The Wilderness Cure

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This is what happens when you take a load of foragers to Islay, throw them in a lighthouse… and give them incredible gin. It very quickly became apparent that as a disabled person and a vegan I absolutely wouldn't survive if I had to forage for myself. I might eat salad in the summer and soups and stews in the winter, but carbs feature all year round. An immensely readable book, whether you're sold on the idea of foraging, or whether you think it's for crazy hippies. I recommend this book to anyone who likes memoirs and especially those which explore nature, health and the environment.

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Mo Wilde's bond with nature and all forms of life around her is profound and moving and her enchanting writing paints a fascinating picture. It does in fact merit a longer reading but it’s a page-turner and I devoured it avidly (though less so some of her desperate wintry meals).In April 2022 I had my first experience of a led forage by Lisa Cutliffe which had me hooked, so followed this up with a Yorkshire costal forage. Also, I was desperately awaiting the analysis of the micro-biome testing at the end, which never came.

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and I really did feel that this book might have been better if she' had waited a bit longer and perhaps had prepared more so that she would be foraging for every meal herself. The wild diet seemed to be very mushroom and meat heavy which would be problematic for a complete novice vegetarian such as myself.I really enjoyed this book and thought it was very unique in terms of the experience that the author describes. It really is a fascinating journey, written beautifully by Wilde about the bodily effects, as well as the trials faced by foraging during different times of the year in Scotland. I've been waiting to read this book ever since Mo announced it was to be published and when I finally got my hands on it I devoured it in one sitting. She gives love and care to the process of skinning animals, using Stone Age type tools, trusting that their deaths are not wasted. This is more of a stream of consciousness, spread over a year, as Mo connects the food she's gathering now with the way our ancestors would have lived.

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K. in 1995, I worked in branding, corporate communications and marketing, invented coloured flame birthday cake candles, and added to life experience with a stint as Operations Director in the gift industry.One can easily find information about foraging and the different healing properties of various plants and herbs online, but this book had just that bit extra. The Wilderness Cure is a diary of a wild experiment; a timely and inspiring memoir which explores a deeper relationship between humans and nature, and reminds us of the important lost lessons from our past. Some pictures - some actual recipes - something like that would also have made this a bit more interesting.

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I found it to be a fascinating journal however I just wasn’t able to fully embrace the book and the concept of foraging as much as I wished due to my limited mobility. I was also a little disappointed that the lab results of the tests exploring the effects of this wild diet on the author's microbiome were not more thoroughly explained. I was also a bit disappointed that in a book on foraging and wild food the author seemed to eat a lot of food that whilst from the wild at some point had either been in her freezer or was given by friends - this seemed to be cheating to me (although I appreciate the author may totally disagree). In the process she discovers an even deeper connection with the earth, and learns not only how to survive, but how to thrive, nourishing her body and mind. I made notes on – or as I read it on Kindle, I highlighted - all the information on what is edible and what it is for.I live in West Lothian in a self-built wooden house on 4 organic acres where I am encouraging medicinal and foraging species to make their home, creating a wild, teachinggarden. Thank you to the author and tandem collective for having me along on this little readalong and for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review. The Wilderness Cure is written in diary format and Mo journals about what can be foraged in that month/season. If I could take one pill a day that gave me everything I needed rather than have to eat meals I would. I never expected to be so moved by this book, and I thank Mo Wilde from the bottom of my heart for having made this journey then generously shared it with us all.