Robin Harford from Eatweeds https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ The Forager's Guide to the Wild Edible Plants of Britain Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:57:12 +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 noCopyright 2014 Robin Harfordforaging,wild,food,edible,wild,plants,wild,edible,plants,foragerCome and discover the ancient art of wild food foraging, learn how wild plants can be used as medicine, as well how wild plants have been used down the centuries for clothing, currency, ritual, dye, construction, cosmetics etc. Episodes cover wild plant identification, foraging for wild food, interviews with leading-edge foragers, wild food chefs, the latest research into the health benefits of wild edible plants, their nutritional values, their history, mystery and folklore.A Forager's Journey Through The Plant WorldRobin Harfordinfo@eatweeds.co.ukRobin Harford How a bunch of bloody-minded monks produced a secret elixir for health https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/bloody-monks https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/bloody-monks#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:22:00 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44921 What happens when you find yourself in 1084 amongst a group of men in the Chartreuse Valley in the French Alps? You went there ... Continue

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]]> https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/bloody-monks/feed 0 info@eatweeds.co.uk (Robin Harford) EP60: Connecting Children and Families to the Wild – with Chris Holland https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ep60 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ep60#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44880 Chris Holland has spent over three decades helping people – young and old – find their way back to the natural world. In this ... Continue

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]]> https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ep60/feed 0 info@eatweeds.co.uk (Robin Harford) Slow down. Look closer. https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/slow-down-look-closer https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/slow-down-look-closer#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 07:18:15 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44876 Foraging has taught me to have profound trust in life. To know that, usually, all will be well. It’s a hard thing to do. ... Continue

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]]> https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/slow-down-look-closer/feed 0 info@eatweeds.co.uk (Robin Harford) EP59: Storytelling, Plants and the Feminine – with Clare Viner https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ep59 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ep59#respond Sun, 03 May 2026 09:24:02 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44853 Robin Harford meets storyteller Clare Viner beneath a flowering hawthorn tree in Devon to explore the living tradition of oral storytelling. Clare shares how ... Continue

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]]> https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ep59/feed 0 info@eatweeds.co.uk (Robin Harford) Foraging is a conversation https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/foraging-is-a-conversation https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/foraging-is-a-conversation#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44832 Most people forage with their hands. They go out, they reach, they pick. They pop it in a bag and they carry it home. ... Continue

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]]> https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/foraging-is-a-conversation/feed 0 info@eatweeds.co.uk (Robin Harford) How To Read A Hedgerow https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/how-to-read-a-hedgerow https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/how-to-read-a-hedgerow#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:20:59 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44826 Most people walk through the countryside without noticing much of it. Attention is a skill that needs to be practised. Most of us were ... Continue

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]]> https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/how-to-read-a-hedgerow/feed 0 info@eatweeds.co.uk (Robin Harford) The Traditional and Modern Uses of Lesser Celandine https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/the-traditional-and-modern-uses-of-lesser-celandine https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/the-traditional-and-modern-uses-of-lesser-celandine#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:53:35 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=37751 Lesser Celandine belongs to the buttercup family. The bright yellow flowers appear briefly in early spring. The plant has a long history as a ... Continue

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]]> https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/the-traditional-and-modern-uses-of-lesser-celandine/feed 0 info@eatweeds.co.uk (Robin Harford) What Persian Cooks, Cajun Cooks, and Native American Foragers All Knew About the Spear Thistle https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/spearthistle https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/spearthistle#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:36:57 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44721 I’ve walked past spear thistles (Cirsium vulgare) for decades. I cursed them when they put a spine through my trousers. Most farmers and gardeners ... Continue

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]]> https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/spearthistle/feed 0 info@eatweeds.co.uk (Robin Harford) Plants for eczema, psoriasis and acne https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/plants-for-eczema-psoriasis-and-acne Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:33:07 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44719 Your skin flares. It settles. Then it flares again. You’ve tried things. Some helped a little. Nothing broke the cycle. This recording is worth ... Continue

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]]> info@eatweeds.co.uk (Robin Harford) The Weed That Seasoned Prehistoric Soup https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/the-weed-that-seasoned-prehistoric-soup https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/the-weed-that-seasoned-prehistoric-soup#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:38:30 +0000 https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/?p=44670 Eight thousand years ago, someone was seasoning their stew with a weed you walk past every day. In 2013, researchers discovered phytoliths — tiny ... Continue

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