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Apiaceae of the Angels

Angelica (Angelica archangelica) – sometimes called common angelica or “angel’s herb” – is a striking, statuesque biennial in the carrot family (Apiaceae) with a long history of culinary, medicinal, and… Read More

The Super Powers of Stinging Nettle Seed

This article was written for the first of Reforesting Scotland’s biannual journal of 2018. Reforesting Scotland is a membership organisation encouraging free and open debate on a wide range of… Read More

The Wildbiome Project Results

The Wildbiome Project involved members of the Association of Foragers participating in a citizen science research study. They ate only wild food for either 3 months or 1 month. They… Read More

Wild Medicine Info, Wildbiome

The Wildbiome Project Results

The Wildbiome Project involved members of the Association of Foragers participating in a citizen science research study. They ate only wild food for either 3 months or 1 month. They… Read More

Wild Booze Recipes

Ash Cider ~ Frenette

Ash Cider ~ aka Manna Ash Leaf Frenette Frenette is a mildly alcoholic drink made from fermented ash leaves. It is an ancient drink, possibly made in Gaul around the… Read More

Wychmoss - the Project

Visit to Garth and a mushroom feast

We last visited Garth about a week before the leaves started to turn into Autumn. On the way back we stopped by the edge of a wood, south of Aberfeldy,… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Endangered Herbs

Endangered in the UK Chamomile, Wild (Chamaemelum nobile) Chickweed, Scottish (Cerastium fontanum subsp. scoticum) Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) Eyebrights Euphrasia sp. (endemic) – Euphrasia officinalis seems to be OK still. Juniper,… Read More

All Recipes, Seaweeds

How to Cook Winkles

You can identify winkles by their colour – they’re dark grey (black when wet) with a white edged opening, and their shape and size – small and rounded. You might… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Glycaemic Index of Sugars

Glycaemic Index of Sugars Sugar Name GI Glucose 96 Sucrose (white sugar) 64 Brown sugar 64 High fructose corn syrup 62 Evaporated cane juice 55 Black strap molasses 55 Maple… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

List of Japanese mushroom names

I’ve always been intrigued by the poetry of Japanese names for mushrooms. beyond the top five edibles I couldn’t find a detailed list in English. Here is my list of… 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 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

Wild Booze Recipes, Wild Food Recipes

Coltsfoot Wine

Spring is very late this year but one thing I have in abundance are hardy coltsfoot flowers. They are a favourite of mine as, in past times, they were painted… Read More

All Recipes, Wild Food Recipes

Seaweed Oatcakes Recipe

These are delicious and so, so good for you being a vital source of iodine. Even people who “don’t like seaweed” love these savoury oatcakes. But a word of warning:… Read More