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Stalking The Wild Cherry

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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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Chocolate, Sweet Violet & Nettle Recipe

Chocolate combined with sweet violets and nettle has, quite simply, got to be experienced! The deep, earthy flavours of nettle combine beautifully with the bitter-sweet taste of rich, dark chocolate.

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A Lifetime Passion For Wild Food

For 40 years Simone has been passionate about wild food. Zillah and I went to visit her at her home in Calstock, Cornwall, where she prepared a most delicious wild food meal. In this video she talks about her wild food passion, and why it is important to her.

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Learn About Three Cornered Leek

In this short video Marcus Harrison from the Wild Food School talks about Three Cornered Leek (Allium triquetrum), its history and use as a wild edible plant.

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Learn About Wild Garlic / Ramsons

In this short video Marcus Harrison from the Wild Food School talks about Wild Garlic or Ramsons (Allium ursinum), its history and use as a wild edible plant.

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Ian Burrows on Food From The Wild

Ian Burrows is the author of the best-selling wild food book “Food From The Wild”. Ian accepted my invitation to film a 30 minute video on Christmas Eve 2008, so amongst the family hubbub of Christmas preparation, we managed to find a quiet spot (OK the vacuum cleaner does kick in for a short while) [...]

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Urban Foraging – Dandelion & Plantain

In this short video Andy & Dave Hamilton of Selfsufficientish.com cover the edible and medicinal uses of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) and greater plantain (Plantago major). This was my first time filming in an urban environment, and the wind was pretty blustery as well as lots of background noise from traffic, trains, and general urban hubbub. [...]

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