Douglas Fir / All year round / Edible Douglas fir is a large, naturalised, fast growing, evergreen tree. It was bought to the UK in 1827 by the botanist David Douglas, whom it’s named after. It’s considered the best tasting edible conifer. They typically look like a Christmas tree…
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Eat Your Christmas Tree! by Forager Megan @flintandfern Hold your horses before you take your Christmas tree to the curb. Did you know you can eat it?? I kid you not. Spruce and Fir (and occasionally Pine) trees are the most commonly sold trees for Christmas, all of which are…
HOW TO IDENTIFY FIR, SPRUCE, AND PINE TREES Fir, Spruce, and Pine make fine wild edibles if you know how to identify them. Edible parts include the spring growth of green tips and young cones as well as the tree pollen. From pine you can also get pine nuts but…
We are very excited to finally announce that we’ve partnered with boutique Champagne House, Devaux to create a range of delicious countryside cocktails, featuring Devaux’s Oeil de Perdrix Rosé Champagne. We worked closely with Devaux’s Head Winemaker Michel Parisot to create six recipes, which use easily foraged ingredients carefully chosen…