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What is The Wildbiome® Project

What is the Wildbiome Project? A series of measured dietary studies on the effects on foragers from eating only wild foods. No UPFs nor modern foods!

New Year’s greeting to all

I know I’ve been very quiet over the Juul period and haven’t written for a while. That’s mainly been down to two things: being away and being in darkness. I… Read More

The Wildbiome Project

The Wildbiome Project is a series of citizen-science studies on the effects of eating only wild food. This includes effects on the human body, our gut microbiome and, from the… 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

Coltsfoot Honey

Coltfoot is a one of my favourite herbs for several reasons: • It used to be the shop sign of the herbalist in medieval times, like striped poles were to… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

How I poisoned my wife

Trouble was brewing when our writer decided to experiment with a new herbal tea Article written by John-Paul Flintoff A few weeks ago, I almost killed my wife with herbal… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Spring Wildflowers

Tis pleasant ‘mid the never-ending strife Of this too busy, mammon-loving age, When Nature’s gentler charms so few engage, To muse at leisure on the quiet life Of earlier days,… Read More

Wild Food Recipes

Wild Raspberry Jam

This is a really easy recipe for wild raspberry jam. It takes just 12 minutes to cook and it tastes delicious. Also uses half the sugar of many other regular… Read More

Wild Food Recipes

Wild Vegetable Rennet

“Blessed be the cheese makers, for they shall inherit the earth!” Life of Brian. Want to make your own cottage cheese or cream cheese? Although you can’t forage milk, without… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Horsetail – an ancient plant with healing properties

This weekend I noticed horsetail Equisetum arvensis poking up, making its first appearance of the year. It’s a natural source of silica and very good for strengthening hair, bone and… Read More

Workshops

Soap workshop at Redhall Walled Gardens

My thanks to the 25 Sikh ladies and members of the Pentland Transition Group who made Saturday such a fun day. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. For those of… Read More

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 Food Recipes

Shaggy Inkcap Mushrooms

Shaggy Inkcaps Coprinus comatus– also known as Lawyer’s Wig – are edible but there are a few things to note. You need to eat them soon after picking as they… Read More

All Recipes, Wild Food Recipes

Spruce Pine Honey

I love the fresh growth on pines, spruce and larch and make fresh, citrussy-pine needle teas from the young needles. I also adore this spruce ‘honey’ (a pouring pine syrup),… Read More

Wychmoss - the Project

Early thoughts for life in the woodlands

Don’t you love the early stages of any project? All the research, playing with ideas, planning, dreaming and scheming. Next week we will all get together to share our ideas.… Read More