Through this piece, we’re going to take a look at the question Is Foraging Legal? with some great examples, attempts and insights. There have been a few news stories in recent years about foraging, most stories are positive but there have been a few negative ones too. Tales of…
Category: Plants
The relationship between and fungi is a truly complex one, through this piece we’ll just scratch the surface. When people think of fungi they often see them as destructive, appearing on stale bread, rotting fruit and vegetables and killing trees. But many fungi are actually beneficial to plants and trees,…
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…
Let’s talk about the Secret of the Carrot Family, The Wild carrot or Apiaceae or Umbelliferae family is one that all foragers need to be familiar with. It’s one of the largest families in nature with over 3,700 species world wide and around 100 that can be found in the…
Well, you’ve arrived at this blog, so you’re open to the suggestion that there may be Mental Health Benefits of Foraging First off, lets get rid of the Thief of Time that is procrastination. Procrastination One way to beat the procrastination thief is to think of it as just one…
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…
Honeysuckle / Summer / Edible Honeysuckle is one of those plants we’ve seen a thousand times in gardens and parks but did you know its’ edible, through this piece we’ll be taking a deep dive into identification and edibility. Common Names Honeysuckle, Common Honeysuckle, European Honeysuckle, Woodbine Botanical Name Lonicera…
White Melilot / Spring / Summer / Edible White melilot can often be found growing on disturbed ground and can have a flavour somewhere between peas and vanilla. Common Names Sweet Clover, Hart’s Tree, Kings Clover, Lucerne. Botanical Name Melilotus albus  Meaning of Botanical Name Melilotus means honey lotus, from…
Grand Fir / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Grand fir is one of the most flavour-packed conifers I’ve ever come across it’s almost like a clementine bubble gum. Common Name  Grand Fir Botanical Name Abies grandis Meaning of Botanical Name Abies is derived from the Latin…
Juniper / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Name Juniper Botanical Name Juniperus communis Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Cupressales Family – Cupressaceae Genus – Juniperus Known Hazards Oil from the related Juniperus sabina is said to be abortifacient; there is no evidence that eating berries…