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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 Food Recipes

Stump puffballs – Lycoperdon pyriforme

Stump puffballs are edible and best when gathered young as they have a firm texture, exquisite smell but mild taste, and not as good as field puffballs. But they are… Read More

Wychmoss - the Project

Lady’s Smock – Cardamine pratensis

This is Lady’s Smock also known as Cuckoo Flower. It is a meadow and riverside field plant that flowers in the late spring. It is fabulous in salads as it… Read More

Wild Food Recipes

Blackcurrants

There’s a lot of plump blackcurrants (Ribes nigra) this year and luckily 101 things to do with them. Full of vitaminC and flavonoids, they bestow many health benefits as well… Read More

All Recipes, Wild Food Recipes

Clover crispbreads recipe

Clover crispbreads – from ideally red but also white clover – are a delicious and surprisingly easy way to eat your lawn. I was introduced to these by my very… Read More

Wild Food Recipes

Nettle & Wild Garlic Soup

Print Yum Nettle & Wild Garlic Soup Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 30 minutesTotal Time: 40 minutes Serves 6-8 Nettle tips are delicious in the Spring and early summer although… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Edible horsetail shoots

Young horsetail shoots (Equisetum arvense) are an edible wild food, fine for foraging when they are young. They look pretty much as they were in the Paleozoic era but considerably… Read More

Wild Food Recipes

Marinated Dandelion Roots

Print Yum Marinated Dandelion Roots Prep Time: 12 hoursCook Time: 10 minutes 4Serving Size: 3 each A delicious variation on the marinated burdock roots that are popular in Japan. These are… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Hairy bittercress

Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta). It’s the essential seasonal ingredient for winter soups, pestos, salads & garnishes providing a fresh, and tasty source of vitamins and minerals right through the winter. … Read More

All Recipes, Seaweeds, Wild Food Recipes

Potted Winkles

Here are some recipes for your steamed winkles including my favourite, Potted Winkles. As a guide to quantities, one large mug will contain about 95 winkles, which will weigh about… Read More

All Recipes, Wild Food Recipes

Pepper Dulse Seaweed Cheese

This is an absolutely delicious spread to have with thin crackers or melted onto a venison steak. Pepper dulse isn’t called the truffle of the sea for nothing and it… Read More

Wild Booze Recipes

Sweet Woodruff May Wine

How to make German May Wine using Sweet Woodruff In Germany, the first of May was traditionally celebrated with this delightful sparkling Maiwein drink, infused with sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) a… Read More

Wild Booze Recipes

Rowan Berry Wine

Ingredients 2.25 kg rowan berries 1.2 kg finely granulated sugar 1 large lemon (zest and juice only) (or 2.5 tsp acid blend) 1/2 tbsp pectic enzyme 1 tsp yeast nutrient 1… Read More