Archive - Wild Food • Wild Medicine • Wild You

How connected do you feel to the song that is your life?

For the past two years Mungo Dalglish has been my fellow guide on the Solstice Wilderness Quest. He lives in Cheshire on the 27-acre Natural Farming and…

Jan 23 •

December 2024

Who put the star on the Christmas tree?

Thoughts on Christian and Celtic folklore and traditions at this time of year, and why you should be extra careful on that dangerous day, 6 January!

Dec 24, 2024 •

Balancing the old ways with tech days.

How do you incorporate living lightly with modern living? Or follow ancestral paths while using modern technology? What ancient skills have relevance…

Dec 16, 2024 •

July 2024

Our Wildbiome: the experiment & the film

If you are what you eat, what happens when what you eat is wild? We're continuing our fascinating scientific project on the health and gut significance…

Jul 27, 2024 •

May 2024

Disappearing into the Nyae Nyae

I’m really testing my foraging and survival skills as I’ve temporarily moved house.

May 21, 2024 •

March 2024

What does the Spring equinox, a famous pregnancy and the tax year have in common?

Once again we have passed the Spring equinox. A day poised in equal halves when the amount of daylight equals the amount of night. This pivot to lighter…

Mar 21, 2024 •

December 2023

My dark thoughts on the Winter Solstice

Alban Arthan, Yule, the Winter Solstice, is the darkest day of the year, celebrated from dusk on the 21st to dawn on the 22nd. From now on there’s one…

Dec 22, 2023 •

Winter foraging - the gift of joy!

Looking at the small details in nature makes the winter gloom bearable. Get outside for sanity, give the gift of nature and a sneak preview into next…

Dec 12, 2023 •

August 2023

From wild curry to champion truffle hounds

I love the approaching autumn and its hive of activity. With porcini, chanterelles, charcoal burners and a host of other mushrooms in the basket there…

Aug 13, 2023 •

July 2023

The mushrooms are coming up. Learn to forage for them!

Mushrooms are fascinating aren’t they?! During my wild food year I ate over 87 species of elusive edible fungi. Join expert forager and mycologist…

Jul 21, 2023 •

May 2023

New Courses Are Now On Sale!

A quick round up of how you can join me!

May 19, 2023 •

May 2021

Spring Salads: Chickweed

Chickweed is to the forager what iceberg lettuce is to the supermarket salad. It’s cool, neutral taste acts as a showcase for many of the wilder…

May 7, 2021 •

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