Alvaro Docio 
This is a collection of my favourite books on mushroom hunting. They range in topic from general information to field guides and cookbooks. Have in mind, some of the best fungi guides are not necessarily linked to wild food and foraging so not all of them will list edibility of fungi. You will always need … Read more
Common name: Dog rose, wild rose, common briar rose, brier Botanical name: Rosa canina Family: Rosaceae (Rose) Worldwide distribution: Native to Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia. Naturalised elsewhere. Local distribution: Common throughout the UK and Ireland. Habitat: Hedgerow, scrubland, woodland and gardens. Season: Flowers early summer to early autumn and fruit mid-autumn to early … Read more
Common name: Rowan, mountain ash Botanical name: Sorbus aucuparia Family: Rosaceae (Rose) Worldwide distribution: Native to most of Europe, part of Asia and northern Africa. Local distribution: Common throughout the UK and Ireland. Habitat: Urban areas, forest edges and rocky hills. Season: Flowers late spring to early summer and berries early to mid-autumn. Our native … Read more
Common name: Pineapple weed, Pineappleweed, wild chamomile, disc mayweed, May weed, false chamomile, rayless chamomile Botanical name: Matricaria discoidea (syn Matricaria matricarioides) Family: Asteraceae (Daisy) Worldwide distribution: Native to Northeast Asia and North America. Naturalised in the UK and Ireland. Local distribution: Common and widespread throughout the UK and Ireland. Less common in some parts … Read more
Common name: Silverweed, silver weed cinquefoil, common silverweed Botanical name: Potentilla anserina (syn Argentina anserina) Family: Rosaceae Worldwide distribution: Native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Local distribution: Very common throughout the UK and Ireland. Habitat: Grassland, wasteland, meadows and riverside. Foraging season: Roots in late summer and autumn. Leaves spring to autumn. The leaves are … Read more
Common name: Blackberry, bramble Botanical name: Rubus fruticosus agg. Family: Rosaceae (Rose) Worldwide distribution: Native to Europe and naturalised elsewhere. Local distribution: Abundant in the UK and Ireland. Habitat: Woodland, hedgerows, roadsides and wasteland. Season: Leaves late spring to early summer and berries late summer to early autumn. Blackberries are one of those edible plants … Read more
Here is a collection of cookbooks I have on my own bookshelf. They allow me to play in the kitchen and help me to understand techniques, pairings and ingredient uses. Cooking is all about personal taste and creativity, so I simply use them as a reference to help me discovering the ingredient’s profile – a … Read more