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Pickled Wild Garlic Seeds

The blooming of the Wild Garlic flowers signals the end of their season but there is one final part of the plant that we can make use of.

Wild Garlic Scones

A deliciously wild take on a savoury scone, using just a few fresh Wild Garlic leaves, perfect warm and fresh from the oven.

Crafting Herbal Salves

Herbal salves can have so many different benefits, depending on which herbs you choose to use, and are so incredibly simple to make.

Foraging for Stinging Nettles

Stinging Nettles are not everyone's first thought when it comes to wild edibles, but they are one of Nature's most under-rated super foods.

Nettle and 'Honey' Cake

Nettle cake is sweet and delicious, and wonderfully green all the way through. This recipe uses Dandelion 'honey' syrup as an alternative.

Rosehip Mince Pies

Mince pies have a long history almost as rich as they are, this recipe is a wild take on the traditional ingredients, using rosehips.

Elderberry Syrup Recipe

Classic Elderberry Syrup should be a cupboard essential for Winter, a simple recipe which brings a great many health benefits.

Bramble Jelly

Nothing sings more of the arrival of Autumn foraging for blackberries, and what better way to preserve them than making Bramble Jelly.

Crafting Wild Flower Syrups

Mid-Summer brings with it the heavy scents of so many beautiful edible wild flowers and one of the easiest ways to make the most of the...

The Cramlington Forager

Here I share my own recipes which I use to make the most of seasonal wild food. You'll find handy foraging guides and plant profiles to help get to know the plants which grow all around us, and to start you down your own foraging journey.