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Foraging in Ireland: A feast or fatal mistake?
Foraging in Ireland: A feast or fatal mistake?
Let’s be clear: foraging is not a game of chance. Mistakes can be costly, and in the worst cases, fatal.  And remember, in the great supermarket of nature, there are no refunds

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Nettle cream soup
Darina Allen: Nettle and wild garlic soup is literally a top pick
It's time to step up to the plate and work on our sustainability

Sat, 08 May, 2021

Pesto and soup recipes made from nettles
Pesto and soup recipes made from nettles

 

Sat, 25 Feb, 2017

Edible wild plants found along the roadside are added to all the following recipes
Edible wild plants found along the roadside are added to all the following recipes

At last the countryside is springing into life once again. Wild garlic is in full flush all along the roadside here in East Cork. 

Sat, 14 May, 2016

Treat yourself to some delicious nettle soup
Treat yourself to some delicious nettle soup
Valerie O’Connor serves up some delicious nettle soup to give a bit of positive PR to a much maligned plant.

Sun, 17 Apr, 2016

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