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Correct identifi cation is key, and the golden rule of With the ease of access to food that modern foraging is that you never eat anything unless agriculture has given us in our busy lives, it’s no you are 100% sure it is safe. surprise that most people are unaware of the wild edibles growing all around us. Most people There are many great books available to help would be more likely to throw chickweed on with identifi cation, but being shown by a guide the compost heap than in a salad, or curse the and handed real life examples to see for yourself appearance of a mushroom ring in an otherwise really is a fantastic place to start. And, that’s perfect lawn. where instructors like me come in. However, many commonly occurring plants, I’ll be running courses that last around three mushrooms and trees offer a whole range of hours in Ampthill Great Park. This is a fabulous fl avours, and often abundance, that can be venue with lots of different habitats and species used to enhance or supplement our diets. to learn about. Brambles, the wild cousin of the blackberry, are The course runs through the basics of foraging perhaps the most widely foraged plant in the before taking a walk around the site to identify UK, but there is so much more to be discovered. edible and poisonous plants and mushrooms. Common “weeds” such as hairy bittercress, There are tasty samples to try along the way, sow thistle, ground elder, common sorrel and along with tips on where to look and how to dandelion may be the bane of a gardener’s cook. life, but use them to create a salad and you’ll experience parsley, cress and citrus notes. And Why not come and join me? those mushrooms in your lawn may just be an ingredient considered to be exceptional by Foraging Instructor a chef, such as fi eld blewits, mousserons, or St Kerry Bowness George’s mushroom. 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