About this Event
A Wild Food Walk, introducing you to the world of foraging and plant identification, with a chance to gather your own wild edibles. Recipes will be shared to help you make your own beautiful infused Vinegar and Pesto.
This is an introductory walk to foraging, which includes homemade snacks and drinks from foraged food. Take a slow paced stroll through fields and heath and a woodland area.
Open your eyes to the world around you and learn about native plants and trees and how they can be used as food and some of their uses in traditional herbal medicinal.
Located in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, just 30 minutes from central London.
Also included is a chance to taste some snacks and drinks made from foraged food.
- Location: Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Further details on booking. Close to London.
- Time: 2.5-3.00 Hour Walk
- Introducing you to the local wild plants and trees
- Learn about wild food & foraging guidelines
- An oppertunity to harvest a small selection of plants, fruits and seeds depending on the season.
- Find out about some of the traditional uses of plants for herbal medicine
- Sample some wild food and drink treats such as soup, cordials, alcoholic elixirs, cake and other snacks made from foraged food.
- This walk will cover around 20 wild plants, including trees, herbs and shrubs.
- Start to recognise different local plants with simple techniques using all of your senses.
Katy is passionate about nature and is keen to introduce people to this amazing world. She has been foraging for over 10 years and is self taught. She has also studied Sensory Herbalism.
You can also follow Katy on Facebook or Instragram @Embodiedevolutionnature and https://www.embodiedevolution.co.uk/wildfood&plantmedicinewalks
Children are welcome and the walk is fun and interactive, but please be aware that the content of this is walked is aimed at Adults. To be able to show you a diverse range of trees and plants the walk will be at a speed to ensure we cover a wide area and is over 2 hours long. If you have children who would enjoy this, but might not be able to keep up with the pace or length of the walk, please reach out to discuss this further.
This walk is for pleasure and education purposes only. It is not a substitute for a consultation with a Qualified Medical Herbalist and no treatment should be undertaken based on the information provided. Please ensure you have read Terms & Conditions Nature Walk
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Borehamwood, United Kingdom
GBP 11.55 to GBP 38.62
