Andy Hamilton

Background

He was born in Northampton and now lives in Bristol.

Career

He has written for Wired, The Guardian and The Ecologist. He works as an author, forager, journalist and broadcaster. He appeared as the Autumnwatch forager for two years in 2011 and 2012.

He is best known for his book Booze for Free, a home brewed recipe book for wines, soft drinks and beers.

Hamilton teaches foraging and has foraged for The Eden Project, British Broadcasting Corporation"s Autumnwatch and Ways with Words Dartington Literary festival. He is a surivalist expert and has written a column for wired.co.uk and a wild drinks blog for The Guardian online.

Achievements

• Hamilton won the award for best non-practical gardening book in 2011 for Booze for Free.

Works

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• book

  • New Wild Order | Book | Scribe UK

    (This book is not about aspirational living; it’s about pr...)

  • National Trust The First Time Forager | National Trust Shop

    (National Trust The First Time Forager)

Politics

Stand back and see that humans are shaped by a variety of life experiences. Try and stay neutral about someone despite their affiliation with a line of thinking that seemingly goes against everything you stand for. This is the first step in building a better future. Anger only breeds more anger.

Personality

Human.

References

• Andy and Bristol
• Andy Hamilton - IMDb IMDb, an Amazon company Andy Hamilton. Self: Autumnwatch
• Andy Hamilton - wikipedia
• Waterstones biog