Category: Foraging

RECIPE | WILD GARLIC PESTO

There are a few different varieties of wild garlic growing in Ireland. Allium ursinum, commonly known...

RECIPE | NETTLE SOUP

The common nettle, Urtica dioica, is well known for its sting, but less well known for...

THREE CORNERED LEEK

Have you ever tasted three cornered leek? While wild garlic is increasingly popular in recent years,...

BLACKBERRIES

Do you have memories of childhood blackberry picking? Bramble, blackberry or Rubus fructicosus is probably the most well...

IN SEASON | AUTUMN | WILD BERRIES

It’s wild berry season, one of my favourite times of the year for foraging! The hedgerows...

NETTLES

Do you have a favourite weed? If I was forced to pick one, I think I...

CLEAVERS

When I feel an infection coming on, which in my case often starts with swollen glands...

IN SEASON | SPRING FORAGING

Some of the most delicious and nutritious edible wild plants are at their very best in...