Past Events — Past Connections

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

Exploring the delicious benefits of elderflower in this Wild Harvest Walk

Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJuly 3, 2022foraging, forage, wild food, wild harvest, elderflowerComment

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.

Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJune 15, 2022foraging, forage, summer, seasonal, walks, wild harvest, wild foodComment

"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.

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

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.

Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyApril 29, 2022forage, foraging, wild food, wild harvest, nature, walks, scottish borders, springComment

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.

Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyMarch 28, 2022foraging, forage, wild food, wild harvest, walks, natureComment

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.

Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJuly 28, 2021traquair, events, foraging, forage, wild food, wild craftComment

How and Why to Eat the Wild

Reasons to get out there and eat the wild - it ain’t just for ‘Foragers’!

Thought For Food, Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJune 18, 2018foraging, wild food, wild craft, nature, outdoorsComment

Wild Seasons: Summer - Sun. 1st July

Learn how to nourish yourself from nature through the seasons.

Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJune 17, 2018Comment

We Eat What We Are (but only if we instagram it first)

How nourishing is the #foodporn that we consume?

Thought For Food, Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyMay 7, 2018Instagram, social media, communications, mediaComment

Brewing a Revolution?

"Ah, beer. The cause of and the solution to all of life’s problems."
- Homer Simpson

Thought For Food, Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyApril 30, 2018beer, brewingComment

Wild Seasons: Winter - with Anna Canning

Learning how we can be nourished by the natural world throughout the seasons, with Anna Canning. (See future workshops in this series)

Thought For Food, Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyFebruary 6, 2018wild food, foraging, bush-skills, wild craft, seasonalComment

Food Cultures: a workshop on how and why to ferment

Exploring the surprisingly radical nature of an ancient process. A workshop run by myself and ferment-enthusiast Will Bain at Newton Walled Garden in October 2017.

(This workshop will be repeated on 24th Feb, 2018)

Thought For Food, Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyFebruary 1, 2018fermentation, subversion, bacteria, biome

Killing, Cooking, Writing: a workshop with Louise Gray

In July 2017, Louise Gray and I collaborated on this practical and unusual writing workshop held at the beautiful Newton Walled Garden, which encouraged aspiring food writers to really engage with what we eat.

Thought For Food, Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJanuary 31, 2018FBTP, Louise Gray