Product Description

In WILD FOODS Ray Mears and Gordon Hillman lead us into the wildest parts of Britain to demonstrate the huge variety of indigenous foods that can be found. One of the most crucial skills to surviving in any wilderness is self-reliance - now, with this book, you can equip yourself with the knowledge to find tasty and sustaining foods in your own back yard and beyond.

Practical, enthralling, often surprising, packed with beautiful illustrations, WILD FOODS is an invaluable tool for any keen outdoorsman, and it is a fascinating read anyone with an interest in the little-known side of Britain's natural resources.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3555 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

Review
'WILD FOOD made me want to run to the hills, live on pignuts and never see another human face' -- Sunday Telegraph Seven magazine 'There's only one person I'd like to be stuck up Limpopo with, and that's Ray Mears. Not since Roger Phillip's seminal book of the same name has anyone thrown open the fridge door of nature with such enthusiasm, generosity and respect.' -- The Times 'Sensitively illustrated, this book is a mine of information ... this is a beautiful, engaging and informative book that I recommend highly to anybody intested in nature, wild food ro the lives of the last true hunter-gatherers.' -- Countryfile 'It's all good fun.' -- Independent on Sunday

Review

'WILD FOOD made me want to run to the hills, live on pignuts and never see another human face'

(Sunday Telegraph Seven magazine )

'There's only one person I'd like to be stuck up Limpopo with, and that's Ray Mears. Not since Roger Phillip's seminal book of the same name has anyone thrown open the fridge door of nature with such enthusiasm, generosity and respect.' (The Times )

'Sensitively illustrated, this book is a mine of information . . . this is a beautiful, engaging and informative book that I recommend highly to anybody intested in nature, wild food ro the lives of the last true hunter-gatherers.'

(Countryfile )

'It's all good fun.' (Independent on Sunday )

Synopsis
In WILD FOODS Ray Mears and Gordon Hillman lead us into the wildest parts of Britain to demonstrate the huge variety of indigenous foods that can be found. One of the most crucial skills to surviving in any wilderness is self-reliance - now, with this book, you can equip yourself with the knowledge to find tasty and sustaining foods in your own back yard and beyond. Practical, enthralling, often surprising, packed with beautiful illustrations, WILD FOODS is an invaluable tool for any keen outdoorsman, and it is a fascinating read anyone with an interest in the little-known side of Britain's natural resources.

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Customer Reviews

Worst edited book I`ve ever read
I am a huge Ray Mears fan and have all his books so far. I was impressed with the overall knowledge passed on in this book but was dissappointed in the fact it is clearly written more by Gordon than Ray and as such does not have enough detail about cooking and preparation in my opinion. Its clearly a lifetimes work in reference format but not a classic Ray Mears book by any means.

I wrote to the publisher and Ray Mears company to complain about the editing but got nowhere.

I wouldnt buy this book, and I will be closely looking at future purchases from this publisher.

A Bit Disapointing
Good looking with excellent photos, but a little light on detail, particularly in the UK fungus section. A bit too much historical info for me.

Almost Great
This is an excellent book with lots of detail. Not really a survival book but more about primitive food collection.
As the other reviews said it is one of the worst edited books I've ever seen with half sentences and spelling mistakes all over the place.