Makes 30 rolls Fruit Leather always reminds me of chewy sweets and is the perfect thing to take out on a long walk as a snack. Rose hips are high in vitamin C and were often collected during times of famine to increase peoples intake of vitamins and minerals. Flavour-wise…
Category: Foraging
We recently had our first “Forage & Feast” foraged picnic of the year, and as luck would have it, the wild garlic (Allium ursinum) had just begun to come through locally. So, my talented wife Samantha decided to incorporate the wild garlic into a very simple recipe for sausage rolls.…
I found wild poppies growing nearby, in a safe and un-polluted local environment and they looked amazing, so I left them alone; Until they’d gone to seed that is! Once they’ve gone to seed and the seed head is ready to disperse its seeds, they’re fair game. So what to…
Identifying trees in Winter is hard. It isn’t too bad in Spring, Summer and Autumn; But during the winter, when there are no leaves, flowers or fruits on show, it’s pretty awful. Why trees? What has that got to do with foraging? The obvious reason is that some have edible…
If you’ve been around foragers in winter, or been reading about it, or been foraging yourself, the chances are that you’ve come across the expression “bletting“; But what does it actually mean? Simple definition of bletting Well, at its simplest it’s a stage of fruit development in-between ripening and rotting.…
Today we’re going to be taking a look at some of the things we love about foraging at the coast. Foraging comes in many forms, from picking mushrooms in the middle of the deepest woods to wandering through open flower meadows, there’s quite literally something to be found everywhere. However,…
The Best Foraging Books in the UK Over the past eight years I’ve read numerous wild food and foraging books, the majority focusing on the UK and Northern Europe but some also from further afield. There was a number of different aspects I found difficult, one book would lack something…
The list of health benefits from dandelions is vast, this simple garden weed could be used to aid weight loss & help improve skin. Read on to learn more…. Dandelions are undoubtedly one of the most prolific plants found growing throughout northern parts of the world. It is seen by…