Briar’s guide to…
Roadkill
Just don’t try to make steak tartare out of a badger” and other practical advice on selecting and eating roadkill from expert forager Fergus Drennan
Patrick Harrington
11 June 2024
Plant names
When a forager says Goosefoot is tasty this time of year, you’d be forgiven for feeling they’ve become a little too adventurous. But foragers are rarely hunting down the literal things they describe.
Kate Balding
2 June 2024
Crayfishing
Many don’t realise crayfish are freely available in most of the waterways around the country. You’ll never think of splashing nearly a tenner on a Pret a Manger crayfish salad again!
Patrick Harrington
10 June 2024
Cooking with invasive species
whilst saving your garden or a local green space, why not pick yourself up a tasty ingredient for your dinner?
Rupert Birkett-Eyles
2 June 2024
Veterinary medicines
William Milliken, an ethnobotanist at Kew Gardens, is on a mission to record the UK’s fast-disappearing knowledge of natural veterinary methods.
Patrick Harrington
2 June 2024