We decided to experiment with some lichens for natural dying. Lichens are notoriously difficult to correctly identify as there are so many different species that look very similar, and as with seaweeds, a lot do not even have common names, and are only known by th…

Every year I look forward to the flowers of the elder tree. The flowers have long been used not only medicinally but are edible and delicious. Best picked in the morning on a bright sunny day, and best avoided on a wet dull day; the flowers can be made into cordia…

I must admit that this soup was so delicious I can't wait to have some more.   

It's a nettle, wild garlic, tri-corn garlic, and Jack by the hedge soup which is why I have called it foraged spring greens soup. 

Wild Garlic, also called Ramsons (Allium ursinum) was…