The Family Foraging Kitchen

The Family Foraging Kitchen A CIC based in southeast Cornwall dedicated to wild food education and heritage craft preservation. We are now disconnected from the food that we eat.
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We are a social enterprise that provides communities with wild food education, through foraging walks, cookery classes, and free food initiatives. Alongside this work, we also seek to preserve and share the knowledge of heritage crafts. A percentage of profit made from our ticketed walks and courses allows us to provide the same service, for free, to those experiencing local food poverty in our co

mmunity. We believe that all people should have access to wild food education and the confidence to access nutritious, sustainable, local, fresh food. For every walk or course you purchase from The Family Foraging Kitchen – you help to provide a local Cornish family the skills to find free food forever. There is a good deal of fear and misinformation surrounding the use and consumption of wild plants, and we believe the best way to combat this is to share knowledge about how these plants can be used. Modern agricultural methods have meant that foraging, once a part of our ancestral daily life, has faded away, replaced by regular family trips to the supermarket. Given the ecological, social and environmental crisis that we now face globally, humanity needs to - rather urgently and radically - examine its relationship with food and how we acquire it. Foraging is about more than just food and nourishment; it gets us out into the countryside, helps to cultivate an intimate appreciation of nature, lets us explore history, science and folklore; can bond families, strengthen communities and reestablish connections severed by modern life. Fall in love with the hedgerow. Inspire younger generations to learn traditional skills and knowledge. Get truly wild in your kitchen. Take an edible journey and explore the beautiful Rame Peninsula.

Some lovely pictures taken on Saturday’s Seaw**d course. Many thanks to Jane Queen for the images.
23/09/2024

Some lovely pictures taken on Saturday’s Seaw**d course. Many thanks to Jane Queen for the images.

Now that’s what I’d call a Meripilus giganteus!!!
22/09/2024

Now that’s what I’d call a Meripilus giganteus!!!

22/09/2024

“I had a fantastic time sea w**d foraging along the shores of Kingsand beach today!

Vix has an incredible knowledge and vast experience of all things seaw**d! I’ve lived by the sea all my life and had no idea that we are surrounded by this amazing food, which is so nutritious and tasty!

Vix showed us where to find it, how to pick it and then gave us loads of brilliant ideas of easy, delicious meals!

And even set up a mobile kitchen, ( which she carried up there in the front of a cargo bike ) , and then cooked us all a fabulous little meal on the beach!

So we got fed a tasty meal too!

It was such a great afternoon and I can’t recommend it enough!

Vix s energy and passion and knowledge are absolutely wonderful and unique!

I made Vix’s delicious Dulse and mushroom with coconut cream and smoked paprika tonight and it was absolutely amazing!!

And so easy!

This course far exceeded my expectations !

Thank you so much! I’ll be back 🙏”

22/09/2024
Breakfast!Lovely find after another successful days seaw**d foraging!
21/09/2024

Breakfast!

Lovely find after another successful days seaw**d foraging!

Aside from my favourite wellies finally giving up on their life with me today and my feet now a wrinkled white mess, cou...
20/09/2024

Aside from my favourite wellies finally giving up on their life with me today and my feet now a wrinkled white mess, coupled with some nice barnacle scrapes in a quality comedic slide down into a rock gully trying to cut pepper dulse for my customers; today was the best day I’ve had in weeks.

I’ve been struggling in landscapes I dont understand lately all at once and and have mashed my brain just to mush. Legal, housing, social care, therapy, care plans, autism, homelessness, courts, benefit systems.

Yet here, on the coast line, tubs and baskets and scissors, windswept and sweaty and with wellies full of the sea. Holding up thong w**ds and tounge w**ds, kelps, dulses and wracks. People hanging off my words, excited and filled with enthusiasm and laughing at and with me. Filling me up with praise and thanks. Eating my food on the beach, gazing out to sea. Tubs and baskets full. That’s my area. That’s my world. That’s my happy place.

Bring on round two tomorrow.

Lowest tides in over 10 years. Super moon!

Absolutely cracking.

Everyday knowing the enterprise I built from scratch is coming to an end fills me with remorse. Yet like those button holdfasts, I’ll grow back again and this will always be something I can offer to the community and those who visit.

