‘Food for Free’, Richard Mabey (1972) – ‘A Book in Five Minutes’, No.14
Channel: ramblinactivist
Date: 2022-06-16

Ramblinactivist 2022/21, 16th June 2022.

The 1970s surge in ecological awareness saw many books published on our relationship with the natural world. ‘Food for Free’, by Richard Mabey, was published fifty years ago in 1972.

Fifty years after its publication ‘Food for Free’ stands as the progenitor of the modern preoccupation with wild food; but too often its radical message has been lost in the desire for that ‘wild’ consumer experience. Though added to by many similar books since, and more recently by practices such as ‘bushcraft’, it remains one of the most comprehensive manuals on foraging, and its deeper message is even more relevant today.

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