Common Vetch: a native plant that is a member of the pea family 🌱 its tendrils curl around nearby plants, making it quite easily identified. It’s popping up on a few Native dishes at the moment and adds a fresh, sweet pea flavour to salads if you are lucky enough to find them out and about! #foraging #wild #food #cooking #chef #wildfood #vetch #vegetarian #outside

I'm pretty sure the majority of us will pass some yarrow on a daily basis. Found on verges, lawns and meadows it has a sweet flavour with a slight bitterness - you'll find it popping up on our menu at the moment! Historically it was used as a charm against bad luck and as a healing herb. We just use it because its tasty! #foraging #wild #cooking #education #cookery #chef #ingredients #yarrow #forage #plants

Making butter is one of the simplest, yet most satisfying things to do. The moment the cream splits and the first little golden gems start to coagulate in the bowl fills me with excitement every time. I’m a butter fiend and would happily eat it straight up, like cheese, but when presenting it to people, say on a cheese board or even just on toast (food of the gods) you do feel a great sense of pride for such a staple ingredient. Once you do this and see how simple it is I can