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Mum-of-three who foraged to make ends meet as a hard-up student and first-time parent now uses her skills to create gourmet meals for free

A mum-of-three who foraged food from the hedgerows to help make ends meet when she was a hard-up student and a struggling first-time parent has told how she now creates gourmet meals for free. Iona Fraser, 40, used the foraging skills she learned as ...

28 Jul 2022 at 08:47

Scotland

Foragers asked not to strip Scotland’s forests bare of wild mushrooms

Budding foragers picking wild mushrooms this autumn have been warned to take only what they need as the forests are “stripped bare”. The call comes from Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), Scotland’s national forestry body, which found that ...

18 Aug 2023 at 14:39

Shocks

Man who follows food diet inspired by cavemen hunts wild animals with air rifle and sometimes eats their hearts raw

A forager who heard a “silent voice” encouraging him to eat nettles while he was walking through a field 10 years ago, now follows a caveman-inspired food diet, where he picks plants and hunts wild animals with an air rifle near his East ...

14 Nov 2023 at 07:00

Quirky

Welsh nature lover teaches people how to forage and eat free food from the sea

A Welsh man who loves foraging and eating free food from the sea is now educating people from around the world on how to go “coastal foraging” with the support of his loyal “business partner” – his dog. Craig Evans, 62, from Ammanford, ...

21 Oct 2022 at 08:00

Quirky

Teacher swaps schoolbooks for plant guides to become a professional city forager, finding edible items in her local park

A Bristol educator who swapped her schoolbooks for plant guides by becoming a professional city forager says her newfound passion has given her inner peace. Maria Fernandez Garcia, 31, from Bristol, always enjoyed the art of gathering,...

15 Nov 2022 at 08:00

Life

Last-minute garden foraging for simple displays

The tree is up, the mistletoe strategically placed, but there are still a few gaps inside and out which could be filled with festive cheer. It is possible to forage in your garden to pick up natural stems and flowers to help create ...

09 Dec 2024 at 07:30

Quirky

Nail varnish baubles and a foraged tree: How to festively decorate your home for free from a DIY mum who saved thousands

A mother has shared her DIY hacks on how to decorate your home this Christmas without spending a single penny, including creating a marbled effect on baubles using nail varnish, painting pinecones, re-purposing cardboard, and ...

04 Dec 2023 at 17:37

Pictures & Videos

PICTURES: Fantastic turnout at 'Fall Foraging' event held in Laois

USE THE ARROWS OR 'NEXT' TO BROWSE THROUGH THE FULL GALLERY Laois PPN welcomed Laois PPN Member Groups to the beautiful grounds of Roundwood House in the Slieve Bloom Mountains for a ‘Fall Foraging’ event on Sunday 22 ...

26 Sept 2024 at 22:33

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PICTURES: A great turnout for open day in woods near Tullamore

There was a great turnout for the Clonad Woods open day in Tullamore recently. The walk was guided by experts Maria Cullen, a leading mycologist and expert in forest fungi, and Mary Bulfin, a local wild food expert. ...

08 Oct 2024 at 14:33

Life

Why weeds are worth cultivating – and eating

Weeds can feel like a never-ending problem that creeps up when you’re not looking and devours half your garden. But these pesky plants aren’t all bad, says horticulturalist Jamie Walton. The north Yorkshire-based ...

14 Apr 2025 at 11:07

World

Woman who denies mushroom murders accepts she served death caps for lunch

An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives with poisonous mushrooms told a court on Tuesday she accepted that the fatal lunch she served contained death caps. But Erin ...

03 Jun 2025 at 11:48

Travel

Sauna hopping and seaweed foraging in Sweden’s second city – Gothenburg

Rain pelts down as I lower myself, step by step into the pitch-black, ice-cold water, the night sky above. Just 30 seconds, I tell myself, shivering as my shoulders dip under the surface of the Kattegat, an ...

12 Nov 2025 at 16:37

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