Robin Harford from Eatweeds https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ The Forager's Guide to the Wild Edible Plants of Britain Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:11:38 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/cropped-512x512-1-60x60.png Robin Harford from Eatweeds https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ 32 32 18 years of Eatweeds https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/eighteen Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:41:44 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=45015 On the 20th of August 2008 I registered Eatweeds.co.uk. I had started documenting what I was finding in the hedge, blogging recipes and observations ... Continue

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]]> Feed Yourself, Free Yourself https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/free Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:19:54 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=45013 The loss of plant knowledge in our culture is not accidental. A population that knows how to feed and heal itself from the living ... Continue

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]]> The Sense Books Forgot https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/senses Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:06:31 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=45008 Plant identification books use one sense to identify a plant: vision. Yet sight is also one of the easiest ways to confuse a plant. ... Continue

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]]> Feeding Beyond the Plate https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/beyond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:02:46 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=45006 Over time, foraging can shift your understanding of what being nourished actually means. The centralised corporate-state food system has narrowed nourishment to calories and ... Continue

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]]> Tradition Isn’t Scripture https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/tradition Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:46:25 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=45004 When uncovering traditional plant knowledge, try to do so as though you were learning from an experienced elder. Be attentive and respectful of their ... Continue

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]]> Life skills, not a hobby https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/lifeskills Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:39:02 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=45002 Foraging is a practical, important survival skill. The corporate state is organised so you get everything from its centralised systems, yet know almost nothing ... Continue

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]]> The Wild Root Chefs Don’t Know https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/the-wild-root-chefs-dont-know Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:18:50 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44964 There’s a roadside plant in Britain that you may have seen. It looks like a massive dandelion seed head. It’s known as common goat’s ... Continue

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]]> Herbal Drinks For Heatwaves https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/herbal-drinks-for-heatwaves Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:29:38 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44952 The saying ‘this is the coolest summer for the rest of your life’ seems uncomfortably true. Down here in Devon, this June is hotter ... Continue

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]]> The Ornamental Garden Plant That Eases Insect Stings on Contact – And Nobody’s Talking About It https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/cotton-lavender Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:47:20 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44946 I remember the first time I met Cotton Lavender (Santolina chamaecyparissus). I had moved to Exeter in Devon. As I walked past the hospital, ... Continue

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]]> Serenading Linden Lime https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/serenading-linden-lime Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:56:16 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44943 The post Serenading Linden Lime appeared first on Robin Harford from Eatweeds.

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