It’s no surprise that our environment plays a significant role in our well-being, we live in a world that is increasingly dominated by screens and the ease of eating a largely processed diet; the simple act of foraging, the gathering of wild plants, flowers, mushrooms and other edibles can offer a profound benefit for your physical, mental and emotional well-being. At Wild Food UK we firmly believe that the invaluable foraging skills you learn with ... The post Foraging for your Health appeared first on Wild Food UK.... Read more »
Check out our new Foraging For Beginners YouTube series. Marlow will be publishing more episodes throughout the year. Episode 1: What’s in your Garden? Episode 2: Riversides and Risks Episode 3: Wild Mushrooms part 1 Episode 3: Wild Mushrooms part 2 If you like the videos please give them a thumbs up or subscribe to the channel 🙂 The post Foraging For Beginners appeared first on Wild Food UK.... Read more »
Bryngwyn Manor, Raglan, 26th April 2024 – 11am – 2.30pm This spring we’ve been offered the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with The National Garden Scheme at Bryngwyn Manor. The Manor boasts 3 acres of garden and meadow, perfect for a spring forage! Our experienced foraging instructor & medical doctor, Dr Rob Judson, will guide a walk around the gardens and grounds of Bryngwyn Manor, teaching you basics of identification, safety and ethical foraging practices. ... The post Garden & Meadow Foraging with the National Garden Scheme appeared first on Wild Food UK.... Read more »
Collaboration with film maker Ross Harrison. Marlow had the opportunity to work with the incredible film maker, Ross Harrison. Ross is from Bristol and has been dabbling behind the camera since he was just 12 years old, and working professionally as a director for 10 years. Back in November, Ross travelled to us in rural Herefordshire to meet Marlow and learn a little about mushrooms. Ross beautifully captures Marlows passion and enthusiasm for all things ... The post Finding Fungi appeared first on Wild Food UK.... Read more »
Test your mushroom knowledge with this educational quiz. There are 3 levels for beginners to advanced so see if you can complete them all with a 10 out of 10.. Special thanks to Laurie for creating this great fun learning tool. Enjoy 😊 Let us know what you think of the quiz in the comments section below. Laurie can be found at laurie@lauriegames.me, or on twitter The post Test your mushroom knowledge with this educational quiz appeared first on Wild Food UK.... Read more »
The mushrooms included in this article are all identified as poisonous! Great caution should be taken when identifying mushrooms and you should never consume anything without being 100% certain it is edible. Please read the article carefully about each mushroom listed and familiarise yourself with the poisonous species. Further information about these poisons can be found in our mushroom guide. The list of mushroom species which might cause potentially fatal intoxication is different country by country. ... The post The Most Poisonous UK Fungi Part 1. appeared first on Wild Food UK.... Read more »
Have you ever wondered why some mushroom species show up in the same place on a regular and predictable basis, while you have to search much longer for others? The answer is to be found in the lifestyle of each and every mushroom species. If we are talking about fungi, we should be familiar with three different kinds of lifestyles: The decomposers (saprotrophic species) have really important role in our world, they are the rubbish ... The post Trees and their fungal partners appeared first on Wild Food UK.... Read more »
It’s that wonderful time of the year, late winter and into early spring when the heady aroma of wild garlic starts to permeate the woods and valleys of the UK. The days are getting longer, the birds are singing from dawn to dusk, and green shoots are sprouting in all corners, especially in the woods. It is that short period in the year that sunshine is illuminating the forest floor, bathing the ground in life ... The post Wild Garlic Impostors! appeared first on Wild Food UK.... Read more »
In these difficult times the restrictions on unnecessary travel and being out of our own properties are making foraging in an urban environment more difficult. Those of us lucky enough to have a garden might be thinking it looks like a slightly overgrown adventure playground and be considering a big weeding session, but stop before you consign those plants to the green bin! Many of our most vexatious garden weeds are great edibles, and are ... The post Garden foraging appeared first on Wild Food UK.... Read more »
Happy Christmas from Wild Food UK! As a little gift this year we thought we’d give you a printable card. If you have a printer attached with some card handy, simply right click on the picture to save it and then print, or you can download the file through the link below. We hope you like it, and Happy Foraging! DOWNLOAD WILD FOOD UK CHRISTMAS CARD (PDF) The post Print your own Christmas Card appeared first on Wild Food UK.... Read more »
Published: December 18, 2019 - 12:30 pm
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The Goblet 🙂 #wildmushrooms #ediblemushrooms #wildfooduk #mushrooming
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