Forage, cook, eat

If you drive along English country lanes at this time of year, it would be easy to dismiss the green blur of the verges as simply boring grass.

Grasping the Nettle

One of the best things about the arrival of spring is the chance to forage around the garden and fields for things to pick and eat. Food for free is itself a beguiling prospect, but somehow the very act of finding, picking and eating these leaves, berries, nuts or flowers links back to an ancient