Autumn brings an array of wonderful wild fruits. These creamy white chocolates have an uplifting and slightly tart rosehip filling. These make great presents and are another way to preserve the goodness and colour of rosehips. Have you seen these wonderful, big rosehips? Maybe on the beach, in gardens or escaped from gardens and in […]

Gathering rosehips to make your own rosehip syrup is a great way to provide a vitamin C rich drink for you and your family. You can also use dried, bought, or frozen rosehips for this recipe. This recipe is based on a traditional rosehip drink, and was inspired by the method shared in Roger Philip's […]

The first frost is a significant marker in the colder months of the year. Whether you look forward to it or dread it, it has an important function for wild fruits, us and the rest of the natural world. Previously I've written about how frost and snow effects seaweeds in; Can seaweeds survive the frost […]

A deliciously wild and decadent chocolate recipe using foraged rosehips. Tart bites of red flesh in a rich, dark chocolate. I use fresh Rosa rugosa fruits for this recipe, but you could use rehydrated rosehip fruit leather. I first made this recipe for a Valentine's Day foraging course I led at Men-a-Tol. Valentines day is […]

Rosehips are traditionally used for making rosehip syrup, but there's so much more you can do with them. I recently led a group of families on a foraging walk and provided sweet biscuits with rosehip fruit in them. Fleshy, tart bites of red fruit nestled within a biscuit base. They went down really well! Preserving […]

Love and foraging: A natural pairing Foraging and love. Love and foraging. Do these two naturally go together? I believe they do. Let's explore why love should play a central role in our approach to foraging. "Life is the flower of which love is the honey." — Victor Hugo "Love is not what makes the world […]

Wild and Sweet is the book I always wanted to write. The idea came to me about 12 years ago (2010) when I was inspired to create my first Nettle and Honey cake. It looked and smelt great when I took it out of the oven. I let it cool a little then wrapped the […]

Medlars are a Medieval fruit - cultivated since the Roman times (8th century). They are native to Iran, Southwest Asia and Southeast Europe, especially around the Black Sea; Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. I've come across them planted in gardens, sometimes very traditional gardens that are several centuries old. An unusual looking fruit, some call them […]

A short video about foraging in Autumn and talking about how I got into foraging, the benefits and how to get started. This was a fun video to make on a rainy, Cornish morning and is perfect if you're new to foraging. Discover my answers to the following general questions about foraging; How did I […]

I used to walk round my Granny’s garden and smell the roses, my sisters and I used to snap off her runner beans and eat them raw too. Luckily for Granny, I didn’t know that roses were edible then, though I still love to stop to smell them, whether in a park, someone’s garden or […]

I have a foraging dog. He's called Paddy McGinity (a name I inherited rather than gifted to him), and yes, he can climb rocks and cliffs as agile as a goat. Most of the time my dog is with me on forays, while I forage and teach up to 100 different species of wilds in […]

I love scented roses and their symbolism of love. Here in the UK we have several wild varieties and the cultivated ones are, almost, infinite. After a hot, sunny day, the evening aroma of rose and other wild flowers lingers evocatively in the air as the sun goes down. Pure summer heaven, I think. I […]

I love to stop and smell the roses, I love to eat them, cook and garnish with them too. See my wild rose water recipe and rose petal preserve recipe.  Which Roses are Edible? All rose petals are edible and both wild and cultivated roses can be used, though please see my tips for picking […]