Sea Plantain – Identification, Edibility, Distribution, Ecology, Recipes
An abundant, easy-to-recognise, delicious, nutritious coastal green that is available for much of the year.
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Foraging Perspectives – Wild Creeping Time
A guest blog from award winning author Sarah Thomas on foraging in SW Scotland during the Corona Virus epidemic
Nettle Cordial and Nettle Gimlet Cocktail Recipe
Its a mistake to think nettles are only delicious as a super-nutritious savoury food. You can be naughty with them too. I highly recommend making syrups and cordials with them, to make quenching soft drinks in summer, or as a sophisticated addition to cocktails.
Salted Pickled Wild Garlic Buds
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.
Know Your Onions: An Introduction to the Allium/Onion family for foragers
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.