Amazing bunch of customers today. Fabulous and diverse humans. Some travelling as far as Chepstow and London to be with me today! Unreal and awesome! Thankyou!

Esp for the pint at the end. Made my day!

Looking forward to the low tide with all my customers booked into my seaw**d courses today and tomorrow. Teaching my pas...
20/09/2024

Looking forward to the low tide with all my customers booked into my seaw**d courses today and tomorrow.

Teaching my passion is my favourite thing and so good for my mental health and well-being. It also constantly connects me to the seasons and landscapes and ever changing biodiversity.

It is stil my belief that one of our last true freedoms left upon the planet, is in the ability to feed and nourish ourselves without the price tag, plastics and chemicals.

What an amazing day for a super low tide and the edible sea plants, marine habitats and coastal wildlife we’ll learn all about today.

And I’m doing it in a Chris Packham T-shirt.
This is one from his LOVE LIFE collection. It embodies the message that everything matters. Everything that creeps, crawls, slithers, slimes and stings. We urgently need to learn to love life. All life.

We LOVE LIFE not only because it’s beautiful, or fascinating or because it lifts our spirits, but because we depend upon it . . . and it depends upon us.

Just like our seaw**ds, which are often seen and not heard, we should all be connecting with wildlife and growing an appreciation of its interconnectedness and its essential integration into our wider culture. Wildlife is part of us and we should celebrate it.

Vix
The Family Foraging Kitchen

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19/09/2024

As we head into mushroom season, this is your timely reminder that all mushrooms are perfectly safe to touch, hold, handle and sniff, even the toxic ones! 👃🏻🍄🫲🏻✅

If you come across a beautiful mushroom, don’t be afraid to go over and say hello - give them a stroke or a pat, have a look underneath at their gills or pores (or at the fairies that may be living there), and marvel at the magical, mysterious, beauty that these thoroughly amazing organisms hold.

Mushrooms can only harm us if we eat them, so managing this, especially with children, is all you have to really be cautious of. Washing hands after handling is preferable, so having a small bottle of water to hand for this is sensible, but don’t worry too much if you forget - do it when you get home.

Make mushrooms as familiar to you as dandelions and daisies are. Don’t be afraid!

Explore, Dream, Discover! 🍄‍🟫✨❤️

⚠️ And if you are going to try identifying them for eating, make sure you are 100% certain of your ID before doing so!

SKIN HEALING BALMFreshly made today with oils that have been steeping.Hand gathered and home infused wild herb oils; pla...
11/09/2024

SKIN HEALING BALM

Freshly made today with oils that have been steeping.

Hand gathered and home infused wild herb oils; plantain and nettle.

Made with olive oil and local beeswax from Robbie Ryders apiary at Horsepool, Sheviock.

9 for sale.

£7.50 a tin

For topical skin ailments: acne, eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, burns, blisters, rashes, grazes and skin wounds, nettle & insect stings and bites.

Cash preferred.

Central Local collection point avaliable. Delivery within village Center also an option. Or collection.

If you want me to post, PayPal accepted but postage must be added on top.

PRIVATE BOOKING FOR THE SAME PRICE AS A NORMAL TICKET?Due to how popular my seaw**d courses are, I’ve only one or two sp...
08/09/2024

PRIVATE BOOKING FOR THE SAME PRICE AS A NORMAL TICKET?

Due to how popular my seaw**d courses are, I’ve only one or two spaces left now on all my seaw**d walks scheduled over the coming months.

HOWEVER….

I am happy to accommodate private bookings, for the same ticket price as my regular walks, so long as you get a minimum of 6 people on your group (otherwise there is a minimum booking fee). There is no maximum number you can have in a private group booking.

Dates for private bookings are also filling up, so get in touch with me by pm or email!

[email protected]

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07/09/2024

For those on my estuary walk today who got to taste sea arrow grass for the first time :-) it’s remarkable how alike coriander it tastes and smells. For those who don’t like coriander…. There is a reason as to why!

Check out our seaw**d dates! The season is now here again! Also open for private booking enquires if you can’t make the ...
02/09/2024

Check out our seaw**d dates! The season is now here again! Also open for private booking enquires if you can’t make the listed dates! We fill up fast, so grab your tickets whilst you can!

