It’s that time of the year when for tapping birch trees in the spring. Winter is trying to release its grip on Northern Europe, with the odd slip of a frost and recently a lot of rain coming of the land and flooding the river valleys. It is also the time when nature starts…
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Breakfast in the forest using a Frontier Stove
An off the hoof decision meant we where heading out for Breakfast in the forest using a Frontier Stove yesterday. I had planned to head into the woods to do some foraging for fungi as it had been quite foggy and had been raining for two day anyway but when a friend contacted me we…
Continue ReadingForaging for edible Fungi
A day out in the woods after a very damp couple of days means foraging for edible fungi if conditions are good you are sure to find some fungi. Before I start this isn’t a post to help you identify fungi, I know what I know and I keep to that. If you are not…
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We are all limited with time due to work, family and other time consuming things, so utilising what precious time we all have to spending it with our families which then gives great memories and also teaches the little ones a thing or two. I have recently been spending more of the little spare time…
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I am lucky to have been shown a few safe mushrooms to pick by my wife. My wife is Polish and in Poland it is very normal to go out picking wild mushrooms and utilising them into diet. Mushrooms in Poland are normally either dried or pickled for storage. Now I only pick what I…
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