Wild Food: foraging and bushcraft cooking  
(Food is provided on the course)
Duration: 1 day: starting 09.00 and ending approximately 17:00.
Course content: foraging, preparation of food, cooking and eating
Our woodlands, fields and hedgerows contain a wealth of food if we
know when and where to look. There are also hazards to avoid such as
poisonous plants. This course will teach you to identify seasonal wild
foods and provide you with the opportunity to cook and eat them on an
open fire - preparing two meals.
Learn about sourcing, preparing, and cooking food using traditional
bushcraft methods. You will start by foraging for fruits, greens and
roots, prepare game such as fish and/or rabbit (depending on availability),
as well as basic bushcraft fare such as bannocks (unleven bread). You
will then light a fire and start cooking.
The course provides plenty of hands-on practical know-how about eating
outdoors and ends with a meal you have cooked yourselves
Client quotes:
"Easy atmosphere .. nudged along when we needed it especially
when we were cooking .. Leon is VERY knowledgeable and shared that knowledge
in a 'quiet' sort of way, very befitting the woodland experience, and
was very open to answering all questions. A really good day. I learned
a lot. Just think of all the foods that we have collected, cooked and
eaten! .... soup made with bullrush roots, burdock roots, wild garlic
and nettles .... .... sauteed beefsteak mushroom and sauteed burdock
chips with wild garlic .....a bit of a hazel nut ... nettle and blackberry
tea, ash cakes .....trout with blackberry and elderberry coulis ....
Posh nosh! " - C. Blakeman
"I absolutely loved the day. I'm glad I got to gut the fish.
It was something I needed to do and I'm glad it wasn't a rabbit as I'm
not quite ready for that yet... I really enjoyed the whole day and it
was a good group to work with." - D. Harbor
"I liked the hands on approach to the course, the tutor explained
everything in detail but took a step back at each stage of the course
so that we could try things out for ourselves. I have come away with
confidence to start to try things myself and continue my enjoyment of
bushcraft and nature." - J. Cashman
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