So a warm sunny Spring morning we set out with a map from a local friend – destination a secret endless supply of wild garlic.. it was quite an adventure with dodging the mud and the spaniel needing to be rescued as the steep bank was just too slippery! Except the rescuer (yes, that was me) nearly went for a dip too, as it was wet and slimy with stinging nettles to add to the exciting task! Anyway to cut the story short we managed to find this ‘secret supply’ and gathered bag

“If you go down in the woods today you better go in disguise, if you go down in the woods today you are sure for a big surprise”… keep your eyes peeled for a porcini or one of those rare but specialist edible mushrooms. We have been lucky enough to visit a secret wooded destination which always proves to be worth the time and careful hunting. Woodlands in general are great places to look but with a preference for oak, beech, birch and pine trees.  Fungi are also found on the

The Summer gets earlier and then Autumn starts sooner. The mornings are already with a slight chill, dew covered grass and that smell that Autumn brings, certainly doing my early morning dog walk – I can tell that Summer is coming to an end… For weeks now I have been reminding myself I must pick some blackberries and I have finally been and filled a bag.  Blackberries are so easy to freeze, turn into little black bullets if you spread them out on a baking sheet, then can grab