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The Tourism Awards -short film
We were recently runners up at the Highlands and Islands Tourism awards. Shortlisted for ”Best nature based experience”. The short film below (less than 30 seconds) shows a few of the things we do in the woods, including a little of our prehistoric cookery, the Shetland sheep and wool! Just click on the link below Tourism [...]
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Tagged Highlands and Islands Tourism awards, nature, Prehistoric cookery, Shetland sheep, Tourism Awards, wool
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Outdoor Wild Cookery this summer
We have had a lovely summer of prehistoric cookery day and weekend courses. Outdoor wild cookery is perfect for the spring and summer months. Although we had the Mongolian Ger this year (in case we got really rained on or off!) so far we have not really had to use it and we have mostly [...]
Also posted in What's going on at the woods
Tagged Chanterelles, eat outdoors, experimental archaeology, feasting, foraging, Hedgehog mushrooms, Meadow Sweet cordial, Mongolian Ger, Nettle Beer, nettles, Outdoor Wild Cookery, pit oven, Prehistoric cookery, Prehistoric cookery days, sorrel, venison, weekend courses, wild foraged greens, Wild mushrooms, Wild Raspberry, Yarrow
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Iolo’s new cooking tripod
The new cooking tripod We are now lucky enough to have one of Iolo’s bespoke tripods and griddle. We tried it out on on of our May Prehistoric cookery days, it was great and makes boiling the kettle so easy. We even made Gorse flower drop scones on the griddle after supper, they were perfect and [...]
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Tagged bespoke, bespoke cooking tripod, cooking tripod, dye, natural dye, Prehistoric cookery
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Washed down with nettle beer!
The nettles were pretty late up here this year, but they are out in force now! I have been busy making nettle beer, which is Wild Food Foraging a lovely refreshing drink on a summery day and rather good for you too! Nettles are packed full of vitamins and iron and have therefore always be used as a [...]
Wild food foraging recipes
All this wonderful sunshine seems to have encouraged spring to come early. This morning we picked sorrel and nettles, I’m making a spring green risotto for lunch, which is one of Alex’s favorites and is particularly handy when you live far from the shops or great if you are on a tight budget- and it [...]