Category: summer

Cherry Jam is a classic way of preserving a glut of wild cherries, it goes well in cakes and on toast, but don’t feel limited by sweets – it can also go in to savoury dishes instead of sugar, for example I make a great Chinese dipping sauce with cherry…

This Nettle Beer Recipe might sound a little odd – making beer out of those things that sting us – but the flavour is exceptional. It tastes a bit like a bubbly herby lemonade that has a hit of % alcohol depending on how long you brew it for 🙂…

This recipe uses Nettle and Wild Garlic, but it’s a great way to use up any greens you have. Bar the onion/carrot you can freestyle this to use up whatever you’ve got. Wear gloves if you’re using nettles!! If you don’t have potatoes, use rice or stale bread to thicken.…

Here’s one for roe buck season… This one’s a bit of a mash-up—classic Milanese-style venison (thin, breadcrumbed, and pan-fried) served with spaghetti in a tomato and mascarpone sauce, lifted with a handful of foraged flavour: Wild Garlic and Sea Leeks. The creamy tomato base gets a punch of freshness from…

Turkey Tails / All year round / Edible / Medicinal Enter the realm of natural healing as we unveil the medicinal wonders of the Turkey Tails Mushroom (Trametes versicolor). Join us on a journey where traditional medicine meets scientific exploration. With its colorful and intricate patterns resembling turkey feathers, the…

Sea Purslane / Spring / Summer / Edible Common Names Sea Purslane Botanical Name Halimione portulacoides Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Caryophyllales  Family – Amaranthaceae Physical Characteristics for Sea Purslane  Sea purslane is a bushy perennial that sprawls along over each other and the ground, growing to 75cm in…

Sea Buckthorn / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible   Common Names Sea Buckthorn, Buckthorn, Tang Bush, Sea Berry. Botanical Name Hippophae Rhamnoides Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Rosales Family – Elaeagnaceae Physical Characteristics of Sea Buckthorn Sea Buckthorn is a dioecious shrub or small tree growing from…

Sea Beet / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Common Names Sea beet, Wild spinach Botanical Name Beta vulgaris maritima Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Caryophyllales  Family – Amaranthaceae Physical Characteristics of Sea Beet Sea beet is a sprawling perennial growing up to 1m, although rarely…