19/10/2023
It is at this time of year that signs like this appear all over the country. They have no legal validity, no matter where they are put up: be this a nature reserve, SSSI or even private land. This is an admittedly lengthy explanation of the legal situation - but that's because it's an opaque part of British law (shorter blogs will appear over the winter). To view click on 'ForagingLaw' - https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/foraging-and-the-law
10/10/2023
Nice Radnorshire morning (view from bedroom widow at 8.30am).
22/09/2023
Stumbled across another gold mine this morning.
22/09/2023
I stumbled across another gold mine this morning.
12/06/2017
Elderflower Turkish Delight - Fungi Forays
Elderflowers are a fantastic resource for the forager. Cordial, wine, champagne are all well-known, fritters slightly less so - but here is a completely ne
12/05/2017
The first elderflowers are just starting to emerge (it seems very early). Anyway, here is a recipe for an ancient cordial, taken from the maestro Roger Philips and rejigged by the equally excellent Mark Williams . . . http://www.gallowaywildfoods.com/elderflower-champagne-recipe/
Elderflower Champagne Recipe – Galloway Wild Foods
4 Elderflower heads in full bloom – if you can pick them on a sunny morning, so much the better. Shake them free of insects or other bits but don’t wash them.
12/04/2017
Super Spring Soup - Wild food foraging: mushroom hunts, hedgerow & seashore walks
I’m often asked, on my walks how I’ve made the things I bring along for people to try- mushroom pâté, picked seeds, wild kimchi and warming soups are some of the favourites. Here’s the recipe for a very tasty soup I’ve been dishing out during the colder months. I’ve adapted a basic recipe, in this …...
20/03/2017
Pesto Gymraig (Welsh pesto) - Fungi Forays
The first ramsoms shoots (wild garlic) are starting to appear. It is at its best for the next couple of months, but by late May it will be losing some of t
24/12/2016
A lovely nibble when unexpected guests turn up . . .
http://www.fungiforays.co.uk/wild-mushroom-pate
Wild mushroom pate - Fungi Forays
This makes a lovely nibble to go with a glass of something when friends pop round over the festive season . . . 250g Mushrooms (‘value’, ‘economy’ etc) 4 C