Meadowsweet is just starting to flower in our British hedgerows. It is a wonderful herb, with a beautiful fragrance, which, in my opinion, easily rivals that of the Elderflower.
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WILD FOOD
This morning I had a lovely surprise. I got back from the school run, to find a foraging friend of mine waiting for me with a bag full of wild…
This recipe for nettle fruit leather is one of my own concoctions. The idea came to me while pondering on what I could do with the nettle residue you are…
Google the health benefits of stinging nettles, and you will find the most incredible list of diseases and complaints that this plant has been attributed to helping with- everything from…
You may remember that at the start of the year, the kids and I set ourselves the challenge of learning more about both foraging and identifying our native wild plants…
Our readers who follow us on Instagram will know that we have seen lots of amazing garden sculptures recently.
This week we have been focusing on trees when we’ve been out and about. We started by trying our hand at some bark rubbings.
The wonderful peppery flavour of Nasturtium leaves, works really well in this simple and quick pesto recipe. This recipe can be adapted for any flavoursome leaf that you fancy. This…
Over the last couple of weeks the dandelions have exploded into flower around where we live – they are everywhere! The entire plant is edible (remember Dandelion and Burdock Beer?),…
Yummy, healthy, super-easy and cheap to make – Fruit Leather is the ultimate in grab and go snacks.