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Spring 2021 Events

Please note that due to lockdown restrictions some dates have changed. Those who have booked have been emailed. Please check your junk if you don't think you have heard from me. The first of my 2021 Spring Events are now available for booking! In October of this year I introduced the idea of a walking …

Winter Foraging

There is still lots to find out there this season and some new growth treats to find - Sloes Sloes – it has been a great year for sloes and they continue to hang in big numbers from the blackthorn bushes along Strangford Lough and in the Belfast Hills. Look out for that small plum …

Forage & Flow

Earlier this summer my friend Maggie McKeever of Maggie Masala Yoga invited me to collaborate on a series of events called Forage and Flow where we gathered from and breathed in the outdoors. These events were such a great way to engage with others in both our practices during this challenging time. This coming weekend …

Foraging Food experience at Castle Ward

Both sessions are now sold out. Get in touch if you would like to join th waiting list .I'm thrilled to say that I am back at Castle Ward for the first time this year on October 10th. It is a magical foraging location and even if you're already familar with the place this is …

Foraging Evenings

Join me for some balmy and hopefully beautiful evenings in Belfast for a forage in our amazing local parks and walks. I'm running three evenings in a row on the 19th, 20th and 21st of August. These walks will start at 6pm and will last around 2 hours. All walks will conclude with some unique …

Dandelion Bao

I have been obsessed with these little fluffy sweet steamed buns. After finding out that shepherds purse (another common mustardy weed) is the usual cultivated green used for these in Shanghai I knew I had to try them. After a few experiments I now truly believe that anything would be delicious inside - so why …

Dandelions, Lentils and Miso Aioli

Dandelions play both roles as a condiment and a vegetable in this dish. I started off by making a recipe inspired by two brilliant books off my shelf. The New Wildcrafter Cuisine by Pascal Baudar and Strudel, Noodles and Dumplings by Anya Dunk. In Dunk's book she gives a recipe for what she calls Magic …

Feasting on Taraxacum

Taraxacum is the scientific name for dandelion and while I'm trying to encourage myself to learn more scientific names to communicate effectively about species I need not bother for this one. Taraxacum officinale is our common dandelion and by far is the most common individual plant that people can happily recognise on my guided foraging …

Feasting on Wild Garlic

  As as a forager Spring is now the most exciting time for me. Everything is emerging in small, tender gorgeousness. There is more light, heat and rain to help everything along and there are so many plants that are sweet and soft before they get better ideas of being bitter and tough to avoid …