The Free Range 'Energy Beyond Oil' Project – The 'Food Series' (F) Handouts

F1. Wild Food and Foraging

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Sheet no.1 in the Free Range 'Energy Beyond Oil' Project's 'energy & food' series of handout looks at Wild Food and Foraging.

Wild food is an increasingly popular issue, being perceived as either a 'free' source of food or something that we can enjoy as a form of 'gastro-recreation'. From the work of John Seymour and Richard Mabey in the 70's, to the more recent TV programmes of Ray Mears and Bear Grylls, food foraging is promoted as an improving outdoor activity. But this approach often misses one of the most important points – wild food isn't an end in itself, but it's something that we can integrate into our existing food sourcing and preparation activity to add diversity and character to our diet.

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Background information/links

Reports/documents:

Statute Law – Theft Act 1968
Statute Law – Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Statute Law – Part XI, Criminal Justice Act 1988
Statute Law – Knives Act 1997
Wikipedia – Biophilia
Wikipedia – Knife Legislation
British Knife Collector's Guild – The Law
BTCV – Woodlands, trees and the law
The Guardian – Springtime's Foraging Treats




Links:

Ray Mears Bushcraft – http://www.raymears.com/
Fergus the Forager – http://www.wildmanwildfood.com/
Bushcraft UK – http://www.bushcraftuk.com/
Nature's Secret Larder – http://www.naturessecretlarder.co.uk/wild-food/
Cottage Smallholder – http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/
Backwoods Home – http://www.backwoodshome.com/




Articles:

Times Online – Top 10 ways to forage for free food
The Guardian – Where the Wild Things Are (Richard Mabey)
The Guardian – TV chef Worrall Thompson recommends deadly weed as salad ingredient
The Independent – Roadkill: One from the road
The Independent – Roadkill recipes: Nettle and Wild Garlic Soup
The Independent – The Roadkill Chef: First, catch your squirrel
The Independent – The Roadkill Chef: Hunting for dead tasty meals