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  • H.A. Foraging Journal – February Week 1

    H.A. Foraging Journal – February Week 1

    Buds are slowly revealing their silken insides on willow. Sycamore buds glow green, Blackthorn is dressed in hints of bridal white. Sloes are still out though, and they’ve been nicely bletted by the cold. I can even eat a few raw without wincing. Sloe Recipes A Sloe Ice Lolly could be a good bet, but…

  • My Hedgewitch Journal: Seedy September 2025

    September is the golden, freckled season of seeds. There’s lots to forage now and much to store for winter. So here are 5 the seeds the boy and I been harvesting. Well, ok, seeds I have been harvesting whilst my son moans about it and slumps in the footway. PLANTAIN SEEDS I’ve been shucking the…

  • FLOWER POWER :H.A.Foraging Journal July Pt 1

    June and July are such busy months for the forager! Below are some things you might like to try that I’ve been doing. 1.Fortify yourself with St John’s Wort! I infused some St John’s Wort, the Midsummer Flower according to Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Nights Dream’. I infused it in lemon gin. I actually don’t like gin,…

  • Xmas Wild Edibles I’ve Been Munching On…

    Don’t let the dark, damp, cold winter weather put you off foraging. (Well, ok, let it put you off a bit.) There still a fair amount for us bush botherers to eat if you know where to look. Check out what I found on a 1-hour stroll around my local neighbourhood. PINE NEEDLES I make…

  • Turmeric Jack Raisin ‘Fermentomelette’ ;)

    It’s time to get out in the spring sun and get foraging for vitamin and mineral packed young shoots and leaves. For a quick power lunch, try this omelette open sandwich I made with a lacto-ferment filling. Delicious! First, make your ferment. This needs doing a week before you add it to any recipes! Lacto-fermentation…

  • Make Your Own Herbal Medicine: Sat 20th July

    You’ll be amazed at how many natural medicines peep out of UK hedgerows and waysides. Remedies for the heart, skin, hair & nails,…antihistamines, diuretics and vermifuges (to remove worms) they’re all out there. On this course we’ll be foraging our own medicinal herbs. We’ll then head back to our base at the lovely countryside Globe…