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Wild Food, Seasonal Living, and Recipes Inspired by Nature

Wild Food, Seasonal Living, and Recipes Inspired by Nature

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Wild Food, Seasonal Living, and Recipes Inspired by Nature

Wild Food, Seasonal Living, and Recipes Inspired by Nature

Wild Food Stories is where my passion for foraging, wild food, and seasonal living comes together. Through stories, events, practical advice, and seasonal recipes, I share knowledge and inspiration to help you connect with nature's harvest throughout the year.

February
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Fir Needle Tea

Fir needles make for a delicious, aromatic tea. Their bright citrus-pine notes are reminiscent of orange, clementine, and even grapefruit.

June
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Mini Rose & Strawberry Pavlovas

Rose is one of my favourite edible flowers. It’s perfumed spiced flavour is beautiful paired with soft summer fruits.

August
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Wild Mushroom Soup

Wild mushrooms are really coming into their element by August, with a variety of species starting to appear on the forest floor.

October
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Hawthorn Ketchup

A ketchup made from dark red hawthorn berries is one of my family’s favourite hedgerow preserves, so I make this recipe every year without fail.

Writing

I am a wild food writer and researcher exploring how foraging deepens our connection to nature, supports wellbeing, and fosters stewardship. Through my writing I share seasonal recipes, discuss sustainable foraging and explore how foraging can be part of a more seasonal and intentional way of life.

About

I am a food writer, forager and social scientist exploring the seasonal richness of the wild Scottish larder. Through recipes, storytelling and research, my work connects the kitchen to the landscape and aims to foster deeper relationships between people and the natural world.

“Leanne is an absolute fountain of knowledge when it comes to foraging! Her courses are brilliant, fun, fascinating and packed with so much information. As a fellow mushroom lover, I’m always amazed by just how much she knows, right down to all the Latin names! Her passion for the natural world is infectious, and you come away seeing what’s growing around you in a completely new way. I couldn’t recommend her courses enough.”

Jodie Bews, Artist

A before and after with only two weeks between! The courgettes became marrows (which we’ve mostly eaten or preserved) and the crown prince squash are coming on nicely. We’ve not got plenty green tomatoes but Autumn seems to have arrived early and the temps have really dropped. If we end up with 20kg of green tomato chutney then so be it - but a note to self (as I tell myself every year in fact): get all the seeds planted earlier next year!

#eattheseasons #seasonalfood #homegrownfood #growyourownfood #selfsufficient

Another lovely chilled weekend (this is becoming a routine for my page - and I always seem to get round to posting the weekend update on a Tuesday!).

Credit for the dip recipe comes from @johngs - absolutely divine.

Credit for the fermented courgette/marrow method to @chef.sam.black - it already smells amazing and I’m very impatient for it to be ready!

#selfsufficiency #growyourfood #fermentation #foraging #wildfood

#AD My favourite - mushrooms on toast! There’s really not much to it - just use good oil, a mix of your favourite wild or cultivated mushrooms and fresh herbs (my favourite is thyme!). Don’t forget the salt and pepper… this is all I do for breakfast/brunch but you could add garlic (always a winner) or a dash of cream if you like!

I’m using my beautiful new pan from @okuracookware - it’s Japanese hand-hammered titanium and so far I’m loving it - it distributes heat really well, toxin free and you need hardly any oil - oh and it’s really light as well.

If you’d like one for yourself I’ve stuck a link in my bio and you can get 10% off by using the code WILDFOODSTORY10 at the checkout.

Thanks so much @okuracookware 🙏

#wildfood #foraging #eattheseasons #mushroomhunting

Posting this a wee bit late - but here are a few highlights from a slow-ish weekend at home.

I’ll be posting a reel on my favourite mushrooms on toast soon 🍄

#wildfood #breath #slowliving #seasonalliving #scotland_insta

First of this year’s ceps (Boletus edulis) in spruce here in North East Scotland. And do you spot the odd one out at the end? An orange-capped Leccinum bolete which I find in abundance in the heart of this exclusively spruce plantation - similar to a Foxy bolete (Leccinum vulpinum) but with a different habitat. Likely Leccinum piceinum which is not yet confirmed in the UK!

#wildmushrooms #mushroomforaging #foraging #wildfood #fungilove

I’ve had some great travels this summer for work and pleasure, but it’s good to be home. To spend time with my family, the pets, the garden and the forest.

Here are a few highlights from the past week.

Oh and if you also need to eat lots of courgettes right now I highly recommend @5oclockapron - she has some really clever courgette ideas on her feed right now, my courgette sheet fritter was inspired by her 🙌

#homegrownveggies #selfsufficient #foraging #wildfood #seasonaleating

Truffle hunting in Tuscany - the highlight of our trip and a bucket list experience finally achieved! We had a fantastic morning with Domenico @sgtruffleexperience learning all about the art of hunting truffles. Domenico is a third generation truffle hunter with a deep respect for the land and sustainable practices. He has an amazing partnership with his truffle hound, Tita. I thoroughly recommend Domenico’s tours 🧡 Also included was an incredible multi course truffle-themed lunch. I’ve never eaten so much truffle in my life - and I’m not complaining! I’m super keen to go back one year in white truffle season…

#trufflehunting #tuscanygram #wildfood #foraging #truffles

Tuscany carousel - all the best bits! (More dedicated truffle content coming soon 🙌). I had a work trip to Florence then Matt joined me for a few days in rural Tuscany. It was mostly about the amazing food and wine!

1. Looking over the valley at the vineyard/agriturismo @lefontiasangiorgio
2. Typical Tuscan crostini (bruschetta and chicken liver pate) and deep fried courgette flowers!
3. Plateful of porcini
4. Veg at the Central Market in Florence
5. Piazza Santa Croce
6. A favourite - pici caccio e pepe
7. Looking over Florence from Giardino Bardini
8. Rabbit ragu from @stanleytucci favourite osteria in Florence - Osteria del Cinghiale Bianco
9. Tiramisu and two forks
10. Burrata with summer truffles 😍
11. The famous bistecca a la Fiorentini
12. Our home for a few days in rural Tuscany - @lefontiasangiorgio
13. Grapes at the vineyard @lefontiasangiorgio
14. (Summer) truffled courgette risotto in the epicentre of white truffles (whose season is later in the year) - San Miniato
15. Amazing truffle hunting experience which I can’t wait to share more about (reel coming soon) - @sgtruffleexperience
16. San Gimignano
17. Funicular at Certaldo
18. Certaldo
19. Local cheeses
20. Tuscan wild boar pappardelle

#foodtravel #truffle #trufflehunting #tuscanylovers #tuscanfood

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Wild Food, Seasonal Living, and Recipes Inspired by Nature

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Wild Food, Seasonal Living, and Recipes Inspired by Nature

Wild Food, Seasonal Living, and Recipes Inspired by Nature

February -

Fir Needle Tea

June -

Mini Rose & Strawberry Pavlovas

August -

Wild Mushroom Soup

October -

Hawthorn Ketchup

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