Through this piece we’re going to be looking at some of the most common & best things to when foraging in fields. If you’re someone who loves the great outdoors, exploring new places, and discovering new things, then you’re in for a treat. Foraging is a fun and fulfilling activity…
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 This Plantain Seed, Mugwort and Garlic Crackers Recipe is a surprising way to use up the wild flavours of plantain when in seed as well as the not often used mugwort. The flower heads of Ribwort Plantain are very similar to psyllium husk & have a delicious nutty flavour. This is…
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:Â 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,…
Broadleaf Plantain / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Plantago major Family Plantaginaceae Also known as White man’s footprint Habitat Found in Europe, including Britain, from Iceland south and east to Spain, northern and central Asia. Grassland, roadsides etc, a common weed of lawns and cultivated ground,…
Ribwort Plantain / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible How to Identify Ribwort Plantain Scientific Name Plantago lanceolata Family Plantaginaceae Also known as Narrowleaf plantain, English plantain, Buckhorn plantain, ribleaf, lamb’s tongue. Habitat Europe, including Britain, from Iceland south and east to Spain, northern and central Asia. It has…