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Do Dock Leaves Really Work?

The question I’m always asked on my foraging walks when talking about the common broadleaf dock is “Do dock leaves really work?”, “Do dock leaves work on nettle stings? or “Why… Read More

Is sweet woodruff poisonous?

Posts about sweet woodruff are often accompanied by toxicity warnings and advice not to take it with warfarin or to check with your doctor first. So I thought an article… Read More

How do dock leaves work?

I’ve already written extensively about the right way to use dock and how powerfully it works. The trick being to use the gel found inside the young, furled leaf sheath… Read More

Wild Booze recipes

Rose petal vodka

Roses are in full bloom at the moment and are an essential ingredient in wild cocktails. Wild rose vodka infusion can be added to crushed raspberries to make forager John… Read More

Workshops

Fields and Forests Project – Ointment Recipes

The ointment made at Pollok Country Park in Glasgow was as follows: 1 spoon beeswax 2 spoons grated cocoa butter 5 spoons sweet almond oil Melt all together then mix… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

This article appeared in the first edition of LOCAVORE MAGAZINE. A wonderful journal packed full of interesting and insightful articles about slow, seasonal and sustainable food. If you hadn’t noticed… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Butterbur fuki recipe

The flowers are passing but there’s still time to make butterbur fuki, a Japnese delicacy. Pick the stems from the most tender looking leaves. The leaf stems must be prepared… Read More

Wild Food Recipes

How to make Dandelion Coffee

Dig up your dandelion roots in the Spring or Autumn. Cut off the leaves and any root hairs. Rinse the roots well in running water and use an old toothbrush… Read More

All Recipes, Hedgerow, Wild Food Recipes

Sweet, Sweet Cicely

In April and May the ditches, damp hedgerows and water meadows are full of sweet cicely. Myrrhis odorata is a gorgeous member of the Apiaceae family – definitely one of my… Read More

Wild Food Recipes

Cleavers and Red Pepper Soup

Print Yum Cleavers & Capsicum Soup Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 30 minutesTotal Time: 40 minutes 6Serving Size: 320 ml Ingredients100 g bundle of cleavers tops Galium aparine 2 cloves… Read More

Wild Food Recipes, Wild Medicine Info

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

All Recipes, Wild Food Recipes

Morel Nuggets Recipe

Springtime is morel time! There are lots of fabulous ways to cook morels but this is a favourite. Preparation First clean your morels thoroughly. I don’t like soaking them as… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Thoughts on the Autumn Equinox

The Autumn Equinox marks the first day of autumn. It is end of summer, when the day and the night have become equal lengths and, for the moment, nature is… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Feverfew – Chrysanthemum parthenium

Feverfew is excellent as a preventative for recurrent headaches. Research has shown that this is probably due to it having a beneficial effect on the platelet clumping implicated in migraines.… Read More

Wild Food Recipes

Sea Buckthorn Caramel Sauce

This can be made with any wild juice. I have tried this with guelder rose berries, wild blackberries and barberries. This is lovely dribbled over ice cream, seaweed pannacotta or… Read More