Do you have memories of childhood blackberry picking? Bramble, blackberry or Rubus fructicosus is probably the most well known and easily recognised of our native Irish edible wild plants. It is a wild food that anyone can pick with confidence, even if they know nothing at all about foraging. The clusters of deep purple-black berries ripen from…
It’s wild berry season, one of my favourite times of the year for foraging! The hedgerows here in Ireland are abundant with tasty and nourishing wild fruits at the moment. Most people have probably gone blackberry picking at some stage but there are many more fruits and berries that are ripening or ready for harvesting…
Do you have a favourite weed? If I was forced to pick one, I think I would have to choose nettles. My garden is full of nettles, and probably unlike most people, instead of trying to eliminate them, I actually encourage them. In fact I have come up with a strimming regime that ensures I…