Forage In Summer

The plants are still here. We just stopped seeing them.

Summer is full of wild abundance. The fields, hedgerows and footpaths are alive with edible and medicinal plants. But most of us pass them by.

We want to live more closely with the land. We want to eat better, feel better, tread more lightly. But we're not sure where to begin.

Forage In Summer focuses on just 15 wild plants that grow in June, July and August. Each plant is familiar, accessible, and rich in history and use.

You'll learn:

• How to recognise each plant with clarity and confidence
• How to harvest safely and in season
• Simple suggestions for preparing food using traditional knowledge
• Why these plants matter, their stories, their uses, their place in the land

Plants include Bramble, Burdock, Chickweed, Elder, Fat Hen, Mugwort, Mallow, and more.

Inside you'll find real-world guidance rooted in direct experience.

Photos that show, not just tell. Clear descriptions with no guesswork.

Food and medicine uses drawn from both traditional cultures and contemporary practice.

This isn't about survival skills or ticking off a species list. It's about closing the gap between curiosity and confidence.

Between wanting to forage and actually doing it. It's about building a relationship with the land under your feet. One plant. One walk. One season at a time.

Reconnect with summer. Start today.

About the author

Robin Harford, one of Britain's most trusted wild plant teachers, has been teaching people how to forage since 2008. His work has appeared in The Guardian, BBC Good Food, and The Times.

He founded the top-rated foraging school featured by BBC Countryfile, and his plant knowledge comes from decades of ethnobotanical research and direct field experience. He's the author of the bestselling Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland.

Price

£19.95