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Respect your elders - Wild Harvest Walk, late June, 2022
Respect your elders - Wild Harvest Walk, late June, 2022

Exploring the delicious benefits of elderflower in this Wild Harvest Walk

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Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJuly 3, 2022foraging, forage, wild food, wild harvest, elderflowerComment
Nature Connection? It's child's play. - Wild Harvest Walk, early June 2022
Nature Connection? It's child's play. - Wild Harvest Walk, early June 2022

Today’s walk was all about how to build lasting and meaningful memories of plants, and it turns out to be childs play.

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Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJune 15, 2022foraging, forage, summer, seasonal, walks, wild harvest, wild foodComment
"Re-imagining the Walled Garden", Floors Castle, 27th May, 2022
"Re-imagining the Walled Garden", Floors Castle, 27th May, 2022

Creating this workshop for the Floors Castle walled garden was a wonderful opportunity to explore the fascinating history of walled gardens, to reflect on the valuable assets we lose when they are neglected, and consider the diverse potential they offer in their restoration.

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Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJune 5, 2022walled garden, garden, floors castle, events, workshop, scottish borders, local historyComment
A Spring in our step! - Wild Harvest Walk, April 2022
A Spring in our step! - Wild Harvest Walk, April 2022

Its still early in the foraging calendar, but spring is definitely in the air and on the ground! Plenty of bitter, fresh and zingy flavours this month, as well as the foraging favourite - wild garlic.

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Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyApril 29, 2022forage, foraging, wild food, wild harvest, nature, walks, scottish borders, springComment
A First Foray - Wild Harvest Walk, March 2022
A First Foray - Wild Harvest Walk, March 2022

The first Wild Harvest Walk of 2022 was held on a crisp, sunny March day with a great group of people from the Borders and beyond.

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Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyMarch 28, 2022foraging, forage, wild food, wild harvest, walks, natureComment
6th - 12th September: Accepting that my Martha Stewart days are over
6th - 12th September: Accepting that my Martha Stewart days are over

The wonders of walking and the perils of preserving

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Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlyOctober 1, 2021preserving, kitchen, cooking, rowan, forage, foraging, wild food, walksComment
30th August - 5th September: Autumnal Gratitude
30th August - 5th September: Autumnal Gratitude

The beauty and purpose of unfinished garden projects.

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Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlySeptember 27, 2021gardening, garden, autumnComment
23-29th August: A Week of Firsts
23-29th August: A Week of Firsts

Seasonal changes sees the return of tomatoes and firesides.

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Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlySeptember 9, 2021autumn, ruberslaw, river, rule valley, tomatoes, polytunnel, compostComment
8th - 18th August: New perspectives on ‘Rural’
8th - 18th August: New perspectives on ‘Rural’

After a trip down south I wonder whether our peaceful Scottish Borders countryside is idyllic or unrealistic.

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Charlotte MaberlyAugust 31, 2021Comment
Changing weather, water, and the meaning of community (26 July - 1st August, 2021)
Changing weather, water, and the meaning of community (26 July - 1st August, 2021)

Our social world begins to open up again, and we’re hugely grateful for the community we find around us.

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Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlyAugust 4, 2021scottish borders, countryside Comment
Plunging back in (12-18 August, 2021)
Plunging back in (12-18 August, 2021)

This week was initially nerve-racking but ultimately uplifting as I got back to work with a foraging workshop at Traquair House.

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Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJuly 28, 2021traquair, events, foraging, forage, wild food, wild craftComment
Autumn light makes everything look good, except Lockdown Locks (17-23rd August)
Autumn light makes everything look good, except Lockdown Locks (17-23rd August)

The payoff of waiting, long awaited haircuts, and hopes for the future of the arts.

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Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlyAugust 26, 2020garden, sunflower, grass cutting, lawn, covid19Comment
Wedding traditions, sheep encounters, and the loss of innocence (10 – 16th August)
Wedding traditions, sheep encounters, and the loss of innocence (10 – 16th August)

In which Humphrey gets into all kinds of trouble, and we prepare for the Big Day

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Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlyAugust 26, 2020humphrey, sheep, ruberslaw, tomatoes, polytunnelComment
Harvests and history (3-9th August)
Harvests and history (3-9th August)

The changing landscape and reflections on why the Borders is ‘undiscovered’

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Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlyAugust 26, 2020garden, gardening, bonfire, scythe, aperitivoComment
Seasonal change, soggy squash and an intriguing bit of local history (27th July to 2nd August)
Seasonal change, soggy squash and an intriguing bit of local history (27th July to 2nd August)

Finding intrigue in the familiar, and enjoying the first inklings of autumn.

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Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlyAugust 7, 2020countryside, autumn, walks, ruberslaw, wild food, forage Comments
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