Best foraging books

[CynicalSurvival]

Hi, I wonder if anyone can recommend their best books on foraging.

Reviews that I have looked at so far tend to be mixed, with a lot of complaints about a lack of decent pictures. I also need something that is suitable for the UK.

Thanks!

[Brambles]

My go-to books are Food for free by Richard Mabey. The book and the Collins Gem version work well together. The Book has good quality line drawings and bags of info, the Gem version has photos, so it's the best of both.
There are in depth descriptions, where to find it, how to cook it and also what it tastes like.

[Arzosah]

The Thrifty Forager, by Alys Fowler, is completely UK based - it may be a bit full of wafty hippiedom, but she started out on Gardener's World, she knows her stuff. Like *any* other book these days, I wouldn't pay full price for it

[jansman]

For me it is 'Wild Food' by Roger Phillips. It is an old one, but it is UK and the photos are great. It is also set out in a monthly order.

[featherstick]

The Thrifty Forager, by Alys Fowler, is completely UK based - it may be a bit full of wafty hippiedom, but she started out on Gardener's World, she knows her stuff. Like *any* other book these days, I wouldn't pay full price for it

It's a nice book, I agree, (and I quite like the waftiness, I have to say). Try the library. I like her emphasis on looking at council plantings and car parks and so on, rather than deep countryside.

[CynicalSurvival]

Cool, many thanks for those suggestions

[ForgeCorvus]

Got 'Food for Free' (the Gem version) and 'The Thrifty Forager' as well as quite a few fungi books (I'll have a check and list a couple in the next day or so)

F4F is a great little field book and until recently was in my EDC bag

Ms Fowler's book is the one to have for urban or suburban foraging, who knew just how much food the town council is growing

[ForgeCorvus]

Back again.

Hamlyn Guide, "Mushrooms & Toadstools of Britain and Northern Europe" by Geoffrey Kibby
(ISBN 978-0-7537-2530-6)
Really easy to use field key and has colour illustrations to make the key features clearer.

[CynicalSurvival]

'The Thrifty Forager' looks great as do her gardening books - cheers

[harrybrown]

"food for free" (collins gem pocket size) has been a good book for me, good pictures & short simple info.
I also have "Bartrams encyclopedia of herbal medicine", again really good detailed info, though no pictures which isnt a major issue

Hope this helps