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Wild Food Journal

Gorging On Wild Strawberry

I was nosing around the village early this morning and chanced upon a monster patch of Wild Strawberries (Fragaria vesca). The recent rain had made the fruits swell, and surprisingly they had not gone ‘pappy’ but tasted beautifully sweet. Time to go a gorging.

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Wild Edible Plants In Season – 30th March 2010

Today I decided to record what I foraged for my family’s supper. As you can see there’s quite a bit around at the moment, and I really don’t need to buy any vegetables as there is more than enough to feed us all.

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Interview With Miles Irving Author Of The Forager Handbook

Miles Irving popped round to my house with his family for a ‘cuppa’ on his way back from Cornwall the other day. I managed to persuade him to take 10 minutes out and give me an interview. Listen as this master forager discusses his outlook on wild foods and foraging and then goes on to [...]

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Stalking The Wild Cherry

A friend recently told me about a secret Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) tree in my neighbourhood. I knew the village, and roughly where it was. And so Zillah, me and our trusty Cairn terrier when off to stalk it.

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Edible Cherry Plum

Zillah and I were up in London the past few days visiting family and friends and doing a bit of ‘business’, talking and meeting people who are at the cutting edge of community healthcare using food and plants for healing.
While wandering around on the top of Putney Common looking out for wild edibles, we chanced [...]

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Edible Sea Aster

This week I discovered that the leaves of the Sea Aster (Aster tripolium) are edible. They have a very refreshing texture, and a lovely delicate flavour distinctly unique.

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