About/What to expect

 20140426_113206As a child I would patrol the hedgerows and woodland surrounding our village in search of adventure.  I remember the joy of finding Wild Asparagus dotted along the country lanes,  plucking Giant Puffballs to take home for my mum to cook and spending hours hollowing out underground dens  –  the smell of the soil is still so evocative for me today.

In my early twenties I moved to Bristol,  and met other people whose passion was hunting for wild food.  Accompanying them I soon found myself hooked on foraging; spending long hours outdoors,  only the darkness dictating when I left the woods, heading for home.
A few years later I started supplying wild food to local restaurants.  I was generating income from my foraging and it was wonderful to see food I had picked transformed,  through the skill and creativity of gifted chefs into gourmet meals.
During this time I was working as a musician;  playing with a variety of bands up and down the country.  Along side this I began practising Zhan Zhuang Chi Kung; Standing Like a Tree  –  you may want to look that one up!  This experience has given me an increased awareness of subtle changes in the environment; a vital attribute for any forager.
My journey with wild food has led me to all kinds of interesting places, as well as people.
It is hugely rewarding to teach. Through Go Foraging, I aim to share my experiences and love for foraging with others.
I hope you enjoy this site.  If you have any questions please contact me at info@goforaging.co.uk or why not come on one of my walks to find out more?
thanks,
Martin
What I offer and what to expect on walks…

During Bristol foraging walks and courses which last around three hours, we will be identifying, picking and eating a number of delicious edibles that present themselves along the way.  There will be discussion about seasonal eating and the nutritional values and medicinal use of plants.  We will also look at the conservation of species and their habitats, what to take and what to leave.  And of course there’s use and storage of wild food, recipes and lots, lots more. Although most foraging walks and courses take place in Bristol and The West Country, other events happen further afield including in Bath, Somerset, Wiltshire, Clevedon, Hampshire and South Wales. I often lead corporate events and team building days in and around London.

If you’d like to arrange a foraging walk near you for a private group, be it a stag or hen do, company away day, corporate event or if you have any ideas for a foraging related event,  please contact me directly. I have previously taught chefs, worked with restaurants, country houses and estates as well as hotels. I often collaborate with organisations delivering wellbeing packages for retreats and festivals. I work with permaculture courses, biodynamic and organic farms. I regularly deliver foraging walks and courses to schools, scouts groups, forest schools, catering colleges, community organisations, and other youth groups. I am also currently collaborating with yoga, pilates and qi gong practitioners to teach holistic workshops and retreats. I’m available for live streamed events, webinars and ‘virtual’ foraging walks too. I’m very passionate about wholefood cooking, working with the best seasonal wild ingredients to create food that nourishes us on every level and that looks and tastes amazing too!

 

Foraging walks and courses in the Bristol and Bath area, The West Country, Wales, The New Forest and across Britain