Foraging Meadowsweet
Its oldest names are ‘Medwort’ or ‘Mead wort’ and the name meadowsweet comes not from meadows (actually it prefers to grow in wet areas of bog) but...
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Wilderness Journal
Association of Foragers - A meeting of wild minds
Every year since 2015 the Association of Foragers, an ever growing group of wilderness experts and enthusiasts from around the world, gather in the...
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Syrups to warm the heart
When we launched our rosehip and crab apple appeal in late summer it was a reaction to how disconnected we felt we had become to our extended fami...
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The Forager's Haggis Recipe
Rupert Waites, head chef, master forager and wild flavour expert at Buck & Birch, may these days spend most of his time conjuring award winning...
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The Wild Flavour Diaries: Say Hello to Hogweed Seed
Over the past 12 years we have picked, plucked, rooted, rummaged and catalogued so many ingredients it is becoming increasingly difficult to rememb...
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Going Wild for Wild Food Week
The 7th Annual Wild & Feral Food Week is one of celebration, championing foragers and chefs that bring focus back to wild ingredients in delici...
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Enthusing About Infusing
At Buck & Birch HQ, we're always playing around with new concoctions, foraging new ingredients and experimenting with a plethora of flavour not...
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Life's a Birch, but We Ain’t Complaining
Ever since announcing the launch of our first ever birch spirit last week, we've been giddy with excitement, passion and wonder, spending our early...
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Wild Folklore with Foraged by Fern
With the explosion of spring tantalisingly close we are once again dusting off our foraging bag and getting ready to get back out into the wild. ...
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All Hail the Mighty Elderberry
The elder tree is said to be the home of the Elder Mother. Protective spirit of the forest. It has been venerated and used for millennia as food, m...
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Restoring Vital Connections
At the Buck & Birch we have always known the benefits of our wild foraged goodies and now we want you to get involved. As part of our RESTORING...
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The Rosehip Revolution will not be televised
Written by Rupert Waites. Co-founder and chief forager at the Buck & Birch When I was a lad, a big moment in my own foraging adventure started ...
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