Foraging for Wild Food
Page created: 12 May 2009
Edible Ramson leaves and
flowers
Have you ever looked at a wild plant, and wondered if it was edible? Foraging is very popular these days, and with sharply rising food prices it is a way to supplement the diet with free goodness.
In this section you will find stories, recipes and other useful information, as well as a mobile and printable foraging guide.
The Foraging Companion Home Guide
This new printable guide is designed as a handy standard paper sized reference guide. It is densely packed with important facts on over 300 wild and naturalised edible plants, with more in-depth information on about 50 plants, and much more. There are two versions: one for temperate N. America and one for temperate Europe.
Find out more here.....
Mobile Foraging Companion and Hedgerow Herbal
The latest version of the mobile guide is cross-platform and free!
Find out more here.....
The Delectable Elder
Here you will find out how to make a gorgeous sparkling drink from the flowers, as well as a cordial for longer keeping. Learn about the many healthy qualities of the berries and what else you can do with them.
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Tree Sap
There are various ways to tap a tree for it's sap. This is a really simple one which does not require any drilling and plugging.
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Lush Spring Greens
Find out about some of the wild bounty you can gather in spring and early summer.
Get the details of all the featured plants here
A Scalpel, a Lead Apron and Latex
The gory details of how so-called medical professionals killed a mosquito with a bazooka. There would have been a much simpler, kinder solution. Don't fall victim yourself. What am I talking about?
Find out here .... (not for the squeamish!)
Other Links
News snippets - bits and bobs
Cold vacuum sealing jars - store your dried harvest in recycled jars