Is it possible to live off foraged food alone? Fergus Drennan thinks so and aims to prove it. In the first of his monthly columns he explains why, from April 1 st, he will be eating nothing but wild food – for an entire year...
… Fergus Drennan | 1st April 2008 News Foraging Subsistence Awakening Philosophy Foraging Farming Local Food Production … nothing but wild food – for an entire year... Foraging – what’s all the fuss about? What …
Fed up of paying a premium for supermarket berries and herbs? Take a walk on the wild side and pick your own
… The A to Z of foraging Chloe Barrow | 31st January 2012 Ethical Living Food And Farming Foraging Mushrooms Wild Food Nettles Roadkill … a walk on the wild side and pick your own Foraging – a word that evokes images of wild …
Ruth Stokes tells The Ecologist about an ingenious new online tool that encourages all of us, especially the yet-to-be-converted, to indulge in the free edible goodness found throughout our urban spaces
… Falling Fruit: A global collaborative foraging map Ruth Stokes | 1st November 2013 Ethical Living Food Foraging Community apples.jpg Ruth Stokes … goodness found throughout our urban spaces Foraging for fruit just got easier, with a map …
Gathering food from the wild is good for your mind and your taste buds, writes KATE BLINCOE, but always make sure you know what you're picking and you leave enough for other creatures
… Kate Blincoe | 3rd August 2018 Ethical Living Foraging Nature Foraging For Food Environment Foraging illustration Gathering food from the …
Can’t tell medlars from mushrooms? Noah Lee spoke to the Wild Man, aka forager Fergus Drennan, to find out exactly how to make your wild food fantasies a reality
… The beginner’s guide to late summer foraging Noah Lee | 2nd August 2011 Ethical Living Foraging Wild Food Fergus Drennan Nature Food … And the best way to accumulate a stock of foraging wisdom is to get out there and …
Thought there was no such thing as a free lunch? As Kara Moses found out, Britain’s edible wild plants, berries and nuts can provide exactly that
… Kara Moses | 18th March 2011 Ethical Living Foraging Bear Grylls Mushrooms Berries Nuts … that Thanks to modern agricultural methods, foraging – once a part of the majority’s daily … of Bear Grylls, Ray Mears and co. But it foraging is about more than just food. It gets …
Seaweed, carrot flower and locally caught fish were all on the menu during Kate Eshelby’s gastronomic tour of the Scillies
… See weed and eat it: a foraging break on the Scilly Isles Kate … Eshelby | 23rd February 2012 Ethical Living Foraging Travel Green Living Society Scilly … Lambert , a wild food expert; who leads foraging walks throughout England’s south …
As the UK Forestry Commission imposes a blanket ban on foraging in the New Forest, our food columnist, chef TIM MADDAMS questions the wisdom of this and makes the link between foraging and mindfulness
… side Tim Maddams | 14th March 2017 Comment Foraging Wild Food Mindfulness Forestry … Forestry Commission imposes a blanket ban on foraging in the New Forest, our food … the wisdom of this and makes the link between foraging and mindfulness Wild food is very …
Having mastered the art of cooking with Primroses, Susan Clark is hoping Jane Austen or the local Vicar might just pop round for afternoon tea ...
… rules. I made them up but they're not bad: Foraging for non botanical beginners: 1. Do a … it's a windy day, spend most of your precious foraging session trying to hang on to the … to be said for the quitely engaging notion of foraging alone. Before long, you will get your …
The insecticide chlorpyrifos is not just highly toxic to developing human foetuses. A new study finds that it also damages the memory and learning ability of Forager bees even at very low doses, threatening the survival of this important pollinator.
… the behavioral ecology and communication of foraging bees, chlorpyrifos, even in sublethal … the behavioral ecology and communication of foraging bees, chlorpyrifos, even in sublethal …
Natural remedies don't have to be bought from a shop. Whether for stings, cuts or colds there's likely to be a medicinal plant growing somewhere nearby...
