Robin Harford knows plants. Really knows them.
For over fifteen years, he’s been out there, in fields, forests, hedgerows, documenting wild food across Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and the USA. Talking to indigenous communities. Recording traditional uses. Getting his hands dirty.
Why? Because wild plants matter. And most of us have forgotten how to see them.
In 2008, Robin founded his wild food foraging school. Since then, he’s taught thousands of people to recognise, gather and cook with the edible plants growing right under their noses.
BBC Countryfile recently ranked his foraging courses #1 in the country. The Times put his website in their Top 50 for food and drink.
He’s the author of Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland, a bestseller that’s sold over 60,000 copies. It’s the book people actually use. Dog-eared. Mud-stained. Carried on walks.
You might have seen Robin on national television or radio. Or read about his work in BBC Good Food, The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph. He’s been recommended in Sainsbury’s magazine. Featured in The Independent.
Here’s what matters though. Robin isn’t just another foraging instructor spouting plant names. He’s an ethnobotanical researcher, a member of the Society of Ethnobotany, the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, and the Herb Society.
He brings scientific rigour to traditional knowledge. He connects past to present.
And he makes it accessible. Real. Useful.
Because knowing your wild plants? That changes everything.
You can contact him here.