Foraging Teacher and Association of Foragers member Mark Williams explores the notion of benchmarking, accreditation and qualifications around foraging and wild foods in the UK and discusses some of the issues raised by the recently published Wild Food Accreditation Scoping Report.

A very common, easy to identify, delicious succulent coastal plant that grows just above the high tide line on sand and shingle beaches.

Fungi and Plant inspired original linocut prints by Alice Aries

One of the UK’s most common mushrooms, honey fungus suffers from a bad reputation because it is a virulent parasite of trees, but I admire it as a remarkable and ecologically important organism that also happens to be super-abundant and delicious.

One of the most beautiful, delicious, healthy wild mushrooms you can find – the “big game hunting” of fungi foraging!