Mo Wilde

About The Author

Mo Wilde has had a life-long love affair with plants. She teaches foraging and is a founder member of the Association of Foragers, a member of the British Mycological Society and a Fellow of the Linnean Society. She also has a Masters degree in Herbal Medicine and runs a clinic specialising in herbal treatments for diseases.  Monica lives in a self-built wooden home on 4 acres in central Scotland that she shares with 259 species of plants, 83 of insects, 62 bird species, 51 fungi, 13 wild mammals, 3 ferrets, 2 humans and 1 elderly cat.

Books by Mo Wilde

Free Food

Wild Plants and How to Eat Them

Whether you live in a city or in the countryside, a world of amazing, diverse wild food is at your doorstep. Not only is wild food free and sustainable; it is also jam-packed with nutrients and flavour beyond anything you will find in a supermarket.

In Free Food,...

The Wilderness Cure
Winner of the John Avery Award at the André Simon Awards 2022

'A triumph' The TLS

'This special and magical book has changed the way I see the world' Dan Saladino


'Inspiration and delight sparkle from every page … This book [is] a revelation of joy to...
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