Tiffany Francis-Baker

Concise Foraging Guide (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This practical pocket guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes 194 edible fruits, nuts and seeds, flowers, greens and vegetables, herbs, roots, whole plants, fungi, seaweeds and shellfish that you can forage in the UK and Europe. Each species account includes accurate artworks and concise descriptions outlining essential details to help you identify species in the field, as well as information on where you can find species and helpful tips on how to cook and bake with the food you forage. The author's introduction offers practical advice on foraging safely and legally and outlines how to prepare and preserve your foraged foods, including making mead and jam, drying herbs, storing mushrooms for later use and how to safely prepare foraged shellfish.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 211
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472984753
• Artikelnr.: 61462838

Autorenporträt

Tiffany Francis is an award-winning writer, artist and environmentalist from the South Downs in Hampshire. With a mixed background in the arts, rural heritage and conservation, her work is fuelled by a love for the natural world and a passion for protecting it. She writes and illustrates for national publications and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and Channel 4. Her books include Food You Can Forage, the Concise Foraging Guide, Bees and Beekeeping and Dark Skies. In 2023, The British Horse Society presented Tiffany with the Elwyn Hartley-Edwards Award for her work in promoting the enjoyment of equestrianism and raising awareness of BHS campaigns and wider issues within the equine industry in The Bridleway.

www.tiffanyfrancisbaker.com

Inhaltsangabe

An Introduction to Foraging
Foraging Safely and Legally
Storing, Preserving and Preparing Foraged Food
- How to make fruit jam
- How to make mead
- How to make dry herbs
- How to store mushrooms
- How to forage shellfish safely
Fruits
Nuts and Seeds
Flowers
Greens and Vegetables
Herbs
Roots
Whole Plants
Fungi
Seaweeds
Shellfish
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements