Saturday 6 June • 12 PM – 3 PM
A 3-hour session with a foraging expert, including ID work, tasting wild ingredients and a wild snack in Bakewell
This course is designed to get you as involved as possible – this includes identifying, picking and tasting a range of wild species that will be found on the day. There will also be samples of wild food and drink for everyone to get stuck into and a pre-made wild snack!
The focus with all of the workshops is on the 4 ‘F’s of Foraging: Fungi, Fruit, Flowers and Foliage. They aim for an array of these elements on every session we run (weather and season permitting!)
What To Expect
Our ‘Forage & Nibble’ workshops are exactly that: you will spend the day learning how to forage with your tutor and then be treated to a ‘wild snack’ to put it all into context! These have become our most popular events and are available at numerous locations around the country.
DURATION: 3 hours (approx 2.5 hours of foraging and 30 mins preparing and eating your wild snack)
We like to keep some elements a surprise for the day, but here is what you can expect from your foraging workshop:
- a short introduction regarding the safety and format of the day
- discussions around foraging tips, safety, ethics, etiquette, sustainability and the law
- a circular walking route taking in different growing environments around the site. Expect a route of around 2-3km predominantly on footpaths
- a closer look at edible wild species and any poisonous lookalikes by a professional forager
- a chance to slow the pace of modern life down, meet new people and immerse yourself in a soul-nourishing activity, reconnecting with nature and discovering new flavours
- small tasters of wild food – this may even include freshly-picked items straight from the wild and a wild snack. Your wild snack might be something we find on the day freshly cooked in the woods, a hunk of homemade sourdough with some wild pickles and preserves, or even a big slice of cake (our tutors are decent cooks too so it could be something even better!)
- our workshops are run in a welcoming and informal fashion, where attendee questions and contributions are encouraged
- after the event, you will be sent a follow-up email containing a list of everything we found on the day. Please do not expect photos or descriptions in this email – it is purely a list for reference purposes, and we find it helps people do further research in their own time.
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