The Traditional and Modern Uses of 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
Eatweeds wild food foraging guide to Britain and Northern Europe
The Traditional and Modern Uses of 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
The Traditional and Modern Uses of 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
The Traditional and Modern Uses of 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
The Traditional and Modern Uses of 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
EP33: Foraging, rewilding and nature connection
Lucy O’Hagan takes us on a journey exploring ancestral ways and rewilding, foraging and nature connection. Why do it and how relevant is it … Continue
The Traditional and Modern Uses of Sweet Chestnut
There are few customs more autumnal than collecting chestnuts and roasting them over a fire. Chestnuts, from the sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa), are … Continue
EP32: The fantastical delights of fly agaric
Fergus Drennan and Courtney Tyler discuss their pioneering work exploring the cutting-edge of food and medicine using the fly agaric mushroom (Amanita muscaria). Fly … Continue
EP31: The importance of ethnobotany – an Interview with Mark Nesbitt
Mark Nesbitt is the Senior Research Leader for Economic Botany and curator of the Economic Botany Collection at Kew. In this interview we discuss the … Continue
The Traditional and Modern Uses of Sea Aster
Scientific name Tripolium pannonicum Family Asteraceae. Botanical description The plant yields blue-purple, daisy-like flowers with bright yellow stamens among a sea of long, slender … Continue
Wild Carrot Flower Cordial – A Summer Love Potion
I love Summer. The warm breeze on my face and body. The bees buzzing around. The spectrum of flowers. I take my daily walk … Continue
How much is enough? Sustainable foraging and ethical harvesting guidelines
Foraging is all about sustainability. The relationship between plants and people. How we engage with the natural world without violating it. Here are my … Continue