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I crammed in back to back private booking foraging walks last week and am loving my inbox filling with amazing feedback....
28/08/2024

I crammed in back to back private booking foraging walks last week and am loving my inbox filling with amazing feedback.

For anyone interested, yes I’m still foraging and providing walks for The Family Foraging Kitchen. Although it’s closing doors as a CIC in November; I’ll still be offering walks and courses. Just on a smaller scale and back as a sole trader. And open for all private booking enquiries.

“Dear Vix,

Our small group of 'Cornish Locals' had a fantastic experience last weekend foraging near Kingsand. We didn't have to venture off the path because your encyclopaedic knowledge of seemingly everything green we encountered kept us happily entertained.

What struck us was your passion for nature in all its forms, and notably on Saturday, for plants we regularly call w**ds that go unnoticed and under appreciated. You talked about your subject botanically, anecdotally, humorously, medicinally and culinarily (is there such a word?) and wrapped up the event with a fabulous stir fry that included many ingredients picked on the walk. Wow. Great fun, great food and a truly great experience. This needs to be on the National Curriculum. Thank you.”

27/08/2024

‘Hi Vix,

I'm writing to thank you for the amazing foraging experience last Friday. Although we were looking forward to participating we didn't really know what to expect. We absolutely loved the whole thing!

It was a revelation to find out about the vast array of plants 'at our finger-tips' and to learn about the culinary and medicinal properties of each of them.

The highlight was to watch you cook the ingredients that were collected and then taste the delicious results. All of this with such an incredible backdrop!

Your knowledge and enthusiasm were extremely inspiring and we are looking forward to the results of our own foraging!

Thank you so much”.

23/08/2024
13/08/2024
ONLY A COUPLE SPACES LEFT !!!For this specialty menopause foraging walk THIS Sunday at Maker Heights. A free gift box fo...
05/08/2024

ONLY A COUPLE SPACES LEFT !!!

For this specialty menopause foraging walk THIS Sunday at Maker Heights. A free gift box for each customer too!

Get in touch with me directly, as this extra walk was put on via direct request and doesn’t appear on our website for bookings!

£35

10:30am - 1:30pm

[email protected]

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10 Barrack Block, Maker Heights
Torpoint
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EXCLUSIVE ONLY 20 EXIST EACH ONE OF 20 UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER! ONLY 20 for SALE Foragers Hats, a customed design creation between TRWKS and Family Foraging Kitchen. Designed to specifically be worn foraging and gardening and outdoor uses but each one a gorgeous FASHION/STYLE masterpiece. Waterproof/Sunproof (reversible) Locally Hand made. Hand Dyed. Sustainable/eco local fabrics. Wide brim to pull down in bad weather or extreme sun, fold up and stay up when you need them out of your eyes. Can be fashioned in many angles to suit your face shape. One size but fit almost ALL heads we’ve tried them all (inc bigger heads). Strap with adjustable cord to stay on in winds, or wear loose around the neck when not on the head. A hat FOR LIFE! £35 (not inc postage) On our website THIS FRIDAY !!!! You can bagsie your fave design if you’re quick! Each picture here, in sequence, show the waterproof side and the reversible side, so when you swipe, two hats are the same hat (hope that makes sense!) Lots of love from your designers and creators, VIX (FFK) snd PJ (TRWKS).

WIN WIN WIN WIN !!! The Wild Edges A6 POSTCARD / DIGITAL THUMBNAIL COMPETITION WIN – 4 tickets for a Wild Food & Foraging Tour! A brand new USB charged portable camping Stove! An FFK Apron! AND - be the winning design that launches our brand new short documentary film! All entries need to be submitted by deadline 1st October 2023. All entries will be showcased as part of an exhibition during our films premier at Millbrook Village Hall (date TBC). Design an A6 postcard that depicts our film’s title – The Wild Edges. This postcard sized image will represent the film’s thumbnail imagine which appears online and for all our press release and marketing campaigns. But what is a Wild Edge? A ‘wild edge’ is a space, such as a hedgerow, field perimeter, lake sides, road verges and even our closed churchyards; that are essential for animals to shelter and feed within our community. Not only are wild edges important habitats for biodiversity and conservation; they offer a valued place we humans can utilise for foods, medicines and education. We can increase the amount of habitat available to wildlife by just by positively managing our wild edges. We can also help those experiencing food shortage in this ongoing cost of living crisis. We can inspire our children and future generations to be guardians of what, over such a short space of time, we have lost. And this is just what our brand new documentary film is all about. But what does a ‘Wild Edge’ mean to you? We’d love to see your artwork in any medium represented on our A6 cards. These cards will be available next week for collection from The Rame Center, The Canteen, Widdicomes and our FFK Head Office, Room 10 Barracks Block, Maker Heights. If you wish to use your own A6 size card that’s also totally fine! Please hand your submissions into the place you picked up your card by the deadline date or to our postal address which can be obtained by direct message!

