Through this piece, we’re going to take a deep dive into everything Urban Foraging. When most people think of foraging, they most likely imagine scenes of rural idyll and striding out into unspoilt wild places far from the madding crowd. However, according to Government statistics 83% of the UK population…
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In this blog I’d like to highlight what to forage in an urban environment, looking at a few common species of edible plants and fungi that you might find in any urban or built up areas in the UK. There are actually a huge variety to look for, from the…
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…
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…
When we’re running our foraging courses one of the questions we are often asked is “Is foraging legal?”. One of our major roles as foragers is to teach people about the law and the responsibility surrounding gathering wild ingredients. As foraging gets more and more popular it’s even more important…
Through this piece we’re going to take a look at what is foraging – to different people, in different times, and in different parts of the world it has many different meanings & practical uses; let’s take a closer look. forage /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/ verb gerund or present participle: foraging (of a…
Through this article we’re going to look at Why Foraging Is Good For Our Health And The Planet from picking a little in your park to heading out to the wild to sustain you and your family. It’s a fact. Our urban parks had never been so busy as during…
With vast open mountains, raised peat bogs, pristine coastlines, ancient woodlands and temperate rainforest there’s plenty of habitats to choose from if we want to foraging in Scotland Then there’s our beautiful city parks, which also contain the additional bonus of some truly amazing introduced species with complex, interesting and…
foraging and herbal medicine go hand in glove. Herbal remedies are easily produced at home because they involve extracting and/or preserving plant material using age-old processes like macerating in vinegar, oil or alcohol, preserved by drying or using a potent source of sugar or salt, or fermenting into a condiment…
Buck’s Horn Plantain Other Common Names: Stagshorn plantain, Minutina Latin Name: Plantago coronopus Physical Characteristics: The whole plant rarely grows more than 10cm tall. Leaves Hairy leaves growing in a basal rosette. Each individual leaf has teeth’ coming off the sides that look like a crow’s foot at the end,…