Magic mushrooms, the past, present and the future The last few years have seen a huge increase in the interest in magic mushrooms, on nearly every course I run I get asked about them or someone slips into the conversation that they are micro dosing. Research by the ONS shows…
Author: fez
Eco-packaging Cardboard is a vital packaging material and it has long been an integral part of our lives, in all honesty up until writing this article it wasn’t something I really thought too much about. I do try to live as ‘green’ a lifestyle as I can with two young…
Water Pepper / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Water Pepper is a plant of the Knotweed or Polygonaceae family, that was previously cultivated as a pepper alternative, it doesn’t strike you as anything speicifcally special to look at as it’s just growing in the water, but when you…
Field Bindweed / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Toxic Field bindweed is a persistent and troublesome perennial weed, much hated by gardeners. Its is a toxic plant in the Morning Glory family, it’s generally 20–100 cm tall and it trails or climbs up other plants. Common Names…
Red Campion / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Red Campion is a common, native wildflower. It is a biennial or short-lived perennial plant that produces beautiful, bright pink flowers, which bloom in spring and early summer. Common Names Robin hood, Robin-run-in-the-hedge, Adder’s flower Botanical Name Silene…
Elm / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible There are many species of Elm such as the English Elm (Ulmus procera), Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra) and Field Elm (Ulmus minor). All were sadly affected by the fungal Dutch elm disease which came to the UK in the…
Henbane / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Toxic Henbane Is a poisonous plant in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) it is native to temperate Europe, and naturalised in Great Britain and Ireland. It’s a shrubby biennial that grows up to 1m tall. The whole plant is very hairy, very sticky…
Cowberry / Summer / Autumn / Edible Cowberry is a brilliant little edible fruit that isn’t heavily harvested in the UK, however in the nordic countries this one is commercially harvested from the wild and can be found in lots of products and menus, it’s lovely in Jam, fresh or…
Spanakopita is a very traditional Greek dish with a wild twist with our Wild Spanakopita. For mine, I’ve used nettle, dandelion, bistort, and common sorrel, but really anything green and good can be used. You could even make a coastal version with wild seaweeds, sea purslane, sea spinach and more….…
Laburnum / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Toxic Laburnum is a fairly common sight in parks and gardens especially in spring when they are in flower. Although it looks absolutely beautiful when it comes into flower all parts of this plant are toxic so it’s an important species for…