ite about it until now. Ground elder, which is in the parsley family, is also known as Aegopodium podagraria, herb gerard, bishop’s weed, goutweed, gout wort, snow-in-the-mountain, English masterwort and wild masterwort. It literally covers forest floors in the UK and is a very invasive, underutilised plant. Before we delve a bit deeper into this plant, let’s talk identification Unicode GroundContinueContinue reading “Ground elder- Aegopodium podagraria”
Category Archives: Foraging for plants
Common hogweed- Heracleum sphondylum
Among all the greeneries that I found on my forage cycle last week was common hogweed AKA Cow parsnip, Heracleum sphondylum. A lovely green, with a fantastic flavour that doesn’t even need salt, commo hogweed is a must in your kitchen as a forager. HOWEVER, common hogweed is in the carrot family, that as weContinueContinue reading “Common hogweed- Heracleum sphondylum”
Nipplewort- Lapsana communis
Check out this post on correctly identifying nipplewort (Lapsana communis),a fantastic spinach alternative!
Cleavers- Galium aparine
On today’s foraging walk/cycle, among many many others, I also found cleavers. This little “weed” that grows prolifically in path edges and woodlands goes by many other names such as Clivers, Goosegrass, Catchweed, Sticky Weed, Robin-Run-the-Hedge, Sticky Willy, Sticky willow, Velcro Weed and Grip Grass because of the tendency to stick to clothes due toContinueContinue reading “Cleavers- Galium aparine”
Spring forage <3
And my theory has been verified. On today’s foraging cycle/walk I found: Ground elder Dandelion Common Hogweed Grape hyacinth Nettles Red veined sorrel Wild radish Gorse Coltsfoot Cleavers Nipplewort Garlic mustard Hawthorn Wood avens Magnolia petals This time of the year there is an incredible diversity in colors and flavors of wild herbs you canContinueContinue reading “Spring forage <3”
(Fer)mental Greens 