Foraging Advice

A wild food mentoring service to help you connect more deeply with tasty, nutritious, free food. Run on a pay-as-you-feel basis.

In light of the current public health situation around Corona Virus/Covid 19, this post explains Galloway Wild Foods’ policy with regard to postponed events, private bookings, and ticket holders.

An introduction to several key members of the allium family for foragers – their identification, distribution, mindful harvesting, dangerous look-alikes, nutritional properties and cooking/preservation techniques.

This article presents a structure around which novice and intermediate fungi foragers may advance their understanding of fungi lifecycle, learn to recognise important mushroom families, develop mindful foraging techniques, and feel safe in the process.

All you need to know to get you started foraging for edible seaweeds. Includes distribution charts, nutritional information, harvesting strategies, recipe ideas and an in depth guide to the most rewarding species.