Foraging with Andy Hamilton

Durning our last session we went out around the campus and found various items of flora, Andy showed us what was safe and the uses each product brings. He also gave us some interesting pieces of information to consider when designing the content for our final brief.


Andy has suggested that the best time to go foraging is between May, June and July. Costal foraging is best in March and April.

Here is an image of a Cleaver, as i child i used to
love throwing these at my friends, this could be a good
item to include into my book. These also make juice
and are a herbal remedy used by the celts.

This is an image of Yarrow, It's like grass and is edible.
It's medicinal and can also be used to make beer. It's very
good to congeal and stop blood flow. It's also good for tooth
ache as it numbs the mouth. Its also great for varicose vaines.

Here is an example of a dangerous plant.
This is called 'Lords and Ladies',
If eaten it burns the throat causing blistering.
This can cause you to choke to death.

This is wild mustard. Seeds fall off the plant
that then gets turned into mustard.

Here are some blackberry leaves. They can
be used to make blackberry tea.

Here is blossom, it's good for making slow gin.

Here are some nettles. These need to be cooked
to wilt poisonous hairs down. Makes a good
nettle soup. They are also medicinal as they
are full of iron. Seeds are good to cook fried
with butter and nutmeg.