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"I always wonder why people buy blackberries when they are right out here," says the foraging instructor Fabio Godinho, when he plucks the fruit.

Fabio is exploring the hedge in Woodmansterne Recreation Ground , a Surrey park is generally known for its sports facilities.

The Banstead common also has a wealth of fresh ingredients, which he says can be used in a number of recipes.

A nearby elder tree offers three types: The Flowers , the sparkling elderberry wine; berries, good for a dressing, like balsamic; and in the jelly ear fungus, is often added to Asian cuisine.

But, while the mushroom would to be an essential ingredient in a casserole, survive it is possible to eat exclusively on foraged?

As the average person to eat at least 2,000 calories per day, including 50g of protein, it would not be recommended simply. But collectors say sustainably-sourced wild can eat, certainly the normal diet Supplement.

"I like to find things I couldn't in the shops", Fabio, who runs the foraging courses full-time for Wild Food UK in Herefordshire.

Marlow Renton, managing Director of the same company, adds that the food presents a variety of common plants, available both in rural and urban areas, which could be used, instead of the everyday ingredients.

"You can make, cheap, delicious food, and the check marks from all the food groups, as long as You know how to You about the storage," he says.

"could I have dinner with a veggie roast after walking for an hour within the M25. Burdock root grows wide - You can fry the. "

And he adds, that people would have to drastically reduce your meat intake if You eat a foraged-led-nutrition, while also allowing more time for the harvest, and thus would need to stock up on a range of shelf-ingredients that would be necessary to bulk up your meals.

But, with The Right knowledge, gourmet mushrooms, including chanterelles and porcinis found in green spaces in the UK.

This could result in a heart mushroom stroganoff served with rice, for example.

In terms of salads, Common Hawthorn leaves, chickweed, sorrel and Wild Rocket are all available.

Dried and ground to a powder, greens make nutritious soups or they could be added to bread. The same applies to the algae of the coast.

cherry and plum trees are also widely planted in the UK, with produce often left unpicked. The fruit is ideal for pickles or jam.

have found Some professional collectors, it is possible, also protein in your diet.

in The Past years, and Fergus Drennan experimented with surviving on only foraged food from the Kent and East Sussex countryside, in preparation for a year-long trial in the year 2020.

He says, oysters, collected on the coast, its main protein source, which during this month-long challenges, in addition to the occasional pheasant or rabbit, he discovered Already Dead .

The humble nettle is Best in the Spring - also contains protein, he adds.

"If You know what You are doing, You could survive, but it requires a lot of knowledge to stay safe," says Fergus.

"For most, it is a viable complement to the meals. "

The trend for foraging has since the turn of The Century , mainly because of the various celebrity chefs.

in particular, These include The River Cottage, Hugh Fearnley-whittingstall and the Danish Chef , René Redzepi of Noma, a four-time winner of The World 's Best restaurant Awards, which was formerly used to foraged moss and ants on the dining plan.

Many restaurants, the extra wild have a food menu, but it is not without criticism, particularly in relation to the "picking-for-profit".

Under the picking on common areas is only allowed for personal use, while the by are laws in place to certain areas from the search for food.

London ' s Royal Parks saw a 600% increase between 2016 and 2017, The Number of people warned about the breaking of a prohibition of feeding in the parks.

the Royal Parks, the concern expressed that the reduction in the amount of food was the end of the activity available to the inhabitants of the animal world. After this, the police warning in the Region fell by More Than half in the year 2018.

search the food on a sustainable basis, a major concern for The Team of the Michelin-star restaurant, The Black Swan in Oldstead, North Yorkshire .

The Team , under the direction of head Chef Tommy Banks , collecting produce, such as spruce tips, primroses and Wild Garlic from his two-acre garden, and the connected farm.

chief gardener Ben Daniells says, it is important not to take too much of one thing" for the protection of plants.

A dessert currently on The Menu , "strawberry and forest master", used only foraged woodruff, because it would be non-sustainable harvest of Wild Strawberries in the area.

For London artist Ashley Gill, the search for food simply offers a way for some free food to collect in front of their door is a house boat that Moors in various places around the capital.

"On My Way home from work I'm always on the search in the bushes," she says.

"Most of the time I collect berries: wild raspberries, prunes, cherries. Sloe gin is a beautiful gift. "

Ashley adds that she enjoys it, to find luxury, "" article, such as Wild Garlic .

"It is only a small part of my diet, but it is in the vicinity of the home, which is always a good thing. "

elderberry flowers, You can find starting around the end of may to beginning of June.

You can in a cordial or elderflower champagne, but can also be fried in a thin batter and served with powdered sugar and Lemon .

Source of news: bbc.com