Pickle and Brew

05/06/2026

Busy weekend ahead as I do my final preparations for the British Wild Food Festival
🌱🍄🌼☘️

It’s taking place at Hawkstone Follies in Shropshire this Saturday and Sunday - tickets available www.britishwildfoodfestival.co.uk

There are so many incredible events and workshops set in stunning grounds. Free parking, kids activities & some delicious food.

On Saturday 3-4pm - I’m running a workshop on dandelions 🌼 a deep dive into how to add them to dishes and all their healing benefits. Includes a dandelion root coffee brew, fermented drink, cake and biscuits too - £15 pp

Buy your tickets - www.britishwildfoodfestival.com 🌱

03/06/2026

Ivan Chai Tea - fermented rosebay willow herb 🌿

03/06/2026

🌱🍄 PRIVATE FORAGING BOOKINGS 🌻🌸

I’m feeling incredibly grateful for all the private bookings coming in and really excited for everything that’s still to come this year.

One of the things I love most about private foraging experiences is exploring the wild abundance right on your doorstep. The footpaths, parks, woodlands and hedgerows you pass regularly suddenly become places filled with edible, medicinal and fascinating wild treasures. It often changes the way people see their local area and fosters a deeper connection.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed taking families out on foraging adventures, sharing discoveries with curious children and helping create wonderful memories together. Equally, I completely understand that some adults prefer the peace, slower pace and space to focus, learn and immerse themselves in nature without distractions.

Private bookings can be tailored entirely to you—whether you’re a complete beginner, looking to build confidence with identification, interested in wild food and wellbeing, or simply wanting a unique experience with friends, family or colleagues.

📍 Local to your area
🌿 Beginner-friendly
🍄 Seasonal wild foods, plants and fungi
👥 Individuals, couples, families and small groups

Thank you to everyone who has booked so far. It truly is a privilege to share these wild spaces with you and help you discover the incredible abundance growing all around us.

If you’d like to arrange a private foraging experience, I’d love to hear from you. 🧡🌼

02/06/2026

🌿🍄 Ever wondered what edible treasures are growing locally ? 🌱

Join me for a relaxed, slow paced Summer Foraging for Beginners wander and discover the wild food abundance hiding in plain sight.

Together we’ll explore seasonal wild plants & flowers, learn how to safely ID, how to use them in dishes and their medicinal qualities.

Whether you’re completely new to foraging or looking to build confidence in your plant knowledge, you’re very welcome.

✨ Learn what to look for in summer
✨ Safe and sustainable foraging practices
✨ Wild food ideas and remedies
✨ Friendly, informal and suitable for beginners

📍 Organised by the Focal Centre. Meeting point - corner of Hawes Road, Quarmby at the benches.
📅 Friday 12th June
🕐 1:00pm – 2:30pm

There’s something magical about stepping outside and realising just how much food and medicine nature provides for free.

I’d love you to come along and share an afternoon of discovery, connection and wild food inspiration.

Please tag a friend who would enjoy this! 🌿💚

02/06/2026

🍄 CHICKEN OF THE WOODS 🧡

Meet Chicken of the Woods — a spectacular bracket fungus known for its vivid sulphur-yellow and orange colours and its remarkably chicken-like texture when cooked.

You’ll often find it growing in overlapping shelves on broadwood trees, particularly oak, from late spring through autumn.

But before you rush off to harvest it, here’s a few cautions...

✔ Always be 100% certain of your identification
✔ Harvest young, fresh growth only — older specimens become tough and less palatable
✔ Avoid specimens growing on yew trees, as these may absorb toxic compounds
✔ Some people experience digestive upset, so always try a small amount first
✔️ Harvest sustainably leave some behind !

When young and tender, it’s delicious transformed into veggie chicken like tenders, added to curries, stews or pulled chicken like tacos

One of my favourites but I think I say that about most edible shrooms, eyes peeled 👀

Have you ever found Chicken of the Woods? Pl let me know below! 👇🍄

Happy Foraging

01/06/2026

It’s a busy week ahead 🌱🌼

I’m teaching at the British Wild Food Festival on Saturday at Hawstone Follies. Stunning location and so much going on there.

Also Tee and I are running two workshops on the Sunday too - Cherries 🍒 and Chai ☕️

Hope to see you there xx

Coming up…….

We are heading to the British Wild Food Festival this weekend 🌱

We are presenting our new workshop - Cherries 🍒 & Chai ☕️ on the Sunday am and pm.

Andrea is teaching a deep dive into dandelions on the Sat pm. Tickets for the British wild food festival are available from - www.britishwildfoodfestival.com 🌱

In July - join us for our beginners cheese making workshop with a gourmet feast
- tickets available via eventbrite - https://WildFoodWisdom.eventbrite.com

Then we head north to the Scottish Wild Food Festival where we will be hosting wild food inspired lunches over the weekend - further details to follow 🧡

01/06/2026

It’s getting close with two months to go, our workshop tickets are being uploaded as we speak, and the programme is under way. Meet some incredible experts like Andrea Burnand of this wonderful lady has such an incredible depth of knowledge while being one of the most fun teachers we’ve ever met.

She will be teaching you all about nettles, dandelions, cherries and chai

Book now at www.britishwildfoodfestival.com

27/05/2026

Nettlekopita & wild gatherings 🌱

Love the crunch of filo pastry with a delicious mixture of feta cheese, garlic, wild greens & nettle seeds.

No need to buy spinach when there are so many wild greens about.

Perfect dinner with lime leaf and garlic flower salad and some cheeky kalamatas 🇬🇷

Discover how amazing nettles are as nutrition and their healing powers - I’ll running a deep dive into nettles with tasters on the Saturday 🌱

24/05/2026

🪴 I'ᴍ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ғᴏʀᴀɢɪɴɢ ᴇʀᴀ…!!! 🌱

…and I am ridiculously excited to have something extra special organised for summer… if you love foraging like me, or would like to learn more about it, the amazing Pickle and Brew will be joining us to share her wealth of knowledge and experience.

Stay tuned for more details and information.

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