Wild Food in a Day
Date: Saturday 19th June
Venue: The Anchor at Walberswick, Walberswick, Suffolk
Discover the pleasures of wild food and see the abundance of wild herbs, vegetables, fruits, nuts, fungi, flowers and seashore foods to be found close to the Suffolk coast. Our expert guides will take us to a variety of habitats at or close to Henham Park, near Southwold. This is a great introduction to foraging for serious foodies; after our foray we will learn more how to turn our finds into delicious meals and enjoy a gourmet wild food feast at The Anchor, Walberswick.
In the spring we will find abundant, but often overlooked, plants including nettles and dandelions which are great to eat and have outstanding nutritional qualities. In the summer we may be lucky enough to find samphire and sea purslane, while September brings hedgerows burdgeoning with fruit and nuts and October provides fungi.
Our expert guide, Jacky, will lead our small group on a two or three hour walk and talk about the wild edible plants all around, showing us how to identify plants; the perils of picking poisonous plants and potential contamination. Jacky will also enlighten us with some historical and medicinal facts about plants. There'll be plenty of time for your own exploration and questions.
In October Jacky will be joined by Valerie Jordan, co-founder of the Tasty Mushroom Partnership, who will show how to identify, pick and prepare the best mushrooms for the kitchen.
After a morning in the open air, we’ll return to Food Safari's base, The Anchor in Walberswick for a gastronomic four-course wild food feast imaginatively prepared by Sophie Dorber, chef and proprietor of The Anchor. During lunch we'll discuss how to use wild foods in your own kitchen and explore some recipe ideas. Mark Dober, Sophie's husband and the internationally respected beer writer, will present a hand-picked selection of beer and wine to complement each course.
Read about our wild food foray at Henham Park on our blog.
What you will get out of the day
You will gain the confidence to identify some edible wild plants and learn others to avoid. You will learn where best to go foraging and leran the forages code of practice. Most importantly you'll pick up ideas and tips for cooking wild foods in your own kitchen.
Where and When
The Anchor at Walberswick, Main Street, Walberswick, Suffolk, IP18 6UA
Date: Saturday 19, June 2010 (Please call for dates of mushroom forays in October).
Times: 10.30am – 4.00pm
Cost: £150 per person, £275 per couple
Maximum group size 16
The foray will involve a walk around the countryside for approximately two hours. Please bring appropriate footwear and a raincoat if necessary.
We regret that dogs are not allowed.