Food: foraging & wild food courses

You may also be interested in: Animal husbandry | Art: driftwood & beach combing | Art: wildlife & botanical illustration | Beekeeping | Bushcraft & forest school | Dyeing | Floristry | Gardening, pruning & orchard management | Herbal remedies & medicine | Heritage crafts | Natural / eco printing & dyeing | Natural beauty: skin products & cosmetics | Spoon carving | Wildlife & nature conservation

Foraging and wild food walks and courses are taught in woods, meadows and hedgerows across the UK. Learn to identify and harvest wild greens, edible leaves, herbs and mushrooms with expert foragers and herbalists in the picturesque wilderness of our green country. Collecting your own wild food (and medicine) is immensely satisfying and healthy - not to mention cost effective! Food foraging is an ancient skill that gets us back to the very basics of human life. Foraging workshops and walks make for a great day out in the fresh air, chatting with fellow foragers and learning delicious new recipes.

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Wild basketry- workshop in the woods, forage your materials

Wild basketry- workshop in the woods, forage your materials

Learn how to make baskets from foraged materials which we gather on the day from the woodland site. On offer is a wide variety of techniques & materials including bramble, bark, bone, wild rose, grass, reed mace, bulrush. Learn about the whole cycle of production- harvesting the raw materials & processing them, through to completing a beautiful & useful basket to take home with you. Courses are scheduled to coincide with the seasonal availability of plants for foraging, therefore a different plant material and process is offered on each date...

Bushcraft with Native Hands

Bushcraft with Native Hands

A day in the woods foraging your materials to learn specific bushcraft skills, using ancient techniques. On offer is wild fire-making, wild cordage (string), bone needle-making, bark containers, baskets etc. The exact contents of the day are determined by the time of year, so please check the website courses calendar page, via the button above. Empowering, creative, skills for life... We aim to give you a satisfying learning experience as well as an enjoyable time away from it all. To support you in getting the most from your time, some...

Our healing garden herbal remedies

Our healing garden herbal remedies

Introduction to herbal remedies An introductory day of plant knowledge, traditional healing and remedies. We will look at ... Herbal medicine: the art and science The plants: identification, how we use them The remedies: teas, tinctures, oils, salves, creams, and many more... Your first steps: growing your own herbs, wild harvesting, preparation, preserving Learn how to use herbs medicinally, including sensory sessions and tastings. You will take home a selection of taster remedies and a plant/seeds to start your herbal journey!

Introduction to herbal medicine - weekend courses

Introduction to herbal medicine - weekend courses

Herefordshire - Next course on 7th December 2019

Introduction to herbal medicine - A weekend course covering the basics of using herb in the home Course Overview An Introduction to Herbal Medicine Making. An exploration of the uses of herbs and learn to make your own top quality cosmetics and herbal preparations. Includes ID, growing, harvesting from my organic garden, drying and storing herbs. A practical 2 day workshop making teas, decoctions, infused oils, ointments, creams and other remedies This herbal medicine making course run by qualified herbalist Rowan McOnegal, who has 30 years experience of working as...

Summer dyes from the countryside - one day course

Summer dyes from the countryside - one day course

Shropshire - Next course on 7th June 2020

Summer Dyes from the Countryside - one day course at Acton Scott Historic Working Farm. Take a basket and wander through the meadows, investigate our hedgerows and gardens to identify and collect traditional dye material. Participants will prepare dye baths of vibrant colours and dip and dye wool samples to take home. The historic use of dye plants and fibres will be explored through studying examples from the museum social history collection. Early Summer Dyes June and Late Summer dyes August, the courses will use different produce for the dyes...

Wild Food Day: Walk & Forage

Wild Food Day: Walk & Forage

Foraging Day at Hafod Estate, Ystwyth Valley, Ceredigion (about 12 miles from Aberystwyth) Join professional forager Jade Mellor for a full day of wild food foraging. Spring is a time of abundance and new life. Of fresh, green leaves, edible blooms and the most tender, tasty and nutritious wild food. Join me in this very special opportunity to spend a whole day foraging in the heart of the beautiful, magical, Hafod estate . We will explore woodland and meadows, next to waterfalls, along meandering paths and streams. We will be...

Foraging walk

Join us on a guided walk exploring the wild foods of spring in Northumberland. You will be truly amazed by the diversity, abundance and the incredible flavours the landscape has to offer at this time of year; you will taste shoots, leaves and flowers long lost to our everyday diet, which you may then be inspired to add to yours!

Foraging walk and outdoor cooking workshop

Foraging walk and outdoor cooking workshop

Bristol - Next course on 31st October 2019

We put on foraging walks and outdoor cooking workshops in and around Bristol. Currently working on new dates. Get in touch if you'd like to be notified when new dates are released. We can arrange for private events if you have a group that would be interested. Tickets range from £20-50.

Half day wild food foray

Half day wild food foray

Our half day foray is an excellent introduction to the experience of discovering wild foods. We will guide you through different habitats teaching you how to explore the landscape, identify and harvest the seasonal wild foods it offers. The experience is wondrous; depending upon the time of year you could find yourself munching on tree leaves, flowers, plants, berries or some truly astonishing mushrooms! The Northumberland landscape presents a splendid array of edible flora, fauna and fungi – you are sure to be amazed. We will return from our foraging...

Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine

Devon - Next course on 25th October 2019

Join renowned herbalist Anne McIntyre on a journey of discovery as she guides you to identify and forage wild herbs, understand their medicinal properties and uses, and share the skills to create and take home a range of herbal remedies for your health and wellbeing. This course consists of four weekends (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter) to provide you with knowledge and skills to use the extraordinary resources of the medicinal plants growing around you throughout the year. This course is open to anyone with an interest in knowing more...

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