A simple and fun flower for garden foraging is the Sunflower. Most of the Sunflower plant can be eaten. From … [Read more]

My youngest daughter has an enviable appetite for fruit, however the other day she nearly picked and ate a poisonous … [Read more]

The Dog Rose is the UK’s most common wild rose. It grows in most hedgerows, although less often found in … [Read more]

Like peas, broad beans (also known as fava beans) are legumes; good sources of protein, carbohydrates and vitamins (A, B1 … [Read more]

Mid July is the right time to go out and start finding the hazelnut carrying trees in preparation for their … [Read more]

Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), was reported in the Independent this morning as being the cause of a child being injured. … [Read more]

Another edible flower that gets missed is the simple apple blossom. You can find in early summer along many roadsides. … [Read more]

The Elder Tree, is actually highly poisonous in every aspect, apart from the flowers and berries. In fact, the vapour … [Read more]

We love the summer. The sun is still shining well after the kids have come home from school, and there … [Read more]

The Jelly Ear Fungus (also known as the Jew’s Ear or wood ear fungus) is a pretty little mushroom that … [Read more]