Emma Gunn of Never Mind The Burdocks
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Matt Vernon of Cornish Wild Food
Saturday 28th September 2019
11:00am
Porthpean Beach, St Austell
Matt and Emma have joined forces to bring you a unique wild experience. Double the knowledge and double the food!
Seaweeds are one of the most prized food sources in parts of the world, so why not in the UK? Come and join Matt and Emma on this exploration of the Cornish coast, the fascinating world of sea life and the incredible flavours you’ll encounter. Discovering algae such as pepper dulse, sea lettuce, dulse and wireweed, our expert foragers will share a plethora of knowledge and recipes, leaving your tastebuds buzzing with their tasty seaweed treats. Porthpean has such a diverse seaweed population making it one of the best places to start your exploration into the world of seaweeds. Easily accessible, it is a beautiful, clean beach. Bring change for parking and meet in the car park at.
They are both enthusiastic and passionate about reconnecting people with nature and the wild larder that surrounds us all. Drawing on their many years of wild food, plant and foraging knowledge they will teach you the laws and principles of sustainable foraging, whilst also sharing recipe tips and ideas.
We will finish on the beach with a variety of foraged nibbles and a delicious cook up over fire of our many finds. There will be an appetizer, starter, a main and a pudding. All diets can be catered for, just let us know in advance if you are vegetarian or gluten free.
Wear sturdy footwear and dress for the weather. Feel free to bring a basket or bag for collecting, notepad, camera, and don't forget a bottle of water. Friendly dogs welcome.
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Emma GunnEmma has worked at Eden Project for 21 years and has three foraging books published. She has been fascinated by plants since an early age, and particularly edible plants from the age of 14. She has studied plant medicines and trained as a garden designer. Her jobs at Eden range from propagation, draughtsman, guide, skilled horticulturist to seasonal displays supervisor.
Her mission is to educate people in a better understanding of nature, survival and how we can protect nature and ourselves for the future. The more we understand the better equipped we are.
Find the Never Mind the Burdocks series of seasonal foraging books here: nevermindtheburdocks.co.uk/bookshop
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Matt Vernon
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Again Matt has been surrounded by wild food from an early age. Coming from a poor family, they grew their own veg in the garden and foraging for mushrooms and berries was the norm. Later in life Matt returned to his grassroots and passion for the environment to study countryside management at Lackham College. Much of what he learned gets incorporated into his foraging lessons, teaching others how to protect, work and live within natural habitats.
Matt, more recently, had been teaching school kids at Camp Kernow the wonders of wild food. He has been teaching the apprentices at Fifteen for the last few years down at 7th Rise. He also does talks at The Lost Garden's of Heligan, runs workshops at many local festivals, and has had a handful of recipes published in various cook books.
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