Foraging

journaling the slow life
in the suffolk countryside

Elle

Sep 3
3 min

Foraging

E is for Elderberries

The simple elderberry, easy to ignore, but once you start exploring the possibilities of this small fruit, you’ll never tire of its uses.

Elle

Apr 15
3 min

Foraging

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

Apr 4
3 min

Foraging

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

Aug 9, 2021
3 min

Foraging

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.

Savouring the End of Summer: Elderberry Balsamic Vinegar

Elle

Aug 29, 2020
2 min

Recipes

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

Jul 19, 2020
3 min

Recipes

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?

Anthriscus Sylvestris: Cow Parsley or Fairy Lace

Elle

May 27, 2020
2 min

Journal

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.

Foraging and Comfort Eating: Tuna and Wild Fennel Fishcakes

Elle

May 17, 2020
3 min

Recipes

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

Mar 27, 2020
6 min

Journal

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!

An Autumnal Harvest: Blackthorn & Sloe Gin

Sam & Elle

Nov 10, 2019
3 min

Recipes

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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journaling the slow life in the suffolk countryside

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journaling the slow life
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