Found Food
Learn to forage for your own wild food and medicine
Save money, have fun, get well, connect with nature
Save Money
Supplement your existing diet with new flavours and free versions of supermarket foods.
Have fun, get well
Learn about the plants, fungi and seaweed you can eat and use; All the while improving your well-being by spending time with natures
Connect with nature
It’s a proven fact that being around trees and plants increases mindfulness and makes us feel better, but also appreciate your food more when you’ve foraged it yourself.
Improve your plant, tree, fungus and seaweed knowledge
Identification
Botany
Recipes
Medicines
Register with the Forager Helper or Herbalist Helper to improve your skills and to always have help at hand
Forager Helper
Herbalist Helper
What our course attendees say:
“Honestly that was one of the best weekends I can remember in a long long time. We all loved it. This weekend we’re going back and learning and experiencing more. Thanks for offering this service and sharing your knowledge with us.”
– Mike, NW London
Learn for forage with an expert
Foraging walks
For Medicine
Almost all modern medicines were originally derived from plants and fungus; Wouldn’t you like to understand the medicinal value of plants?
For Food
It’s only once you’re out and about with an experienced and knowledgeable guide that you realise just how much edible plants, trees and fungus that there is all around us.
For Health
Being outside is good for you and eating fresh food is good for you and the planet.
Lost Knowledge
Our ancestors knew which plants could help to resolve specific issues. Animals have an instinct for self-medication. We’ve largely forgotten how to do this, but a few of us are trying to continue spreading the knowledge.
Motivation
Whether you’re looking to prepare for the decline of civilisation, to reduce your food bills and your impact on the planet, or you just want to introduce some wonderful new flavours to your daily meals, foraging is the activity for you.
Mindfulness
Foraging is by definition a mindful activity. Once you’re learnt to forage, your walk to get to point B in 10 minutes will take the best part of an hour and you’ll arrive refreshed and relaxed.
Herbal Preparations
Not all herbs are the same. Different herbs suit different preparations. Not everything can be eaten raw, nor prepared as a tea, nor infused as a tincture.
Staying safe
Not everything out there is safe to eat just because it’s “natural”. Indeed, there are both plants and fungus out there that could cause serious illness and even death. What better reason to learn which is which?
All-round Wellbeing
Exercise, the positive effects of a fresh, nutritious diet, medicinal benefits, all contribute to our wellbeing and health; and all can be gained from foraging.
News
From our blog
[futurio-posts text_color=”#fff” columns=”3″ limit=”3″ category=””]What Clients Say
Many thanks for the information you gave us. I hope that it will help me to understand more about those plants and to use them in my normal life. I notice there are still so many things to catch with experience, mainly about how to identify the correct plant, and what exactly to do with what part of it etc.
Hope to be able to meet you again.
Simeon
Phytology
Thanks for for an incredibly informative and enjoyable day learning with you on Sunday. I had no idea what treasures were hidden right under our noses in Golders Hill Park! I learned a lot and am eager to keep learning more.
The foods that you prepared and shared with us were absolutely amazing! We really enjoyed sampling everything and I know a huge amount of work must go into preparing everything. It was a very special feast and we’re so grateful for the time and effort you put into it.
Just yesterday morning I was thinking, I could really use a warm cup of dandelion root tea right now! I was so pleasantly surprised to see that you sell some of the foraged foods and we’ll be putting in an order shortly.
Shannon
Golder’s Green
Thanks so much for the follow up and sending through all the info as promised. I really enjoyed the foraging last Saturday, such a great way to start the weekend and I learnt so much. It’s one thing to know all the chemistry and application of the plants but nothing quite beats getting out there and seeing them in person.
Liz
East London