Ingredients: To make a large plate of nettle crisps Half a carrier bag of nettle tops (200g) 100ml vegetable oil Hogweed and alexander seed seasoning (or salt and pepper) Method for Cooking Nettle Crisps: Place 20ml of oil in a pan and heat, leave one leaf in the pan…
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Half a bag of nettles, washed (about 200g) 2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped 2 onions, skinned and diced A handful of wild garlic stalks (50g) finely chopped, (or two garlic cloves) 2 Leeks, chopped Two Celery Sticks, chopped One and a half litres vegetable A little single cream (vegan…
This nettle leaf Soda Bread has a vibrant green colour and all of the mineral and nutrient benefits the common nettle provides us with – the bread itself is hearty and perfect with soup. It’s the perfect bread to make up when you’re in a rush, the dough doesn’t need…
Through this piece we’re going to look at the process of how to get Birch sap out of a Silver Birch tree before making it into birch sap syurp. One of the most exciting and interesting ingredients we have the opportunity to forage throughout the year. Let’s look at How…
Hogweed / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Hogweed doesn’t sound like an edible plant, but it is and it’s one of my favourites! Common Names Hogweed, Cow parsnip Botanical Name Heracleum Sphondylium Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Apiales Family – Apiaceae Physical Characteristics of Common…
Alexanders / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Welcome to our guide on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum), a fascinating and versatile wild edible that deserves a place in every forager’s repertoire. Often overlooked in favour of more well-known wild plants, Alexanders is a highly nutritious and flavoursome addition…
Wild Garlic comes into it’s own in spring each year and we’re forever trying to find up new ways of enjoying this Spring delight, this wild garlic bread recipe is one of those ways. Created by Tan Farrel – A lovely chap and chef I’ve had the joy of getting…
Is Cows Parsley Toxic or can it be confused with any toxic or poisonous plants? well let’s take a low at Cows Parsley or Poison Hemlock – What’s the difference? So it’s that time of year where I see so many ID requests for cow parsley (or as some call…
Foraging doesn’t only take place in the wildest places you can imagine – there’s a wilderness in everyone’s gardens, balconies or even on your lunch break walk. Go out into your garden and have a look around, even if you’ve got a concrete heaven for a garden, I can guarantee…
Here are some Wild herbal thoughts on covid19 – Coronavirus Prevention & protection Limit refined and processed foods, sugar and stress, as always but especially because it depletes the immune system! Eat loads of berries and wild foods, get outside and exercise, and sleep as much as possible. All mushrooms…