Marsh Samphire / Summer / Edible Marsh samphire is a really exciting coastal plant growing around estuary marshlands, it has a brilliant salty pop. Common Names Samphire, Sea beans, salt fingers, glasswort Botanical Name Salicornia europaea Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Caryophyllales Family – Amaranthaceae Physical Characteristics of Marsh…
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Through this piece we’ll be taking a deep dive into the Health benefits of Foraging. The recent increase in the popularity of alternative medicine and herbalism as an alternative to pharmaceutical medicine reflects the appreciation that wild plants can have excellent medicinal properties. As a forager however, I’m not qualified…
Lichens are fascinating symbiotic associations between a fungus (mycobiont) and a green alga or cyanobacterium (photobiont). Through this blog post we’re going to be looking at lichens as food. This relationship can range from mutualism to controlled parasitism. Although the Fungal element of the Lichen does no obvious harm to…
Are you ready for an adventure Foraging Mushrooms? Imagine wandering through lush forests, eyes keenly scanning the forest floor for nature’s hidden treasures. Mushroom foraging is not only a thrilling hobby but also a way to connect with nature and discover the bounties it has to offer. In this comprehensive…
Through this piece we’re going to look at 10 things to forage in spring, from plants to seaweeds & mushrooms there’s plenty out there to enjoy. Foraging for wild edibles is a fun and rewarding way to connect with nature and get a taste of the local flora. In spring,…
Through this piece, we’re going to be looking at where to forage wild garlic and some of our favourite recipes for cooking with it. Wild garlic, also known as ramsons, is a delicious and versatile ingredient that can be found in the UK from late April to June. It grows…
Alternate-leaved Saxifrage / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible There are a couple of types of Saxifrage, they all tend to grow in woodlands and provide good foraging through all seasons. Typically slightly dry but a nice addition to most dishes. Common Names Alternate-leaved Saxifrage Botanical Name…
Blackthorn / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Blackthorn is a fairly common member of the Prunus family, it is normally found as a shrub but it can grow as a tree up to 6m tall. Common Names Blackthorn, sloe Botanical Name Prunus spinosa   Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae…
Most of us have largely forgotten the wild edibles and medicines that can be found around us like the health benefits of rosehips and instead we rely on supermarkets and pharmacies to meet these needs. Rosehips however are something we’ve never really turned our backs on, we have an almost…
Seaweeds are a huge resource that tends to be ignored in the UK, there could be lots of Health Benefits of Eating Seaweeds, very few are harvested for food although this is starting to improve. I think that as a country we are quite similar to the Japanese i.e. a…