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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

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

Hedgerow, Wild Medicine Info, Wild Nutrition Facts

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 Medicine Info

Meadowsweet Ointment

Meadowsweet contains salicylic acid which is what aspirin is. It has anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties. Here is a simple versatile ointment recipe for treating all “dem aches an’ pains”.… 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

Wychmoss - the Project

What’s up in the woodland garden

The last few days of glorious March sunshine have boosted the growth in the woodland garden. This is in a corner of the land always the last to be reached… Read More

Edible Fungi

Wild Hen of the Woods

Passing an old oak tree today looking in the grass for pink purslane, the old giant whispered to me as I walked past. As she did the thought entered my… Read More

Wild Food Recipes

Sea Buckthorn Toffee

This recipe for sea buckthorn toffee can also be made using crab apple verjus. These cold or pressed, tart juices make a fabulous sweet and sour, tangy toffee. For tips… Read More

Wild Booze Recipes, Wild Food Recipes

Foragers Dió Pálinka aka Green Walnut Grappa

Green Walnut Grappa Adapted from a Dió Pálinka (Walnut Brandy) recipe that I tried in a Hungarian cellar at Somló – amongst many others!! Pálinka is traditionally a fruit brandy but… Read More

Wild Food Recipes

Pasteurising Elderberry, Nettle, Cleavers and other juices

How do you make sure you have a year round supply of your favourite herbal power shots and wild juices? Pasteurising is the best way to ensure you can keep… Read More

Seaweeds, Wild Food Recipes

How to cook Sea Spaghetti

Thongweed (Himanthalia elongata) is called sea spaghetti because it really does turn out like pasta! It can be eaten on its own or mixed with spaghetti, cooked and added to… Read More

Wild Medicine Info

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

Wild Food Recipes

Wild Chorizo Salad

Sadly I forgot to photograph this before we ate it all as it looked very pretty! Ingredients Go for a walk and see what you can find! Today I found… Read More