Top 10 Best Foraging classes, courses, learnings kits and gifts in the UK

Based on the season, you will be gently introduce into the magical world of plants, using our senses to identify around 15 wild edible plants and flowers that provide us with both food and medicine. Packed with vitamins and minerals they are a true superfood, and a magical addition to the stew pot of salad both. We will also be shown any poisonous plants that we encounter, making sure we learn how to recognise and understand them so we can safely avoid them. This is a mindful foraging walk that will ensure everyone feels confident in naming and identifying each of the plants, along with how best to prepare them. This herbal knowledge has long been our heritage, and reconnecting with the landscape in this way is both very simple and often quite profound. It is a lesson that will last a lifetime! We will then have tea and cakes on the Heath with some of the plants we've collected together. Meet our host! Tamara Colchester is a wild food teacher and writer who guides people in the old ways of foraging as a route to a simpler, more connected way of life. Trained by renowned wild food teacher and author Ffyona Campbell, she now travels the UK reintroducing people to our wild heritage. Incorporating her interest in psychotherapy and healing (she trained at Tavistock & Portman), she specialises in using foraging and tracking techniques as a means of helping those suffering from PTSD, Depression and Anxiety, as well as those who are simply interested in deepening their relationship with their environment and the food we eat.

In this workshop, Lisa will guide you through the paint-making process from start to finish, giving tips and guidance on what to look out for when foraging for pigment. The making of natural watercolours is a very mediative process, each pigment with its own feel, smell and texture. All your senses will be used during this workshop and you should leave feeling a sense of calm. In this workshop you will: Learn how to create watercolour paint from scratch. Be shown how to forage for suitable earth materials in the local area. Grind the rocks/ earth you forage to a fine powder using a pestle and mortar and a sieve. Learn about the ingredients needed for making watercolours and the ratios needed for different pigments. Use a slab and muller to bind the pigment together ready to be used as paint. You will leave the workshop with one handmade watercolour, a PDF guide and the knowledge to continue making your own natural watercolours at home. This session will be hosted at Lisa’s Studio in Wood Green, North London. It will include a 45-minute walk to and around Alexandra Palace Park. Tickets are priced at £50 per person. This workshop is suitable for beginners and all materials are included. This workshop is for adults (or accompanied teenagers) only.

Are you looking to reconnect with nature? Are you having a rethink about your impact on the natural world? Or are you just a food-lover who wants to try new and unique flavours? This is your chance! Find out what delicious wild food grows in typical UK countryside and learn how to forage for yourself. This is a 4-hour workshop with a foraging expert, including ID guidance, finding and tasting wild ingredients and a walk at Alderley Edge National Trust. This course is designed to get you as involved as possible - this includes identifying, picking and tasting a range of wild plants that will be found on the day. There will also be lots of food and drink for everyone to get stuck into! What you can expect from your Foraging Workshop: a short introduction outlining foraging tips, ethics, etiquette and law a circular walking route taking in different growing environments around the beautiful National Trust site at Alderley Edge. a closer look at edible wild plants and any poisonous lookalikes by a professional forager with a focus on Spring species. small tasters of wild food, drink and preserves. These may include syrups, salts, jams, soup and even freshly-picked items straight from the hedgerow! the opportunity to hand-pick seasonal wild ingredients

Chestnuts are a true gift of nature. Prolific growers, rich in Vitamin C, Potassium and protein, a staple since Roman times, and are celebrated in many cuisines. In this workshop we’ll forage at a local woods, and upon returning to our kitchen, you’ll learn how to store them and try a variety of dishes, cooked by our chef. We’ll finish the day with a firepit (subject to weather), roasted chestnuts and mulled wine. Sunday 4th December 9 – 3pm Adults £55, Children under 16yrs £10, and children under 5 go free (payable by 28.11.21) Limited to 10 spaces. The workshop will be held in Beckenham, BR3. For more information on meeting point or booking please contact: E-mail: permaculturelondon@gmail.com Phone: 07587150829 **If we don’t achieve the minimum participants required within 3 days of the workshop date, we may cancel the event and refund all money paid. See less