Hairy Bittercress / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Botanical name Cardamine hirsuta Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Brassicales Family – Brassicaceae Physical Characteristics for Hairy Bittercress Hairy bittercress is a very successful plant and, in the UK, will go through its life cycle several times between…
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Pineapple Weed / Spring / Summer / Edible Pineapple Weed is one of those plants that grows in the most obscure places from cracks in the pavements to walls. Often overlooked, its packed with flavour – it tastes like Pineapple – how incredible. Common names Pineapple Weed, Wild Chamomile, Disc…
Pignut / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common names Pignut, hognut, kippernut, cipernut, arnut, jarnut, hawknut, earth chestnut, groundnut, and earthnut Botanical name Conopodium majus Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Apiales Family – Apiaceae Physical characteristics The Pignut can only be found from Spring to…
Chickweed / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible How to Identify Chickweed Common names Common Chickweed, Chickweed Botanical name Stellaria media Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Caryophyllales Family – Caryophyllaceae Physical Characteristics for Chickweed Forms mats of long (6-9 inches) trailing stems that don’t really gain…
Elder / Summer / Autumn / Edible Elder and Elder flowers are one of the most well-known wild flavours in the UK and they can be found in abundance throughout the hedgerows. Botanical Name Sambucus Nigra Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Dipsacales Family – Adoxaceae Physical Characteristics Elder is…
Wood Sorrel / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Wood sorrel, cuckoo sorrel, sleeping Molly, Alleluia Botanical Name Oxalis acetosella Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Oxalidales Family – Oxalidaceae Wood Sorrel Foraging Video Physical Characteristics This common perennial can grow in large patches connected by…
Nettle Leaf Brown Bread Recipe Nettle Leaf Brown Buns This will make 6 large sandwich rolls of nettle bread Ingredients: 100g nettle tops – wilted in a pan and finely chopped (or 10g dried nettle leaves powdered) 1 sachet of bread yeast – or 1 tsp 500g strong bread flour…
Nettle and Pear Smoothie Recipe Nettle Leaf and Pear Smoothie I got the idea to make this smoothie after seeing a lot of pear and spinach smoothies around in health food cafes. I thought “well that has to also be good with nettles instead of spinach” and I was right.…
Ingredients: Per person 100g ‘00’ Flour 1 egg 5 nettle tops Method for this Nettle Pasta Recipe: Chop the nettle tops and mush in a pestle and mortar, straining away the juice (or chop very finely) Put the flour in a big bowl, add the nettles and mix, then make…
Nettles and Wild Garlic Cheese Recipe Nettle Tossed in Wild Garlic Cheese served with roast potatoes and pork chops The three of these brilliant separate parts come together perfectly to give you a hearty meal for those wet and cold spring evenings. Serves 4 Ingredients: 200ml wild garlic pesto (or…