Tree Foraging walk and talk

What can you forage from trees? Fruit is the obvious answer, but did you know that the bark, seeds and leaves or needles of many trees are also edible, medicinal or can be used in crafts? This walk and talk with forager and wild food specialist Olwyn Williams will introduce you to a variety of edible and medicinal tree crops, alongside some harvesting techniques and ways to use them as food or simple herbal remedies. 

We will be outdoors meeting a variety trees in situ, discussing identification traits and growing habits, which parts of which trees are safe to consume and which are potentially dangerous, what times of the year and stages of growth are the best for harvesting, and how to harvest them. What you will learn is suitable for personal or household use as opposed to commercial scale. 

The event will wrap up with a tasting session where…