Out for a walk in the woods, to enjoy the autumn foliage, I very nearly overlooked an abundant crop of Trumpet Chanterelles.
(Article updated October 2016 to include video and recipe)
Saturday, October 22, 2016
By Mike on Saturday, October 22, 2016, 04:12
Out for a walk in the woods, to enjoy the autumn foliage, I very nearly overlooked an abundant crop of Trumpet Chanterelles.
(Article updated October 2016 to include video and recipe)
Thursday, August 4, 2016
By Mike on Thursday, August 4, 2016, 23:09
I wanted to make a one-off little knife to use when I go foraging for mushrooms. I made this one out of cheap junk.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
By Mike on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 20:18
Rosebay Willowherb is a common plant of roadsides and riverbanks which has edible roots, stems and flowers.
Friday, July 15, 2016
By Mike on Friday, July 15, 2016, 21:02
An outing to The Devil's Punchbowl at Hindhead, Surrey, for a picnic lunch and a spot of berry picking. Bilberries are found in abundance here, and this trip has become an annual fixture for us.
This article originally written on June 29 2012 - Revisited Summer 2016 - with video.
Monday, November 9, 2015
By Mike on Monday, November 9, 2015, 00:13
Here's an interesting thing - Blewits are supposedly quite a common woodland mushroom - and I spend a fair bit of my foraging time in woodland - these should have been one of the first mushrooms I wrote about, but despite looking, I never managed to find them, until now.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
By Mike on Sunday, November 8, 2015, 22:26
Early autumn was quite dry this year and many of the earlier fungi species weren't very abundant - but now, late autumn has turned very wet - and some of the later species are springing up in huge numbers.
I found a lot of white Helvellas on the green outside my house - but in the end, I decided against picking and eating them - read on to find out why...
Saturday, October 31, 2015
By Mike on Saturday, October 31, 2015, 20:38
We took a Saturday morning walk in the woods near Rufus Stone in the New Forest and returned home with a basket full of delicious Hedgehog Mushrooms
Sunday, September 20, 2015
By Mike on Sunday, September 20, 2015, 20:47
Here's a recipe for a delicious tart with the intense and aromatic flavour of blackberries, but none of those annoying pips
Friday, August 28, 2015
By Mike on Friday, August 28, 2015, 15:32
During a short coastal break in Cornwall, I found many of my favourite and familiar wild foods - including some lovely mussels.
NB: This article contains an important addendum about safety. Please read in full before doing any of the things described here.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
By Mike on Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 22:39
A bit of urban foraging right outside my workplace - I found a greengage tree.
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