Summer Forest & Hedgerow Foraging Walk, Galloway

£20.00£40.00

Sunday, 16 July 2017
13:00 - 17:30

A guided foray exploring the delicious, healthy and surprising array of edible plants and fungi available in Summer, with a wild cook-in of our finds in the forest afterwards.

Cally Palace Hotel, Cally Woods, Gatehouse of Fleet, Galloway, SW Scotland. DG7 2DL

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Description

A guided foray exploring the delicious, healthy and surprising array of edible wild plants available in July, with a wild cook-in of our finds in the forest afterwards.

Many plants and trees are at their full glory in July, and present a wealth of tasty opportunities. The day will include summer fruits and flowers, wild salad greens, summer mints and cresses, an introduction to fermenting wild, and a cook-in in the forest. Both novices and experienced foragers looking to increase their repertoire will enjoy this event.

Family friendly – 1.5 miles easy walking for all ages. As with all Galloway Wild Foods events, this walk is guided by Mark Williams who has been teaching about foraging for over 25 years.

Independent Blog: Reasons to go Foraging with Mark from Galloway Wild Foods.

 

Time/Date: Saturday, 16th July 2017, 1pm – 5.30pm

Meeting Place: Park at the Cally Palace Hotel car park (see map tab on this page) and meet at the far (West) end of the hotel.

Expect: Gentle walking on well made paths over 3 hours followed by and informal al-fresco cook-in of our finds (not a full meal). There will be wild treats and tasters to enjoy throughout.

Learn: Summer hedgerow plants and fungi (usually at least 30 species). Finding, identification, poisonous lookalikes, mindful harvesting, expert tips, folklore/traditional uses, modern gourmet/medicinal uses, nutrition, processing, recipes, cooking tips. Inevitably, the wider politics around foraging and food will come up too. When time and weather allow, we lay out and label our finds to serve as a souvenir and aide-memoire of the afternoon’s discoveries.

Eat/drink: I think it is important to bring the wild foods we encounter to life by not just talking about them, but by eating and drinking them. To this end, in addition to the cook-in at the end, I carry a very hefty bagful of lovingly prepared treats, tasters and tipples to share during the walk. These are both  delicious and educational, and the walk is more like guided grazing, a gentle imbibing of the landscape, than a route march! Often we will make a cocktail of the plants we encounter and drink it in a beautiful spot. The cook-in afterwards serves as both an al-fresco cookery demonstration and a social time to eat together and digest the afternoon’s discoveries with new friends. While I don’t bill this as a full meal, we usually share several dishes and most people leave well filled. All dietary requirements can be catered for, provided you let me know when you book.

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Bring: Stout footwear, waterproofs, water. Your learning and enjoyment may also benefit from bringing camera, notebook, field guide (plants), small basket/cloth bag. If you make any foraged delights you wish to share with the group, please bring them along!

Places are limited and events usually sell out fast – booking is essential.

Gift vouchers are available here

If you already have a gift voucher it can be used to pay for this event (in whole or in part) at the checkout.

 

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