alys Fowler
This is an excellent book! It's given me several ideas for developing wild plants and herbs around the village which I shall do with a friend. Read more
Published 10 months ago by dandelion
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lovely book with fun recipes
I enjoyed the book, gave one a good feel factor. You might need to be a gardener to recognise some of the plants as the pictures are not always that clear. Read more
Published 14 months ago by effinfrance
5.0 out of 5 stars
Book
It looks really interesting and is well set out. It was a gift for my daughter and she was really delighted with it.
Published 17 months ago by Mr. S. Boyd
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brillant book!
Bought this book for a friend who is into growing her own. Brilliant book, she loved it and has used it to experiment with different ingredients and recipes!
Published 17 months ago by Scarlett Poppy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Interesting
The book arrived quickly and at no extra cost for postage.The price was very good too. The book is full of intersting information .
Published 17 months ago by JCB
5.0 out of 5 stars
City Dweller's Foraging
I really like the book - of course, I do have a garden-related girl-crush on Miss Fowler ;)
If you are looking for a comprehensive field guide this is probably not your best... Read more
If you are looking for a comprehensive field guide this is probably not your best... Read more
Published 18 months ago by babsifav
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Thrifty forager
A very useful book for those of us who love to go blackberry picking, bilberry picking, sloe picking, etc. etc. and are all of us who are generally "picky" folk!!!
Published 19 months ago by JDW
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