The ultimate companion to the great outdoors and the plethora of uses of that which nature provides willingly, you’ll never look at flora and fungi in the same way again.

A certified Diploma certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course. Please read the following information before booking a Galloway Wild Foods event. I can take more courses if I get time and money to continue. You can optionally choose a delivery date for the coupon too. We’ll give you a nudge to try some new punchy flavours and to stretch your identification and collection skills by looking for plants like Hogweed and Pignut. ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme, Gardening and Landscape Design Business Diploma Course, Part 4: Forage Safely, Legally and With Conservation in Mind, Part 2: Dandelion – A Plant of Many Parts, Part 6: Foraging Skills – Make Your Own Basket, Part 2: Edible Flowers – Eating with Your Eyes, Part 4: Foraging Skills – Avoiding Poisonous Plants, Part 1: Foraging in the Golden Months of Autumn, Part 5: The Tropane Alkaloid Psychotropics, Part 3: Rowan Trees, Wild Cherry and Blackthorn, Part 1: Seashells and Shellfish on the Seashore, Part 3: Dandelion and Burdock – a Classic Combination. What’s drawing you to foraging? So, check the weather forecast for some dry weather, pick a sunny day and ready, steady, forage! BOOKING IS NOT THROUGH GALLOWAY WILD FOODS. Most of my best coastal foraging in Scotland (actually in the UK) has been on the west coast, in particular on the islands and the Ardnamurchan peninsula. A great range of programs.

With a diverse range of plants and suggested uses, there’ll be plenty in the Foraging Diploma Course to inspire you, including home remedy suggestions and foraging tips to enhance your skillset. It was all worth it though, 3hrs diving for a single large crab, which I cooked on coals later that evening. Treats and tasters throughout – Cook-in afterwards, where we will roll wild sushi with the plants and seaweeds we have found and make a traditional Japanese seaweed dashi broth using wild Scottish ingredients. ), so please check in with me first if you might like to bring your own dog. Ideal for a your first foraging … Weeds are a gift to the forager (if not the gardener), you’ll look at uses for a number of very common weeds. The course finishes with a celebration of the art of making drinks from your foraged finds – both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Eating restrictions – differentiating between preferences (e.g. Feel free to bring along any of your own wild food preparations to share and talk about. You must log in or register to reply here. Below you’ll find the answers to the questions that we get asked the most regarding Centre of Excellence. A gentle stroll foraging along the abundant hedgerows, meadows and beaches. To buy the following course as a gift, enter the name and email address of the recipient below and click 'Gift this course'. All requirements can usually be catered for, but these differentiations are required for risk assessments. Half-day kayak snorkelling trips cost from £60pp, with options to add foraging and wild cooking on the beach costing up to £120pp (01929 761515; foreadventure.co.uk). I initially discovered Kirk's tours through Goldstar.com, and I thought "Hey, this sounds really interesting", and then I pondered what person I could take with me who would also enjoy learning in the outdoors.