The season is starting to feel rather festive at the Family Foraging Kitchen as we’re seeing more Christmas gift orders coming in! We thought we’d share a little video telling you all about what’s on offer because our schedule for 2023 is our biggest yet, with a number of new courses, from heritage craft skills to mushroom identification. We have gift cards available, which can be ordered as a physical (and sustainably printed) voucher or as a digital alternative. There are also a number of foraging bags and belts that have been added to the website shop too! So, if you know someone who will cherish an traditional skill experience, then we may have the perfect gift. Thank you to all those who have supported us so far - shopping local and supporting family organisations makes a huge difference at this time of year. Be seeing you in the hedgerow! 🎄🎄🎄 #christmas #gift #giftidea #foraging #forage #wildfood #traditionalskill #cornwall #ramepeninsula #devon #fungi #mushrooms #woodworking #beekeeping #willowweaving #sustainability

Treat your blackberries not only as a sweet but as a savoury too! #foraging #blackberries #bramble #rubus #forage #wildfood #sustainability #hedgerow #cooking #wildcooking #cornwall #devon

Mallow cheeses aren't to be missed this summer! 🧀🧀🧀 #Foraging #tiktok #wildfood #mallow #forage #cornwall #eatwild #sustainability #traditionalskills #devon #ramepeninsula #cooking #recipes

Our final Virtual Foraging episode of Series 2 is now live! Vix takes to the hedgerow to discuss the issue of rising food costs and why this, with the help of a little wild food, doesn’t mean that you need to forgo the little luxuries. We want to give a huge ‘thank you!’ to The National Lottery for making this possible and to Dot Tye for her production work! If you enjoy the video, do please like and subscribe, as each interaction makes a huge difference to our work! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOTq2d54bdU ☘️🌼🌾 #foraging #forage #foodinsecurity #wildfood #austerity #poverty #foodcosts #cornwall #sustainability #community #forager #communityproject #ffk #cic

Today, the FFK team made their way to Skyegrove Farm to enjoy the tutelage of Kevin Austin (@kevinaustin5) and learn all about scything! Kevin shared his immense expertise and passion for this traditional art, describing the renaissance it is experiencing as become become more aware of the damage and pollution caused by strimmers. And, we can both now vouch for the beauty and experience of scything too! Vix also picked up her own scythe. So, you can expect to see her around the village with it soon! Thanks to Rebecca Dickson, Community Partnership Officer (east) CORMAC for coordinating the course! ☘️☘️☘️ #scythe #scything #skyegrove #foraging #traditionalskill #heritageskill #heritagecraft #countryside #sustainability #ecology #environment

Come and join our foraging course this Saturday! We’ll be exploring the Minnadhu and tasting what the Cornish coast has to offer at this time of year! Places can be booked via the FFK website. 🌿🍀🌿 #foraging #cornwall #forage #wildfood #devon #sustainability #cooking #experience #activity #coastalplants #hedgerow #traditionalskills

Wild Mocktail, maximum wild pleasure 🙂

Wild Thyme . . . . . #wildthyme #theramepeninsula #foraging #whitsandbay

Pennywort is a wonderful snack for countryside walks but is also worth bringing home to garnish dishes, as well as to complement a salad or sandwich. At its best, and in spring or early summer, it has a delicious fresh crunch, one somewhat similar to cucumber. Enjoy! 🍀 #forage #foraging #wildfood #pennywort #navelwort #cornwall #devon #eatwild #sustainability

Hogweedshoots for tea tonight! #hogweed #hogweedshoots #foraging #forager #wildfood #thefamilyforagingkitchen

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