We’re right into foraging season now and will be running courses regularly for the next couple of months. We often get asked by our customers for tips on foraging so here’s a few things for you to think about and hopefully find useful. Foraging and the law There are a number of laws that you […]
I wrote a post a couple of years back on 5 easily identifiable plants for foraging and it’s turned out to be remarkably popular. On that basis, and to provide a little more help, here’s another 5 easily identifiable plants to forage. I’ve included plants that are around at the time of writing, or will […]
We’ve written about comfrey in the past but this time we’re focusing on how to make comfrey oil. We’ve picked enough leaves for a couple of jars so far, but as comfrey is an early plant to come through we’ll be able to get many more prepared this spring. Pick the comfrey leaves on a […]
Another recipe using Alexanders after this one for an Alexander & wild chervil tart. Although Nicola also made a dip using wild chervil to go with it. Plus our first ramsons of the year!! Ingredients Small bunch of Alexanders (young shoots and lower leaves) 500g of potatoes 50g butter 100g of flour Chunks of cheddar […]
Wild chervil, or cow parsley, (Anthriscus sylvestris) is a plant we use regularly at this time of year. It has a dangerous lookalike in hemlock (Conium maculatum), so take a look at this post to help tell them apart. Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) were intoduced to the British Isles by the Romans. It’s most often found near the […]
Lords & Ladies (Arum maculatum) is a plant commonly found in British woodlands and often along verges and hedgerows close to woodlands, particularly in shady spots. It can be found across Europe. It’s a plant that’s worth becoming familiar with as it’s poisonous and in fact is one of the commonest reasons for people going […]
