Success for Scotland’s foraging festival as 2020 dates announced Scotsman Food and Drink Staff January 9, 2020 Food, In the News The LEADER-funded foraging festival aims to encourage people of all ages to become more aware of the benefits of wild plants, and this year’s programme will include guided foraging outings, talks, workshops...
Foraging in Scotland: the best seasonal produce to pick this autumn and winter. Finlay Greig November 4, 2019 Food, General As autumn transitions into winter, Scotland's outdoors become a magical place to dwell. Forest floors become dense with orange needles, mountain tops don their white caps and beaches appear their most...
Forth Valley Food Festival returns this week with wild cocktails and foraged pizzas Sean Murphy October 7, 2019 Drink, Food, In the News, Producers The popular food festival will take place during the school October break with a top line-up designed to "showcase the region’s diverse local larder". Organisers say there will be a host of events to...
Wild food festival set to launch in beautiful National Park location Rosalind Erskine August 15, 2019 Drink, Food, In the News The Scottish Wild Food Festival is a one-day event that will take place at Cardross Estate in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park in Stirlingshire, and offers foodies a chance to experience the natural...
New foraging food festival to take place this autumn Rosalind Erskine July 29, 2019 Food, In the News From coastal exploration to herbal wellness, wild food feasts to fireside evenings and topical talks, the Foraging Fortnight festival will allow people to explore Scotland’s natural larder and increase their...
7 of the best Scottish food and drink Christmas gift ideas Rosalind Erskine November 9, 2018 Drink, Food, Gin, In the News With Christmas less than a week away, we take a look at some of the best Scottish food and drink gifts that are sure to delight loved ones this December. Chocolate stag chocolates Picture: The Chocolate...
How to make your very own sloe gin at home Scotsman Food and Drink Staff October 3, 2018 Drink, Gin Picking any wild autumn fruit is satisfying not only for the delicious results but also for the wholesome nature of the exercise. It can be solitary and contemplative or sociably competitive. With sloe...
6 things you (probably didn’t know) you can forage for in and around Scotland’s cities Rosalind Erskine May 8, 2018 Food, In the News Expert forager and co-founder and director of Buck and Birch, Rupert Waites says: "In a time when people seek to reconnect with their environment rather than just passively stroll through it, foraging is...
Gin producers face sloe sales this Christmas after harvest hit by fungus Scotsman Food and Drink Staff October 24, 2016 Drink, Gin The Gin Bothy, an artisan distillery in Angus, carries a sign outside reading “Sloes welcome – payment in gin”. The dearth of sloes is being blamed on an outbreak of a fungus which destroys the...
Outdoor Ranger discovers 10kg mushroom – and eats it Scott McAngus October 19, 2016 Food The exceptionally large mushroom had a short lifespan though as Fiona and 15 hungry colleagues in her office have already eaten it. Fiona said: “It was an exceptionally large specimen. We found it on...
