The Urban Forager

Pick your own wildly delicious food in the city with this modern field guide to urban foraging, including 32 recipes. Hawthorn berry ketchup, cherry blossom shortbread, nettle ravioli, elderflower fritters, cowslip summer rolls... these are just some of the tasty and surprising dishes you can make from wild food found in your city. With stylish photography and expert advice from a professional forager, this book explains how to identify 32 easy-to-find plants in the city and cook up a wild feast. Leaves, nuts, berries, branches, flowers and even weeds are all in the mix, proving that, even in urban spaces, there is an abundance of fresh food waiting to be picked (and devoured). Wross Lawrence is a professional forager who lives in Brighton. Marco Kessler is a photographer based in Devon and London.