A captivating journey into our ancestral past, told through what and how we eat

In The Wilderness Cure, Mo Wilde makes a quiet yet radical pledge: to live entirely on foraged food for a full year. In a world increasingly disconnected from its roots, eating wild food becomes both culinary and healing, social and political, and above all, an act of love and community.

Guided by her expert knowledge of botany and mycology, Mo follows the seasons to gather nutritious food from hundreds of species of plants, fungi and seaweeds. Along the way, she learns not only how to survive, but how to thrive, deepening her connection to the earth and rediscovering the natural rhythms that sustain life.

More than a story of food, this memoir explores the profound hunger we all share to reconnect with the world around us, a network that is at once staggeringly complex and beautifully simple.

A diary of a wild experiment, The Wilderness Cure is an inspiring, timely memoir for anyone interested in foraging, sustainable living, British nature writing, and the lessons we can reclaim from our past.