Creative practices of a textile artist from Queensland, Australia. Now living in Somerset, England.
Category Archives: Foraging
Making a bender
Using willow poles to build a bender, a traditional tent building technique Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Foraging, How-to, Travelling, Works in progress, Workshops
Tagged art, Bender, building, DIY, Europe, experimentation, Foraging, handmade, Round Wood, sculpture, Structural, Traditional, Travel, Willow, work in progress
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Fermenting ramsoms and tri-cornered leeks
How to make wild foraged three cornered leek and ramsom sauerkraut Continue reading
Posted in Foraging, How-to, Preserves, Recipes, Travelling
Tagged anaerobic fermentation, books, canning preserves, Cornwall, culture, Fat Hen, fermenting, Foraging, kimchi, ramsons, sauerkraut, three cornered leek, Travel, wild food, wild food recipes, wild greens
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Helping out at a wild foods cookery school in Cornwall, Penzance
Assisting at a foraging and cookery school in Cornwall, learning to cook fish, rabbit and seaweed. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Recipes, Workshops
Tagged Alexanders, Cornwall, Fat Hen, Helpx, Recipes, sea lettuce, sea spaghetti, seaweed, three cornered leek, Travel, wild food, wild food recipes, wild garlic
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How to make wild garlic pesto (vegan friendly!)
How to make wild garlic and nettle pesto Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Recipes, Travelling
Tagged Foraging, Pesto, stinging nettles, wild food, wild food recipes, wild garlic
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Pickled Alexanders, leek bulbs and flower buds
How to pickle Alexanders, three cornered leek bulbs and buds. Includes hot apple cider vinegar recipe. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Recipes, Travelling
Tagged Alexanders, apple cider vinegar, Cornwall, DIY, Fat Hen, Foraging, Helpx, home cooking, how-to, locally grown, pickles, self sufficiency, three cornered leek, Travel
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Gorse cordial in the Cornish countryside
Foraging in Cornwall for Fat Hen cookery school. How to pick gorse flowers painlessly and a gorse flower cordial recipe. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Recipes, Travelling
Tagged cordial, cordial recipes, Cornwall, DIY, Experiments, Fat Hen, Foraging, gorse bushes, gorse flowers, hedgerows, Helpx, home cooking, preserves, Recipes, self sufficiency, Travel, UK, wild food
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Nettle Tea and the Boscawen-Un stone circle
Foraging for spring nettles and visiting ancient stone sites in Cornwall. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Recipes, Travelling
Tagged ancient sites, Boscawen-Un Stone Circle, Cornwall, culture, Foraging, gorse bushes, hedgerows, hiking, history, holidays, monoliths, nature, stinging nettles, tea making, Travel, Travelling, travelling artist, UK, witchcraft
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Preparing seaweed
How to prepare laver, sea spaghetti, pepper dulce and sea lettuce seaweeds for drying and cooking. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Travelling
Tagged cooking workshops, Cornwall, Fat Hen, Foraging, Helpx, laver, sea lettuce, sea spaghetti, seaweed, Travel, wild food, Workaway
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Foraging for seaweed in England
Learning about seaweed from a master in Penzance, Cornwall. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Travelling
Tagged Cornwall, Fat Hen, Foraging, laver, Penzance, pepper dulce, sea lettuce, sea spaghetti, seaweed, Travel, UK, vanlife
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Finding food in Seville
Strolling around the town and what did I found! Wild food…with a disappointing twist. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Foraging, Travelling
Tagged food waste, Foraging, littering, locally grown, rocket, silverbeet, spinach, tomato, urban, wasteland
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