journaling the slow life
in the suffolk countryside

Elle

D is for Dandelions

For many of us, the dandelion is synonymous with childhood summers’ days, but dandelions aren’t just beautiful; they are also edible.

Sam

Getting Back to the Sloe Life

The foraging season is just starting again after the lull of winter. It is the perfect time for harvesting three very similar wild greens.

Sam

Cherry Plums; and Other Stoned Fruits

On one of our recent lunchtime walks, we found a wild harvest we had never noticed before: cherry plums.

Elle

Savouring the End of Summer: Elderberry Balsamic Vinegar

Making elderberry balsamic vinegar is straightforward, therapeutic and rewarding, and is something anyone can easily have a go at.

Sam

Urban Foraging: Wild Cherry Brandy

There is so much we walk past and do not see. When I am out on our daily stroll, I think I am observant. And how much more do I miss?

Elle

Anthriscus Sylvestris: Cow Parsley or Fairy Lace

Often taken for granted, cow parsley is a staple of countryside verges: tiny flowers like white paint splattered amongst the greenery.

Elle

Foraging and Comfort Eating: Tuna and Wild Fennel Fishcakes

A fantastic way to make tinned tuna a little more special: comforting fishcakes with foraged wild fennel on a bed of salad.

Elle

Nettles

I think I am about to make us very unpopular: Our suburb is most definitely a 'nettle-free zone', but I am about to change all that!

Sam & Elle

An Autumnal Harvest: Blackthorn & Sloe Gin

Autumn advances. A walk to the nearest post box became an impromptu foraging expedition: sloes picked for making gin for Christmas gifts.

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