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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

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

Wild Booze Recipes

Wild Manhattan

Here’s a Wild Manhattan recipe that uses a guelder rose syrup liqueur I made from the berries of Viburnum opulus. Delicious twist on a classic dry Manhattan. Ingredients 2 1/2… 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 Medicine Info

As Old as the Trees

Today I’m doing housework. A bit of a shock for friends who know me well! A few weeks ago I did a wild food event for Hendricks Gin. A pop-up… Read More

Hedgerow, Wild Medicine Info, Wild Nutrition Facts

The Super Powers of Stinging Nettle Seed

Wild Medicine Info

Wild Garlic & Hazelnut Pesto

Print Yum Wild Garlic & Hazelnut Pesto Prep Time: 10 minutesTotal Time: 10 minutes 2 x 250ml tubs This fresh and fiery pesto can be made with any of the… Read More

Edible Fungi, Wild Food Recipes

How to Dry Mushrooms

Porcini powder is the most fabulous, deep, rich flavouring for stocks, soups, casseroles, in fact almost everything! Birch bolete powder comes a good second and most mushrooms produce an intense… 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

Edible Fungi

The Mushrooms are Back!

Watching the tractors out mowing and baling in the fields fills me with dread, knowing that summer is drawing to a close and winter is on its way. So the… Read More

All Recipes, Wild Food Recipes

Alexanders Soup

Print Yum Alexanders 'Smyrnium' Soup Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 20 minutesTotal Time: 30 minutes 6Serving Size: 320 ml A really delicious fragrant soup that makes the most of the… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Foraged and garden micro salad

This time of year brings a Spring cacophony of fantastic flavours to your salad bowl. Micro greens from the polytunnel providing a neutral base of coloured lettuces to showcase the… Read More

Wild Food Recipes, Wild Medicine Info

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Dandelion Taraxacum officinale is high in vitamins A, B complex, C, and D, as well as minerals such as iron, potassium, and zinc. For comparison, spinach contains around 9,000 –… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

Cooking with Comfrey

Today I’ve been eating a comfrey ratatouille. This was partly inspired by Ivan Van Rooyen’s comment on my post ‘Is comfrey edible?” He said “My family and I have been… Read More