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Indigenous plants, farm life and wild food in Cape Point

Category: Wild food

Mushroom Foraging

We had a very successful mushroom forage last weekend. We got lucky with both the mushrooms and the weather, and it was agreed by all that it… Read more “Mushroom Foraging”

June 10, 2014March 17, 2015 by Good Hope Nursery

Winter Wild Food – courses, competitions and events

Winter: Smokey wood fires. Hearty stews. Gum boots. The sound of rain on the roof. Icy wind that takes your breath away. Fynbos foraging. So many wild… Read more “Winter Wild Food – courses, competitions and events”

June 2, 2014 by Good Hope Nursery

Mushroom foraging

The soil is moist, the days are cool, the rain has fallen. Its time for mushrooming in the forest. The atmosphere in the forest is calm and… Read more “Mushroom foraging”

May 11, 2014 by Good Hope Nursery

Veldkos

Veldkos. What is veldkos? The direct translation from Afrikaans is veld meaning bush and kos meaning food. Its Indigenous edible plants.  A rich and under-utilized food source… Read more “Veldkos”

April 14, 2014April 14, 2014 by Good Hope Nursery

Febuary coastal foraging

On the 1st of Feb we had another really fun Coastal Forage. Awesome people, fantastic conversation and scrumptious food! Amongst all the awesome people on the course,… Read more “Febuary coastal foraging”

February 14, 2014 by Good Hope Nursery

Wild Food catering

This weekend I made local wild food tasters for some Japanese seaweed scientists. No pressure. Wild mint and buchu brandy cocktails Buchu brandy is excellent for settling… Read more “Wild Food catering”

January 20, 2014 by Good Hope Nursery

2014

Happy 2014! Here we are. In the future. The 2000’s – a world of robots and information at the touch of a button, food supplements in a… Read more “2014”

January 16, 2014 by Good Hope Nursery

Wild food supper

We recently had some friends in the field (pun intended) over for a wild food supper. I thought I’d share with you some of the dishes we… Read more “Wild food supper”

January 1, 2014 by Good Hope Nursery

Red ribbon seaweed

For one of the desserts at our Coastal Foraging, I make an agar agar jelly treat. To do this you have to collect the red ribbon seaweed… Read more “Red ribbon seaweed”

December 22, 2013 by Good Hope Nursery

Wild wind and wild food.

Summer is here in full swing. And by full swing, I mean its full on windy. We have had a howling south-easter blowing for days. Causing havoc… Read more “Wild wind and wild food.”

December 9, 2013 by Good Hope Nursery

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