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Wild Poppy Seed Goat’s Cheese Straws
I discovered a patch of wild Red poppies (NOT the Opium kind) round the back of Homebase whilst searching for firewood. These badlands make great poppy habitat. Poppies grow in disturbed soil and wasteland. That’s why they grew in Flanders Fields in France. Back at my boat I flicked off the top of the cases…
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Make Your Own Cystitis Blend Tea!
Urinary tract infections. They’re not fun. Normally, the doctor will pump you full of antibiotics. This works, but has negative effects on your gut bacteria. What kills bad bacteria will also kill good bacteria. Luckily, there are herbs you can take to combat UTI’s, as they are known in care homes and hospitals. Just go…
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5 Wild Herbal Painkillers You Should Know!
There’s all sorts of good reasons to know where you can source natural painkillers in the UK wilderness. Be that your back garden in Slough, while narrow boating through remote countryside, or hiking in the Lake District! If our food system falls flat on its face, no only are there only 3 days worth of…
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How To Make Sow Thistle Mediterranean Salad
When you’re thinking about food from wild plants, you might be forgiven for missing out those spiny, vicious, unpalatable-looking things called thistles. Actually, every member of the Thistles is edible if you can get past their formidable defences. Though some are tastier than others! Are they worth the bother? Do they taste nice? What recipes…
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Summer Foraging With Tapas Tasters 23rd and 25th July
July dates for Foraging with Tapas coming up now… We’ll be exploring 4 different habitats on a circular forage starting and ending at the Globe Inn, Linslade. We’ll be learning about plant families, how to use all your senses to identify wild edibles, foraging and the law, safety and yummy recipes to take home! Plus…
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Med Eds Pt 2: Recanati, Zone Militaire & Home of Lidl!
Ok, so we were supposed to be going to Alcantara Gorge in Sicily. A tourist trap of people funnelled through a rocky gorge for several hundred metres then back to their hotels. Grr. Luckily, fate had its say. The unreliable local bus did not go to Alcantara as advertised, but instead dumped us out unceremoniously…
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