WILD FOOD

Our native floral kingdom is abundant in edible and useful plants, many of which are very well known and often commonly seen as weeds. Their many uses were highly respected by our ancestors in times past, when wild plants were relied upon for food, medicine and textiles etc.

For 2010 WildWise is offering two Wild Food Forage and Feast days – one during the fresh abundance of spring time (May 2) and an autumnal harvest time forage (September 4). In May there is an abundance of fresh green shoots – delicate leafy plants and flowers, whereas in the autumn there is a great harvest of wild berries, nuts and roots. We're also offering some more adventurous forages - our Wild Food Forage by Canoe (April 16 & October 3) and a Wild Food Forage by Sea Kayak (May 15-16).

Each day’s course will explore some local, seasonal plants and their various uses. We will identify and gather some edible & tasty varieties and look at different ways to prepare and cook them. The day will leave you with enough knowledge to sample and harvest a variety of plants in your own days out in the countryside.

We have a new course - 'Tasting the Wild' run by Wayne Schroeder, Schumacher College's cook, using wild foods and campfire cookery. Wayne will lead an experiential journey helping us connect to nature through a process of 'radical amazement'.

This year we are offering several of our popular Seashore Edibles days - a wild food forage on the coastline (April 17, May 30 and September 26). The coastline of this country has a rich harvest of food material. Edible seaweeds, molluscs, fish and coastal plants are abundant in South Devon. This day out on the beaches and bays of this beautiful coastline will be spent beachcombing, paddling, fishing and cooking a diverse menu of seashore foods.