Robin Harford

Flowering currant

Ribes sanguineum is a versatile and attractive shrub that offers ornamental and culinary value in the British Isles. Its vibrant flowers, fragrant foliage, and … Continue

Maundy thursday soup

Robin Harford takes you on a forage looking for nine wild greens to include in this Maundy Thursday soup. A contemporary take on a … Continue

What to forage in April

Discover over forty wild food plants you can forage and harvest in April. Availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in climate and … Continue

EP36: Nettle eater

Tom Hirons is a poet and storyteller. He lives with his partner on the edge of Dartmoor in the UK. In this interview we … Continue

What to forage in March

Discover over sixty wild food plants you can forage and harvest in March. Availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in … Continue

EP34: Prison plants

In this episode I talk with Nicole Rose from Solidarity Apothecary. Nicole did a three and half year prison sentence aged 21 amidst a … Continue

Ground Ivy

Ground ivy is one of Britain’s commonest plants. It flourishes from sunny banks to shady wastelands. A perennial plant with trailing dark-green, kidney-shaped leaves … Continue

Sea Beet

Sea beet is the wild ancestor to common vegetables such as beetroot, swiss chard and spinach beet. We can even thank the rugged coastal … Continue

What to forage in February

Discover over forty wild food plants you can forage and harvest in February. Availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in … Continue

Burmese Style Navelwort Salad

This recipe was inspired by a conversation with a reader called Rachel who spends half her time in Burma as a conflict analyst. If … Continue

Navelwort (Pennywort)

There is a tendency to overlook the navelwort in favour of the house-leek (Sempervivum tectorum) in folk medicine. David Allen and Gabrielle Hatfield consider … Continue

What to forage in January

Discover twenty five wild food plants you can forage and harvest in January. Availability should only be seen as a rough guide. Variations in … Continue

Smooth Sowthistle

The hollow stem yields a white, milky juice said to be eaten by sows to increase the flow of their milk. The Latin name … Continue

Horseradish

Horseradish has been cultivated since ancient times and is a familiar culinary herb of many kitchens. Its distinctive taste is used to flavour many … Continue