When we’re running our foraging courses one of the questions we are often asked is “Is foraging legal?”. One of our major roles as foragers is to teach people about the law and the responsibility surrounding gathering wild ingredients. As foraging gets more and more popular it’s even more important…
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We often wonder what is liver fluke? One of the hazards when foraging for any aquatic or semi aquatic plant for example Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) and Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) is something called Liver Fluke. It’s mentioned in a few of our ID guides so I thought that it would be…
Through this piece we’re going to take a look at what is foraging – to different people, in different times, and in different parts of the world it has many different meanings & practical uses; let’s take a closer look. forage /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/ verb gerund or present participle: foraging (of a…
In the 1990’s a highly pathogenic ascomycete fungus called Hymenoscyphus fraxineus or ash dieback and The Impact on Our Native Ash Population arrived in Europe from East Asia. Ascomycete are known as sac fungi, because they produce their spores inside sacs. They form the largest phylum of fungi, with over…
Doesn’t just the very sound of Wild fermented fizzy drinks fill you with abandon? No stacked corn syrup or artificial flavours here. Just fresh wild flavours straight from Mother Earth herself. Wild fizzy drinks are made through a simple fermentation process. You simply make a juice or infusion, add yeast to it,…
Through this piece we’re going to look at how we enjoy Foraging in Summer, we’ll be taking a look at coastal foraging in the lower and upper tides, throughout the marsh lands before jumping back on the mainland to see what we enjoy foraging inland throughout summer. I’ll link you…
Giant Hogweed was Introduced in the 19th century by the Victorians as an ornamental plant and it’s been on the march ever since, working its way across the UK and fraternizing with our Common Hogweed, (Heracleum sphondylium) along the way to produce Hybrids of Hogweed. The main thing we’ll be…
Through this guide we’re going to take a look through the potential for Lacto Fermenting Wild Ingredients. The possibilities are endless and once you get started it just gets more exciting. When we begin to start foraging we find one or two exciting wild ingredients and try every recipe…
Through this piece we’re going to join Forager Jane on discovering the ins and outs of Coastal Foraging in Norfolk. We need to be mindful Foragers when Coastal Foraging in Norfolk If the North Norfolk Coast was a parcel it would come with big red labels, saying, “Fragile”, “Handle with…
Through this article we’re going to look at Why Foraging Is Good For Our Health And The Planet from picking a little in your park to heading out to the wild to sustain you and your family. It’s a fact. Our urban parks had never been so busy as during…