If it’s the right time of year, eating bramble shoots is just one of the many wonderful things we get up to on our 1 day foraging courses. You can see plenty of photos from these courses, as well as all of our others, on our Facebook page.
As I was in the woods yesterday afternoon with a little time to spare, I made a video talking about some of the bushcraft uses for wood avens (Geum urbanum). I did a video a couple of weeks ago where I picked and ate some hogweed shoots. In that video I pointed out some wood […]
Recently I ran a 1:1 private day with a client and they forgot to bring a packed lunch. Not to worry, we made a foraged lunch instead, using lots of hogweed shoots and some dandelion bhajis. It was delicious! So in this video you can see me cooking hogweed shoots in a cast iron pan […]
Continuing with a look at some common spring time plants and their uses to us in bushcraft, here’s a video in which I talk about some of the many uses for ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea). We often talk about bushcraft uses for ground ivy on our1 Day Foraging course and our Herbal Remedies courses. You can see […]
Quince is a non-native tree in the rose family. It’s related to apples and pears, in fact the fruits look a bit like an oversized pear. It’s often grown for it’s attractive pink blossom but the fruits are not to be overlooked. Here’s a simple recipe for quince jam, a wonderful accompaniment to cheeses and […]
On a recent 2 Day Fruits & Fungus Foraging course we were asked ‘What are fairy rings?’. This is a great question and one with a fascinating answer. It’s all to do with the way that some species of mushrooms grow and reproduce. In the fields near to our ancient woodland camp, it tends to […]
