Vilma Bharatan is an author and artist who is inspired by the natural world
Her illustrated hardback book Meet Us and Eat Us: Food plants from around the world is a creative exploration of food plants through poetry, prose, and photography, inviting readers to thoughtfully engage with their food choices. Co-authored with Liz Kendall.
Meet Us and Eat Us was published in 2024, and is available to buy online from the distributors for delivery worldwide, or from your local bookshop. Join the newsletter to find out about events where you can buy the book in person, or contact Vilma and Liz for signed copies.
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From the blog
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Irish Soda Bread
With Noel’s permission, here is the recipe that he and Mary take turns to make. 10 minutes to mix and half an hour to bake. Perfect!
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Cacao – exotic, fussy and downright picky
My first public talk on chocolate was back in 2003 at the Natural History Museum. I was based there as a PhD student, researching and analysing the recorded data of the 800 or so medicinal plants used in homeopathy. Those were great years and I shared the botany students room together with 2 other PhD…