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Pickled Sea Kale When Sea Kale is in season you often find it in such abundance that you just don’t know how to use it, we often store it for use later in the year by pickling it! This pickle is beautiful, the sea kale really holds its crunch and…

Oil Pickled Amethyst Deceiver Mushrooms This is a really simple recipe that can be done with a range of mushrooms, however, it works really well as a quick pickle for retaining the beautiful colour of the Amethyst Deceiver mushrooms. Method & Recipe Collect some fresh Amethyst Deceivers Brush and Quickly…

Acorn Flour Banana Bread This is a really nice way to get some use out of the very common Acorn and use up some of those bananas that you had forgotten all about. With this Banana bread made with acorn flour!  Ingredients 1 cup of leached acorn flour  2 cups…

This Elderflower Energy Ball Recipe is a great way to utilise the elderflowers in creating something that great for you and works really well as a snack during a hike. Ingredients for this Elderflower Energy Ball Recipe: 1 cup of rolled oats 1/2 cup of ground almonds (or other nuts/seeds…

This Vegan Elderflower & Lemon Drizzle Cake is a delicious wild and vegan elderfower and lemon drizzle cake that is great with a nice cup of tea on a sunny spring afternoon.   Ingredients for our Vegan Elderflower & Lemon Drizzle Cake: 200g plain flour 50g ground almonds 2 teaspoons…

Wild Mushroom & Wild Greens Chickpea Frittata Ingredients: 250g cup chickpea (gram) flour 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast 2 teaspoons lacto-fermented wild garlic (or 1 teaspoon garlic powder) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon sea salt  A couple of springs of wild marjoram or thyme (or other herbs of choice)   75ml water 1…

Yellow Morels / Spring / Summer / Edible   Indulge in the exquisite flavors of the Yellow Morel (Morchella esculenta) as we embark on a culinary adventure celebrating this prized mushroom. Join us in savoring the unique delights offered by nature’s bountiful creation. With its distinctive honeycomb-like caps and earthy…

Black Morel / Spring / Edible Indulge in the exquisite flavors of the Black Morel (Morchella elata) as we embark on a culinary adventure celebrating this prized mushroom. Join us in savoring the unique delights offered by nature’s culinary masterpiece. With its distinctive conical cap and characteristic honeycomb-like texture, the…

 Sea Leek / Edible / Summer / Autumn Scientific NameAllium ampeloprasum FamilyAmaryllidaceae Also known asWild Leek, Sea Leeks HabitatIt is thought to have been introduced to Britain, and is fairly uncommon so should only be picked if a large patch is found. It likes sandy or stony seaside locations, often…

Broadleaf Plantain / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Common Names Broadleaf plantain, Waybread, White man’s footprint  Botanical Name Plantago major Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order –Lamiales Family – Plantaginaceae Physical Characteristics for  Broadleaf plantain The plant is a rosette-forming perennial herb, with leafless, silky, hairy flower stems.…