A budget of local, home grown and wild produce...
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Nik Westacott, West Dean foraging expert will be leading a wild food foray on the West Dean Estate on Thursday 20 October. Foraging, especially for mushrooms, has long been a passion wild food expert and chef Nik Westacott. “A lot of my colleagues wait for foragers to bring wild food finds to them but there [...]
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We all know that Sloes make a great Sloe gin or Liqueur but combined with apples, they can also make a wonderful rich jelly. Tiny purple sloes look like miniature plums and have a huge seed and very little flesh. Although they can be used to make jam, you will spend a lot of time [...]
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Course info: Coastal Wild Food A unique introduction to the coastal wild food to be found on the shores of Morecambe Bay in Cumbria. Knowledge and use of wild food brings you into a much deeper connection with your local environment and also provides you with healthy, nutritious and balanced food throughout the year. It is [...]
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To most gardener’s the Dandelion is just a pernicious weed but all of it’s parts are edible, with many culinary uses and nutritional benefits.” This year, a warm spring has seen Dandelions growing everywhere. So, rather than trying to beat them, why not take advantage of the glut of free food and create some delicious [...]
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Roger Phillips, creator of Wild Flowers and its bestselling companion Mushrooms, turns his attention and his camera to the wide range of good things to eat from the countryside and seashore. From the multitude of species that are safely edible, he has selected those that are actually attractive and appetizing as food. Beautiful colour photography [...]
