Allium/Onion Family

Of the very many delicious things you can do with wild garlic, this is possibly my favourite. Its a simple preparation but you can jazz it up with some wild aromatics in the pickling solution.

An introduction to several key members of the allium family for foragers – their identification, distribution, mindful harvesting, dangerous look-alikes, nutritional properties and cooking/preservation techniques.

I’m sure many people already make pesto with wild garlic. The internet is awash with recipes, and really doesn’t need yet another. But I get asked a lot by people on my guided walks for my recipe that i’ve tweaked and refined down the years using only Scottish ingredients, so I thought it was time to share…

If you come across a plant that reminds you of wild garlic, but has narrower leaves and less of a garlic smell, you may have found wild leeks. These aren’t the hulking great Frankenstein leeks you might expect to find in shops and gardens, but something tender and elegant…

A step-by-step guide to how to lacto-ferment wild greens, especially wild garlic and wild leeks. Includes trouble-shooting tips and what to do with your ferments once they are made.