“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”

Albert Einstein

Mission

Welcome to Never Mind the Burdocks. My mission is to educate people in a better understanding of nature, survival and how we can protect nature and ourselves for the future. The more we understand the better equiped we are.

When you harvest wild food, only take what you can consume, leave plenty behind for wildlife to survive through harsh winters, etc and never damage or destroy and plant, animal or habitat. If you wish to uproot anything, you must have the landowners permission and only ever take roots of plants that are in plentitude. If you are harvesting shoots, leave plenty behind for the plants to keep growing and photosynthesizing. Use your common sense – leave the earth as you found it. The more people who understand this, the better.

About Emma

Foraging Around Cornwall and the South West

What to forage?

Woodland Wonderland

Shellfish

Seaweeds

Seasons

Hedgerow Heroes

Fungi

Estuary Edibles

Coastal Classics

Where to forage?

Bosinver

http://www.bosinver.co.uk Award winning luxury farm cottages based on the outskirts of St Austell. For children aged 0-90, you'll never be stuck for something to do – ask Nanny Pat! http://issuu.com/bosinver/docs/nanny_pat_s_adventures_-_recommende/77?e=5693482/11364506

Boot Up! Barras Moor

Boot Up! is a fantastic outdoor learning space that is situated above Cornish Garden Nurseries on the A39 Falmouth - Truro road. A foraging walk around the site followed by a cook up in the polytunnel, you can't get fresher than that! http://bootup.org.uk

Clovelly Seaweed Festival

A timeless coastal village, in June they hold the annual seaweed festival – learn about the health benefits, try incredible food or buy seaweed-based products! http://www.clovelly.co.uk/clovelly-events/seaweed-festival-aid-n-devon-hospice

Driftwood Spars, St Agnes

In April 2015, Driftwood Spars Brewery in St Agnes held 'A Walk on the Wild Side', focusing on a variety of outdoor events including a foraging walk by Emma Gunn followed by a fantastic foraged taster menu, cooked by their professional chefs. https://www.driftwoodspars.co.uk/special-events http://englandevents.co.uk/category/saint-agnes

Eden Project

An educational visitor destination based near St Austell, I can promise you'll come away from your visit with a deeper understanding about the importance of plants. Foraging courses run from spring. https://www.edenproject.com/learn/for-everyone/short-gardening-courses

Fish and Forage

Fish and Forage is a company set up by expert angler Richard Buck, to teach people how to fish and forage safely and sustainably. http://fishandforage.co.uk

Gaia Trust Treraven Estate, Wadebridge

Based above the river Camel at Wadebridge, I do a spring and autumn circular foraging walk that explores the surrounding areas. Run by the Gaia Trust, there's plenty to do on the Treraven Estate, from Nature Art to conservation work. http://www.gaiatrust.org.uk/properties/treraven-farm/

Gannel Ramble, Newquay

Take a stroll with me down the Gannel estuary, to discover the abundance of edible delights!

Heligan

Once lost in time like Sleeping Beauty's castle, the Lost Gardens of Heligan is a beautifully restored working garden dating back centuries. From spring to autumn, join me walking through the estate and finish with tasty foraged homemade treats. http://heligan.com/events/heligan-events/

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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself.”

William Blake, 1799, The Letters

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