A deep dive into the drunken botany of making bitter-sweet drinks like vermouth and amaro with foraged botanicals

An easy to make, umami-heavy seasoning that can be used like soy sauce, for seasoning meat, fish or mushroom dishes, or to add delicious salty-savoury edge to cocktails.

Take a deep dive into the subtleties, science and ethics of harvesting chanterelle mushrooms

Plant and fungi ID apps appear to make foraging easier, but is there is a danger that some users place too much faith in them at the cost of developing their own skills?

Ever more people are coming to South-West Scotland to learn to forage with Galloway Wild Foods, and most leave dumfounded by it beauty and rich natural heritage, wondering why they hadn’t discovered it sooner! I’ve made this page to help people coming to the region for an event to orientate themselves and find great places to stay and visit while they are here.