This foraging companion is designed to be taken with you on your adventures into the hedgerows all year round. Arranged by season, the book includes clear photographs to aid plant identification, ideas on how best to prepare and preserve your finds, fascinating foraging and plant folklore, and handy pages to make your own notes and drawings.
The sustainable and ethical art of the forager is laced with fascinating folklore and steeped in history. With photographs to help you safely identify edible plants, advice on what is available each season and how best to prepare and preserve your finds, this is the essential guide to enjoying the bountiful delights of the hedgerows.
Unlock the sustainable and ethical art of the apothecarist, and explore its rich folklore and history. Discover the hidden delights in your own garden and how to use them to make herbal cures and beauty products. With photographs to help you identify edible plants, this is the essential guide to enjoying the home-grown riches of your garden.
Santiago Ramón Y Cajal, Artist, Doctor, Father of Neuroscience
Focusing on Santiago Ramâon y Cajal, the narrative explores how his artistic background influenced his groundbreaking contributions to neuroscience. The book highlights his discovery of the intricate branching connections in the nervous system, showcasing his dual talents as both an artist and a scientist. Enhanced by beautiful illustrations, it offers an insightful look into how his unique perspective shaped his scientific achievements and legacy.
Discover the fascinating properties and therapeutic benefits of everyday ingredients found in herb gardens and kitchen cupboards. For centuries, herbalists and healers have looked to nature for remedies and have made salves, teas, balms and preserves as cures for common ailments and to add piquant aromas and flavours to dishes - now you can too.