Common Nettle
Urtica dioca Edible A good wild edible for new foragers, being very common and familiar to most of us from painful and often memorable introductions in childhood but they will…
Exploring wild plants for food.
Wild Garden Soup
Nursing a mild hangover and in need of a wholesome meal with minimal input, I wondered outside in search of ingredients. Nettles were the first obvious choice, along with a…
Three-Cornered Leek
Allium triquetrum I was introduced to this distinctive plant a couple of years ago by a friend. If you're not familiar with it, the chances are you have passed it…
January On The Beach (and Miso soup with seaweed)
It was a bright, crisp day. We walked along the pebbled beach, admiring the shapes and colours. We had come in search of sea beet, but the greenery was scarce…