The Spring Forager
Wild Food & Wilderness Cookery
Wild edible plants have occupied a space in the mind, stomach and
socialization of the human animal since time immemorial. The search and
discovery of food plants for nourishment and sustenance is profoundly enmeshed
within human history.
Many wild edible spring plants contain powerful restorative properties, full of micro-nutrients often missing from our modern diets, they restore vitality and health following the long dormant winter. Learning how, what, and where to forage from knowledgeable educators, you will identify and harvest wild food from the Lake Districts' waysides, hedgerows and woodlands, bringing the time-honoured traditions of foraging for food into both your indoor and outdoor life.
You Will Learn:
Many wild edible spring plants contain powerful restorative properties, full of micro-nutrients often missing from our modern diets, they restore vitality and health following the long dormant winter. Learning how, what, and where to forage from knowledgeable educators, you will identify and harvest wild food from the Lake Districts' waysides, hedgerows and woodlands, bringing the time-honoured traditions of foraging for food into both your indoor and outdoor life.
You Will Learn:
- Identify wild edible plant & tree species
- Nutritional properties of plants
- Crustaceans, molluscs, & seaweeds
- Fresh water & sea fish- preparing and cooking
- Aboriginal/ back-country cookery
- Identify dangerous plants
- Historical folk-knowledge
- Seasonal hedgerow ingredients
- Backwoods salads & soups
- Backwoods beverages
- Backwoods ovens and improvisations
| "Thanks for a cracking Spring Forager course last weekend, you really spoiled us! As ever, super enjoyable, relaxing and particularly filling! Great enthusiasm, skills and dedication from the Woodsmoke team – we were grinning all the way home." - T. Bull |
Review from the Daily Telegraph about this wilderness cookery and wild food course.
Heads Up... Whilst not essential, if you are keen on doing a bit of pre-course reading, we would recommend the following book - Wild Food and Foraging - Ideas and Guidelines for Harvesting Wild Foods (free download)
Please Note: This course is fully catered, but is not suitable for strict vegetarians.
Documents for download
- wild_food_&_foraging.pdf (22/03/2009)