The Forager's Calendar: A Seasonal Guide to Nature’s Wild Harvests

Bought for my son. He loved it. Best foraging book he has. Takes it out with him all the time. Very useful

I love this book so much. In fact, you can see from the pictures that I have loved this book almost to death. And I've only had it for one year. It's stained with blackberry juice, elderflower pollen, gin, and whatever else I've found and used to cook/brew with my winnings. It has been scratched all over from rose thorns has been dropped in a few puddles, and now genuinely smells a bit "herby". The format is just perfect - I read a whole chapter at the start of the month and then dip back in for some reminders between and during foraging excursions. I still enjoy each time I re-read the informational content - which is something as I have a brain like a sieve and forget everything rather swiftly. The matter-of-fact yet sometimes mildly silly tone often has me laughing out loud. His observations on gardeners are astutely relateable as my father is a keen gardener and I a keen forager - yes I agree "sometimes I do think that gardeners feel the need to suffer". I will often read bits out to my father that relate to the weeds he is frantically trying to rid his garden of (ground elder being a great extract) and it will make us both laugh. He is also, like most fairly normal humans that are worth knowing, a slight dipsomaniac (and I will be buying his other books about how to brew your own etc). I think this is the best "all-rounder" foraging book and great for somebody who is just getting started. However, as I do not live near the sea, I travel around the UK on a narrowboat foraging the towpath hedgerows, I haven't yet, ahem, digested any of the sea-side delights the book has to offer. As this book has really inspired me to forage more I will be buying the hedgerows and mushrooms River Cottage handbooks. I say get this book in hardback because I do carry this everywhere with me and it shows. I just wouldn't anybody love it to death like I have and regret not getting a hardback copy to last a bit longer.

I have had a few books on foraging before and they often wouldn't leave me confident about going out and getting most of the species in the book. This one is completely the opposite with clear pictures, really good descriptions and always has easy things to check to make sure you have the right plant or mushroom when needed. I've already had a few forays out and have collected a few delicious things and made notes of where to come back to when the time is right. The author conveys a lot of information whilst still keeping things in layman's terms and has a pretty good sense of humour so you will definitely get a chuckle or two reading it. Really impressed with this it's well worth the money.

It's ok, a good month by month guide, but wouldn't use for fungi identification

Great book and very knowledgeable

Bought as a gift

Great little book and cant wait to read it

A well received gift

Book arrived damage, it looks second hand

Well written, with a good sense of practicality and humour. As a prepper I found it very usefull. Only one small downside to keep it from five stars, it could use even more photos

Very informative. Certainly useful when needed

Would buy from seller again. Good book. Not fabulous but helpful.

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