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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
March 19, 2022
by Monica Wilde
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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
November 5, 2021
by Monica Wilde
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By Sten Porse - Own photo, taken in Jutland., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=735079

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
March 25, 2021
by Monica Wilde
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Reconnecting with nature through foraging is a path to health & happiness - not just our own but the planet's too!

Monica Wilde
Wild Medicine Info

The Association of Foragers

The Association of Foragers (www.foragers-association.org #AOF) was founded in 2015. It is an international professional foragers association, promoting sustainability and ecological stewardship through teaching and harvesting wild plants and fungi for… Read More
April 19, 2016
by Monica Wilde
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Wild Food Recipes

Homemade Bouillon Powders

Making your own bouillon could not be simpler. This process applies to any ingredient but I’ve started with wild mushrooms (in this case birch bolete) as they give an unrivalled… Read More
April 8, 2014
by Monica Wilde
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Laver seaweed
All Recipes, Seaweeds, Wild Food Recipes

How to Make Laverbread

Laverbread is not a bread. It is a thick paste made from laver seaweed that was traditionally spread on bread or toast. It has a very savoury, umami taste and, in… Read More
February 6, 2017
by Monica Wilde
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Edible Fungi, Wild Food Recipes

Wild Mushroom Pâté with Hen of the Woods

In late September it seems as if there’s a hen of the woods around every oak tree. I’ve found 8 in the last 4 days. It has a lovely almost… Read More
October 2, 2014
by Monica Wilde
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Wild Medicine Info

Cooking with seaweed instead of tin foil 

I’m on a mission to manage without tin foil when cooking, roasting and baking. Have you every thought about what goes into that shiny roll of foil paper?  Firstly, you… Read More
November 5, 2017
by Monica Wilde
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Wild Medicine Info

Getting Older, Staying Healthy

Just back from the magical island of Bequia. As in the UK, many of my friends there over 60 and some into their 80s. I find it really interesting to… Read More
December 12, 2009
by Monica Wilde
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Wild Food Recipes

Winter Chanterelle mushrooms

The last week of October. It’s dark by 6, there’s a chill in the air, and the trees are wearing their full autumn colours. The wild mushroom season is drawing… Read More
October 24, 2013
by Monica Wilde
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Wild Medicine Info

Cowslip (Primula veris)

May 7, 2011
by Monica Wilde
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Inedible Fungi

Purple Stocking Webcap

Purple stocking webcap (Cortinarius mucifluoides) Pretty but not edible – may contains dangerous toxins. #fungi
August 25, 2013
by Monica Wilde
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Wild Food Recipes

Porcini Mushroom and Walnut Soup

This is an absolutely delicious soup. Ceps Boletus edulis and walnuts make perfect partners. It is also very quick and easy to make. Ingredients 1 onion 500 grams fresh porcini… Read More
October 8, 2013
by Monica Wilde
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Workshops

Fields and Forests Project – Cream Recipes

Making Flower Creams The recipes from the Summer workshop will be posted soon. In the meantime gather the petals of flowers. Many flowers have both therapeutic and scent properties. Those… Read More
August 9, 2010
by Monica Wilde
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Wild Medicine Info

New Forest fungi picking ban by the Forestry Commission

Aside from the lurid media “Aliens Ate My Fungi” headlines, the alleged criminal gangs sweeping the forests, the unsubstantiated evils of fungi picking on conservation, the misreported fungi poisoning statistics… Read More
September 13, 2016
by Monica Wilde
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