Forager
I used to do a very odd thing when, nearly forty years ago, I began to take foraging very seriously. I would explain (sotto voce!) to an imaginary audience everything about the plant or fungus that I was collecting. Since those days I have taken perhaps 12,000 people on wild food adventures, sharing what I have learned over a lifetime.
Foraging is about much more than a free dinner. It is one of the fundamental instincts which kept our species and distant ancestors alive. Nature rewards us for following our instincts, so we feel a simple but intensely meditative joy in searching wood and field, shore and riverbank. It is a fulfilling pursuit because it is completely natural, something we are designed to do.
Foraging takes knowledge, dedication and an attention to the details of the natural world that we seldom attempt. Foragers see more. A sentiment I have heard a hundred times is, “A walk will never be the same again!”
John’s career highlights:
The following information provides an overview as to some of John’s incredible achievements:
- Authored the River Cottage Mushroom Handbook.
- Lecturing at the Linnean Society in London about the Latin names given to species by naturalists.
- A lady who had suffered serious facial injuries after an accident telling me that my Hedgerow book had kept her from despair during her recovery.
- Being asked to write another book…
Specialises in:
- Foraging for mushrooms, plants, seaweeds.
Languages spoken:
- English
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