Wild Life

The Wild Life is John Lewis-Stempel's account of the twelve months that he spent eating only that food that was shot, caught or foraged from the fields, hedges, and brooks of his forty-acre farm. Nothing from a shop and nothing raised from agriculture. Could it even be done?

We witness the season-by-season drama as the author survives on Nature's larder, and conjures a bunch of new recipes. Above all, we see him build a deeper relationship with nature and the land that he lives on. Lyrical, observant and mordantly funny, The Wild Life is an extraordinary celebration of our natural heritage, and a testament to the importance of getting back to one's roots.