What to expect from a Wild Seasons Foraging course ... relaxation and fun to start
A warm welcome is the first thing course attendees can expect from a Wild Seasons Foraging course plus an emphasis on relaxation. We want everyone to feel laid back right from the start.
We start with a quick introduction to myself and each other - it's nice to know everyone's name as we start, we'll all end up chatting by the end. Then we head off into the woods or meadows discovering the wild foods and toxic species of the location, as well as spotting beetles, butterflies and bees. Every walk is different as there are new species appearing every month and different types of habitat have different things to find.
Our spring courses cover the fresh new growth of the season along with edible flowers and spring mushrooms, We always find things to nibble on as we walk - it's useful to know what each wild food tastes like but it's not compulsory, if you don't fancy a nibble then that's fine.
Our autumn foraging courses start out with a focus on berries, fruits, seeds and nuts, and then, as the days get colder and wetter, we shift our focus onto fungi. There are lots of different species to discover including many fascinating poisonous ones. Our plan is that everyone leaves our fungi courses knowing how to safely identify several edible species.
Very quickly everyone starts to feel like they are on a wild food treasure hunt and they begin to release their inner child. Foraging reminds us of tramping through the woods in wellies when we were small, picking blackberries and collecting sweet chestnuts. Unsurprisingly, we do both those things on our autumn courses. Spending time outside focussed on a task is a brilliant way to help us relax, and there is lots of evidence now to show that using all five senses when we're out in the wild really embeds a sense of wellbeing. So we look at the views, listen to the birds and the bees, stroke petals and furry leaves, sniff fungi and nibble berries - we really want you to feel happy and relaxed when you head home.
Towards the end of our foraging course we sit down to recap our finds by creating a "Show and Tell" table. At the same time, we share fruit and nut infused foragers' tipples, cakes or flapjacks and something savoury too. If the numbers of edible mushrooms and weather allow, the fungi courses include a wild mushroom cook up in the woods. Our lovely clients then head home with a big smile on their faces with a sense of excitement about their own upcoming foraging outings:-
"I left the afternoon feeling relaxed and happy and armed with the knowledge I needed for my next solo foraging adventure."
"A perfect way to spend a weekend morning!"
We love happy clients! If you would like to book onto one of our courses then please click on this link http://www.wildseasonsforaging.co.uk/courses.
We start with a quick introduction to myself and each other - it's nice to know everyone's name as we start, we'll all end up chatting by the end. Then we head off into the woods or meadows discovering the wild foods and toxic species of the location, as well as spotting beetles, butterflies and bees. Every walk is different as there are new species appearing every month and different types of habitat have different things to find.
Our spring courses cover the fresh new growth of the season along with edible flowers and spring mushrooms, We always find things to nibble on as we walk - it's useful to know what each wild food tastes like but it's not compulsory, if you don't fancy a nibble then that's fine.
Our autumn foraging courses start out with a focus on berries, fruits, seeds and nuts, and then, as the days get colder and wetter, we shift our focus onto fungi. There are lots of different species to discover including many fascinating poisonous ones. Our plan is that everyone leaves our fungi courses knowing how to safely identify several edible species.
Very quickly everyone starts to feel like they are on a wild food treasure hunt and they begin to release their inner child. Foraging reminds us of tramping through the woods in wellies when we were small, picking blackberries and collecting sweet chestnuts. Unsurprisingly, we do both those things on our autumn courses. Spending time outside focussed on a task is a brilliant way to help us relax, and there is lots of evidence now to show that using all five senses when we're out in the wild really embeds a sense of wellbeing. So we look at the views, listen to the birds and the bees, stroke petals and furry leaves, sniff fungi and nibble berries - we really want you to feel happy and relaxed when you head home.
Towards the end of our foraging course we sit down to recap our finds by creating a "Show and Tell" table. At the same time, we share fruit and nut infused foragers' tipples, cakes or flapjacks and something savoury too. If the numbers of edible mushrooms and weather allow, the fungi courses include a wild mushroom cook up in the woods. Our lovely clients then head home with a big smile on their faces with a sense of excitement about their own upcoming foraging outings:-
"I left the afternoon feeling relaxed and happy and armed with the knowledge I needed for my next solo foraging adventure."
"A perfect way to spend a weekend morning!"
We love happy clients! If you would like to book onto one of our courses then please click on this link http://www.wildseasonsforaging.co.uk/courses.