Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) is a flowering plant from the Geraniaceae family, native to Europe, including the UK, and parts of Asia and North America. It looks a bit like a small geranium and it's easily identified by its small, pink flowers, deeply lobed leaves often tinged with red, and reddish stems, all of which emit a distinctive musky odor when crushed. It's traditionally used in herbal medicine, it is believed to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial ... Read More about Herb Robert: Foraging Guide & How to use this plant
White Dead Nettle: Foraging Guide & Recipe Ideas
White dead nettle plant looks like stinging nettle, but without the sting. The young leaves and white flowers can be used for cooking and eating and are also used in traditional medicine. I remember I spent most of my summers collecting the white dead nettle flowers to earn some extra cash as these were the most highly priced on the list of herbal plants required by the local pharmaceutical company. Once dried they hardly weigh anything, so I had to work extra hard to collect even a few ... Read More about White Dead Nettle: Foraging Guide & Recipe Ideas
Foraging for wild raspberry leaves + Tea & Tincture Recipe
Wild raspberries are great to forage for on a long summer walks and I always stop to pick some as I walk by. But, in the late spring I also go foraging for the raspberry leaves as they are great to use to make delicious herbal tea. I remember we also used the fresh wild raspberry leaves to make tea at our summer scout's camp or when we used to go hiking. In this blog post, I wanted to share with you the art of foraging for raspberry leaves, how to identify and harvest them sustainably, and ... Read More about Foraging for wild raspberry leaves + Tea & Tincture Recipe
Foraging in July – Guide to wild food & Recipes
July is the beginning of school holidays and as a young girl it was always the time we spend in the countryside with my great-grandmother, who taught us how to forage, what to look for and how to use everything we gathered during the day. I remember endless days of learning mushroom names, collecting herbs and then drying them for winter. The whole length of our farmhouse attic was covered with papers and drying plants and herbs. The smell was amazing and turning over the herbs to make sure ... Read More about Foraging in July – Guide to wild food & Recipes
Foraging in June – Guide to wild food & Recipes
June is an amazing month to go foraging as it's light early in the morning and you also have beautiful long evenings, perfect for a walk in the countryside. There are lots of plants to forage for in June, but as you'll see the picking season for the plans varies and stretches beyond June into July and August. I've also added my favourite foraging recipes for the plants you pick, to give you an idea how you can use them in the kitchen. I've included my favourite plants to pick in detail, ... Read More about Foraging in June – Guide to wild food & Recipes
Gorse Flowers: Foraging Guide & Recipe Ideas
Foraging for gorse flowers is a great way to connect with nature and add a unique flavour to your every day food preparation. The bright yellow gorse blooms have a subtle coconut and vanilla aroma and can be used to make a fragrant syrup, an aromatic tea, or simply to brighten up a salad. The blooming season is stretching from January to June, which means that you can enjoy gorse flowers most of the year. The botanical name for the gorse plant is Ulex europaeus. It belongs to the ... Read More about Gorse Flowers: Foraging Guide & Recipe Ideas