
Rosebay Willowherb is a common plant of roadsides and riverbanks which has edible roots, stems and flowers.
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.
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.
Monday, September 15, 2014
By Mike on Monday, September 15, 2014, 22:28
The Penny Bun Mushroom (also known as Cep or Porcini) is possibly the most highly sought wild mushroom - I've picked it many times in the past, but for some reason, haven't written about it here, until now.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
By Mike on Saturday, October 12, 2013, 21:05
October 2013 - Nearly everything in the vegetable garden has come to an end now... except the weeds.
So to make use of a lush carpet of chickweed that has taken over, here's a recipe for making it into spicy pakora fritters.
Monday, August 19, 2013
By Mike on Monday, August 19, 2013, 23:55
19 August 2013 - Sorrel is a common plant of grazed or infrequently-mowed fields - I picked some lovely tangy sorrel leaves in a steeply sloping pasture in Somerset - just below Wimbleball Dam.
By Mike on Monday, August 19, 2013, 20:53
I've been keeping an eye out for Beefsteak Fungus for quite a long time now - and on a brief camping trip to Somerset, I found an almost perfect specimen.
Later, I found more of them in the New Forest.
Monday, August 12, 2013
By Mike on Monday, August 12, 2013, 22:46
Bilberries are good this year - let's take a look at a couple of uses for this plant - Bilberry Tart and Bilberry Leaf Tea.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
By Mike on Saturday, July 27, 2013, 21:57
Here's something I've been putting off for a long while - deliberate consumption of insects.
But the time has come! - so I caught, fried and ate grasshoppers.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
By Mike on Saturday, July 20, 2013, 07:56
I've already given this plant (Garlic Mustard) two chances as a wild vegetable - and found it disappointing. Let's have one more go.
But this time, instead of the leaves, I'm going to try eating the ripe seeds.
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