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-Fat Hen, nutritious and commonly found in gardens as a 'weed'.
+_Fat Hen, nutritious and commonly found in gardens as a 'weed'._
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-Blackberries and other wild fruits can be eaten fresh, or made into jams, wines, cordials, crumbles or pies.
+_Blackberries and other wild fruits can be eaten fresh, or made into jams, wines, cordials, crumbles or pies._
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-Nettle omlette: many wild foods can be cooked in the same way as the cultivated vegetables that we're used to eating. There are recipes for wild foods in books and on websites (see resources).
+_Nettle omlette: many wild foods can be cooked in the same way as the cultivated vegetables that we're used to eating. There are recipes for wild foods in books and on websites (see resources)._
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-Processing and storing wild food is part of the process. Here mushrooms, berries, fruit leather, nuts and seaweed are spread in the sun to dry for storage. Pic: [Nettleseed](http://www.nettleseed.co.uk)
+_Processing and storing wild food is part of the process. Here mushrooms, berries, fruit leather, nuts and seaweed are spread in the sun to dry for storage. Pic: [Nettleseed](http://www.nettleseed.co.uk)_
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-Wild garlic (or ramsons) is thought to be healthier than cultivated garlic due to it’s green pigment chlorophyll. It grows in abundance in spring, giving off a strong smell. It is delicious in salads or used as a flavouring in cooking.
+_Wild garlic (or ramsons) is thought to be healthier than cultivated garlic due to it’s green pigment chlorophyll. It grows in abundance in spring, giving off a strong smell. It is delicious in salads or used as a flavouring in cooking._
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-A good foraging basket is very useful to carry with you in the autumn, you never know what you might come across on a walk.
+_A good foraging basket is very useful to carry with you in the autumn, you never know what you might come across on a walk._
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-Going on a foraging course or finding a mentor can really help with beginning foraging and identifying what's edible and poisonous in your area. Pic: [Klaudia](http://klaudia.co.uk)
+_Going on a foraging course or finding a mentor can really help with beginning foraging and identifying what's edible and poisonous in your area. Pic: [Klaudia](http://klaudia.co.uk)_
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-Giant puffballs: one can go a long way; they are delicious, have a wonderful texture and can be cooked like any other [mushroom](/wmus/mushrooms).
+_Giant puffballs: one can go a long way; they are delicious, have a wonderful texture and can be cooked like any other [mushroom](/wmus/mushrooms)._
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-Marlow of Wild Food UK shares spring green foraging tips - edible and poisonous plants.
+_Marlow of Wild Food UK shares spring green foraging tips - edible and poisonous plants._
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+**Thanks to Ruth Hepworth for information.**
+![](https://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2018-04-27-at-14.20.03.png)
+Ffyona Campbell was taught by Aborigines, Bushmen, Pygmies and a great outdoorsman and has applied herself daily for the last 15 years to the task of learning the wild foods of Britain. Ffyona runs [Wild Food Walks](http://wildfoodwalks.co.uk), based in Devon. She is the author of 5 books including The Hunter-Gatherer Way, and those documenting her journey as she walked around the world.
+_Date on Lowimpact:2014-05-12_