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Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 23 - "Hazelnut"

Botanical name : Corylus avellana Common names : Hazel Physical appearance : A small hardy tree or a multi-stemmed shrub. Its leaves are toothed and downy. In the approach to Winter, the hazel pro...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 25 - "Black Mustard"

Botanical name : Brassica Nigra Common names : Black Mustard, Physical appearance : A tall green/grey annual, growing up to a metre in height. It has stalked leaves and the lower leaves are lobed ...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 28 - "Poppy"

Botanical name : Papaver rhoeas Common names : Common Poppy, Corn Poppy, Corn Rose, Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy, Red Poppy Physical appearance : A hairy annual 30-60cm in height. It's characterist...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 18 - "Blackcurrant"

Botanical name : Ribes nigrum Common names : Blackcurrant, Physical appearance : An upright shrub growing up to 1.5 metres high. Its flowers have drooping, stalked spikes. Its berries are opaque b...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 15 - "Wild Strawberry"

Botanical name : Fragaria vesca Common names : Wild Strawberry Physical appearance : Low growing, creeping plant with hairy runners. It usually has stems of between 5-30cm. Its leaves grow in group...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 17 - "Elderflower"

Botanical name : Sambucus nigra Common names : Elder, Elder Flower, Black Elder, European Elder, European Black Elderberry Physical appearance : A fast growing, deciduous shrub or small tree growi...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 13 - "St. George's Mushroom"

Botanical name : Tricholoma gambosum now Calocybe gambosa Common names : St. George's Mushroom, mousseron Physical appearance : The cap is between 5 and 12cm wide, fleshy and  creamy white in colo...

Wild Edible of the Week - Week 1 - "Sweet Cicely"

Botanical name : Myrrhis Odorata Common name : Sweet Cicely, Sweet Chervil, Roman Palnt Physical appearance : A hairy, branched, perennial, growing to approximately 4-5 foot in height. Its leaves ...

The Truth About Living Off Of The Land

Many modern survival programs insinuate that it is possible to live off of the land in a wilderness/bush craft/survival setting. During the summer months, when there is an abundance of wild foods,...