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Wild Food News

In Memory of Frank Cook 1963-2009

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I am deeply saddened by the news that Frank Cook (plant teacher and herbalist) died on Wednesday, 19th August 2009.
Although I only met Frank for 3 hours videoing last September, that meeting had a life-changing impact on me. His gentleness and depth of plant knowledge was truly inspiring, and via e-mails he always encouraged me [...]

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Ask The Forager – Ian Burrows Author Of Food From The Wild

I’m up in Norfolk over Christmas, and I have managed to grab some time to film an interview with Ian Burrows author of the best selling wild food book ‘Food From The Wild’.
This time I want to do something different, I want you to tell me the questions that you’d like Ian to answer. [...]

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Ray Mears Wild Food DVD

Wild food, that’s what hunting and gathering is all about. In this beautifully filmed and extraordinary DVD, Ray Mears takes you on a journey into Britain’s ancient way of life, as he attempts to find the foods [...]

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Food For Free Feast

Mark Boyle founder of ‘The Freeconomy Community’ is organising a ‘Food for Free Feast’ starting at 4.30pm on Saturday 29th Nov in Bristol. The feast will be served around 4.30pm in Café Midnimo, 163 Ashley Rd, St. Paul’s, Bristol BS6 5NX.
A sumptuous feast cooked by people such as forager Fergus Drennan, star of the hit [...]

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African Wild Food Knowledge Being Lost

As food prices skyrocket and shortages abound, the people of Zimbabwe are turning to foraged wild food to keep them alive.

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Protected Wild Plants

One of the off-shoots of eating wild food plants is the appreciation that comes for all the wild plants that cross your path on your foraging journey.
Needless to say, you are not by law allowed to pick every plant that you find. For a complete list of protected plants as listed under the Wildlife and [...]

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