Wanderers in the New Forest

Known as the 'grandmother of herbalism', Juliette de BaïracliLevy travelled throughout Europe and North America inpursuit of her passion for herbs and holistic medicine, livingmostly in rural places whose nomadic communities helpedexpand her knowledge of plants and living from the land. Inthe early 1950s, she settled in a thatched 'cabin' in the NewForest for three years and raised her children in the woods.Originally published in 1958, Wanderers in the NewForest describes an extraordinary family life living wild:drawing spring water from Abbots Well, bathing in WindmillHill Pond and sharing the water with their animal neighbours,foraging for fruits and fungi or tending to their forest gardenof herbs, flowers and vegetables. Juliette's friendships withinthe local traveller community enabled her to record the impactthat post-war modernisation was having on their traditions,ancient rights and intimate knowledge of the New Forest. Thisnew edition is illustrated throughout with photographs takenby Juliette while living in the forest.