Edible Yorkshire

On this one-day York foraging course I will take you on an amazing journey round the edible highways and byways of the City of York.

Starting at Scarcroft Hill, York, we will wander round parks, race course, and roadsides and reveal the delicious and highly nutritious treats that are available for free under our very noses. I’ll also teach you how to prepare a meal and even make wild nourishing infusions using foraged ingredients.

On our York foraging course, you’ll uncover a secret world of foraging possibilities, and learn…

• How to identify wild edible plants around York
• How to cook, prepare and preserve these plants
• About their mystery, history and folklore
• How to forage sustainably, safety guidelines, and the law

Course Tutor: The course is led by expert forager Robin Harford. Robin harvests wild edible plants on a daily basis for his family, as well as supplying local restaurants. He is creator of the UK’s leading wild food site Eatweeds.co.uk, and teaches at Eden Project. Robin has been featured in BBC2′s Edwardian Farm, the BBC Good Food magazine, Guardian, GQ, Ecologist, Green Parent etc.

I run the Edible York Foraging Courses only a few times a year. Fill out the form below to be notified when new dates for the course become available.

What Others Said Last Time…

“Robin’s wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm made for a very memorable foraging day in York. It has re-awakened me to the wonders of nature’s larder which is all around us – even in the City.” – Jan Di Mascio

“Thanks for a really interesting day foraging round York. It was lovely to meet some new people and find out that so many or our wild plants are edible – I have quite a few growing in my garden! The tips and anecdotes made the whole experience fascinating and rewarding. I loved helping to make lunch and learning how to use the food we had just collected.” – Katie Campbell

“I found the day very refreshing, combining lots of fascinating information, with a hands-on experience, intellectual conversation and a unique style of creating delicious food. It was a wonderful way to spend time, and though I really enjoyed learning about the many varieties of food on our doorstep, the cooking and tasting experience, for me, was amazing. I have since made a number of my own recipes with nettles, and cannot go anywhere now without glancing at the hedgerow and wondering what delights there may be hidden away waiting to be discovered! Thank you Robin for giving me a new interest in food, and for giving some great new ideas of how to be healthy and eat ‘outside the box’.” – Katie Pygott

“I’d wanted to learn for some time about foraging and the course proved to be a fascinating and engaging learning experience. Robin’s knowledge was far greater than simply, “You can eat this. You can’t eat that!”. During our walk we learned the history and folk-lore attached to the plants, the culinary uses, or lack of! We learnt the correct time of the year to harvest plants and, of course, we foraged as we went. An especially nice part of the course was our ‘feast’ later in the afternoon. There is something special about sitting around a table with friends (even those you’ve only just met) and sharing in the preparation and eating of a meal. Foraging gave me true appreciation of the food I was putting into my mouth and for the first time in my life I would have felt it very appropriate to say grace. A marvellous day with an excellent tutor and a most generous host – and most definitely worth the 2 hour drive over the Pennines!” – Arlene Harris

“The day was outstanding, well thought out and structured with the odd bit of randomness. I feel I have the confidence to follow that same route and pick a hearty salad now. The day added a new dimension to my life and I am now known as the ‘one who eats weeds’ at work – a title I thoroughly represent and proudly” – Karen Hughes