How to forage a first aid kit Andy Hamilton | 6th October 2009 Ethical Living Forage Natural Remedies Natural Medicine Stings Bites Cuts Cold And Flu Aloe Vera Natural First Aid Kit Andy Hamilton …
Professional forager Fergus Drennan tells Tahsin Pak how to make the most of the free food in season this month
… Tahsin Pak | 28th May 2012 Ethical Living Foraging Food And Drink Wild Food Credit … areas, field marshes and rivers are all prime foraging locations, although even your local … know where to look. ‘Choose your location for foraging carefully,’ advises Drennan. ‘The …
Expelled from Eden and adrift amid the miracles of modern living, going back to nature is the only way to stay sane and healthy in this mad, bad world, says Fergus Drennan
… Foraging for sanity - building Holistic Health … Fergus Drennan | 1st June 2008 Ethical Living Foraging Philosophy Spirituality Oneness Connection Food Foraging Lessons From Nature Food Security …
Channel 4's newest foodie series has plenty for eco warriors to love. The Ecologist catches up with Tim Cresswell to talk foraging
… Three Hungry Boys Channel 4 Food And Farming Foraging Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall River … catches up with Tim Cresswell to talk foraging Take three ordinary guys, add one … of green goodness. And that means plenty of foraging, lots of renewable power and of …
From its flowers and berries to the fungi littering its branches, the elder is a one-tree feast, says Fergus Drennan
… Fergus Drennan | 1st May 2008 Ethical Living Foraging Elderberry Wild Food Badger Foraging Food And Farming Archive_205.jpg From … symbiosis, reciprocity and natural balance. Foraging is my dance, and Lady Ellhorn, …
Be it chicken keeping, foraging or organic gardening, if it's the good life you want, there’s a course out there for you. Tom Antebi rounds up some of the best
… Be it chicken keeping, foraging or organic gardening, if it's the … on topics such as starting a small holding, foraging and wood work. So which are the pick … Here are some of the best. Wild Man wild food foraging When: Continuous Where: Locations …
Intensification of farming and subsequent decline in food sources rather than pesticides or disease seen as biggest threat to honey bees
Loss of forage biggest long-term threat to bees The Ecologist | 8th January 2010 News Honey Bees Bees Food And Farming Pesticides bees.jpg Intensification of farming and subsequent decline in food …
Author and photogrpher GRANT RILEY visits the unique and inspiring communities of northern Vietnam to see how they successfully and sustainably manage their thriving plant medicine business
… are able to prioritize attention to their foraging activities. It gives value to the … to protect against the free-range buffaloes. Foraging for herbs Last year May’s own …
Eating wild plants and mushrooms is a pleasure we should all indulge in, believes open air gastronomist Humphrey Birley - and this new edition of 'Wild Food : a complete guide for foragers' is just what's needed to get us exploring woods, hedgerows, meadows and salt marshes in search of edible delicacies.
… about the environmental effects of all this foraging. Phillips includes Gerard's recipe …
With the worst summer on record decimating his potatoes, onions and other allotment crops, Paul Kingsnorth turns to nature’s abundance in foraged food
… Kingsnorth | 8th April 2009 Ethical Living Foraging For Food Hedgerows Blackberries … wrote in the Ecologist about a day spent out foraging in the countryside of Kent with … make a meal from. Since I wrote about Fergus, foraging really seems to have taken off. He’s …
Continuing high winter losses in bee colonies is prompting fears about future of hobby beekeeping
… on disease, bad weather and poor quality of foraging due to habitat loss Continuing high … disease, bad weather and poor quality of foraging due to habitat loss for the continued … a harsh winter and bad summer last year, poor foraging and the 'devastating' affect of the …
Combining style and sustainability, Bournemouth’s Green Room restaurant is a wild-food lovers’ dream
… Head chef, Gordon Jones, is passionate about foraging. ‘I try and forage as much as … fiancée bought me a rod for Christmas. With foraging, you never really know what you are …
The image of the rancher in the rugged West is one of self-sufficiency and a tough defiance of government, writes George Wuerthner. But the truth is that ranchers, especially those using federal land, depend on a host of generous subsidies, both economic and ecological.
We must rid the American West of 'welfare ranching' George Wuerthner | 22nd June 2014 Activism USA Farming Commons Natural World Water grand-view-ranch-cut.jpg The image of the rancher in the rugged …