http://www.foodswild.com en-gb foodswild.com 2011-3-1T00:00:00Z foodswild.com http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#88207 Everything is pretty hard at the moment HMRC shut us down just at the time we would have brewed through winter for the first time sorted out and afforded branding marketed our butts off and got some continuity going but here we are starting all over again... The only way is up we have spoken to Woodenhand brewery who are going to get a made wine licence as are we. They will brew under licence for us and we are going to sell sell sell Hmrc have asked for an additional month for which to make their decision and as we have no beer or revenue we have no choice but to register as a made wine producer...i feel as though we have failed in our moral victory in doing this but we have run out of time... We are to brew this month maybe we will make dandylion madewine too...whether we face a 16310000 retrospective bill or just cant be taxed as a beer we shall have to wait and see. We will survive 2011-3-1 16:22:20 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#77794 We are out foraging today gathering Autumns goodies...Mushrooms crab apples wild mustard and salad ingredients for you to come and taste and buy. Of course we will have our wild stinging nettle brew Cornish stingers for you to enjoy. So come and grab some have a pint buy some for Halloween cocktails...what could be better for then than a drink with a sting See you there... 2010-10-13 14:15:29 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#67590 Well the nettles are getting as high as the sun and we are off to ITVs bakeoff in Mousehole this weekend. Alongside the bakeoff there will be a farmers market with lots of lovely local Cornish products. Well have our Cornish Stingers gift packs as well as lots of fresh seaweedswell have some tasters and demos how to cook it along with lots of other wild foods that are out now.... Ive just tasted pignuts for the first time Henry from My Cornwall tv has come to do some filming with Milespignuts will be on your screens soon Theyre really delicious slightly hazelnutty..mm Well be in Dorset next weekend...Miles is entering the nettle eating competition in Dorset. The Bottle Inn hold the event anually and we are going to take our stall and our stinging nettle boozeas well as Miles tastebuds and spread the Cornish stingers word Dont worry if you cant make Dorset tho well be at the St Ives food and drink festival and the Rock oyster festival too. Come and find us 2010-6-10 11:20:23 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#58469 Febuary trying to be Spring but still frosty for most of us...but the wild still holds delicious treats. We foraged and filmed for myCornwall.tv last week taking with us some wild meat pigeon and pheasant a happy treat in these months and gathering cleaver tips sticky grass pennywort 3 cornered leek alexanders and sorrel some gorse flowers would have been a colourful addition. To view our new video go to httpwww.mycornwall.tvbcpid27761084001ampbclid27610387001ampbctid66071781001 Walking around and about the Helford estuary is stunning if a little brisk but armed with your winter salad a pigeon and some sticks for a fire a veritable feast ensues... Helston held the first farmers market on the 6th of Feb there were alot of people out a winter sunny day helped and our Foodswild stall sold a few cases of Cornish Stingers to boot Aswell as wishing the new sprigs of wild garlic and nettles to show themselves we have spent Febuary booking ourselves into markets and events for the comin... 2010-2-15 14:55:40 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#57264 Foodswild has been very much concentrating on perfecting and bottling our stinging nettle booze Cornish Stingers over the Autunm and winter months. As you may know local brewery Keltek based in Redruth has begun bottling Stingers for us with Wine in cornwall distributing. The Eden project is now stocking Cornish Stingers gift packs in their shop you also may have seen us at local farmers markets and christmas markets selling our wares. One of the other things weve been doing this winter is getting together with My Cornwall Tv. We have begun filming forays identifying different wild food along the coast in the woods and selling Cornish Stingers at some christmas markets...discovering that stingers goes very nicely with cheeseamongst other things Click on this link to see our first video filmed at prusia cove and let us know what you think httplink.brightcove.comservicesplayerbcpid63348017001 The snow killed off most of the seabeet and rock samphire near us but its begining to make... 2010-1-29 14:19:31 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#38780 We had a fantastic day selling our Bunny burgers and Cornish Stingers at Porthlevens food festival to the likes of local chefs and foodies and Antony Worral Thompson The interest in seweeds and razor clams lead much of the conversation at our Foodswild stall and although they are edible raw we were putting the razor clams on a wild ransom leaf and popping them on the hot plateThe weather was not kind to us all but there were times when the rain and wind stoppped together although everyone seemed to smiling anyway We met loads of lovely and interesting people and everyone thoroughly enjoyed our nettle brew. Well im off to have my rock samphire and eggy breakfast.Mmm. Well see you all next time httpwww.fodswild.com 2009-4-26 21:34:55 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#38231 Wow the weather is here If you live anywhere near the sea you have to find out what Alexanders are a succulent leafey bushey plant growing up to 2 metres looking like a massive parsley plant with greeney yellow flower budsglossy leaves grouped in 3 at the end of the leaf stalk .The best bit of the plant in my humble oppinion are the stems growing at the base of the plant this delicious plant is very fragrant .Strip the stems plunge into boiling water for two minutes then fry in butter with a sprinkle of suger if you fancy.This is just one of the ways . Stinging nettles are popping their heads up everywhere now and this is the best time to get them eat them make a soup or add it to pasta pasta filling or sauce its good all ways If you like a drink you must try turning them into booze Brewing nettle beer is an extremely satisfying thing to do with them and quick Only taking 5 days until you can drink it if you have never tried it it is more like a gorgeous scrumpey cider champagne In... 2009-3-16 07:51:21 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#37955 Ok its gone cold again but that didnt stop foodswild foraging and supplying. Found two types of seaweed at last one was entamorpha intestinallis to us sea grass found at the top of the tide line often following a stream down and looking like a bright green carpet keep in mind all seaweedsaround the british isles are edible and this one is the original crispy seaweeddeep fry and place in a chefs jaunty angle on top of a nice fillet of white fish. 2009-3-4 06:20:23 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#37954 Wow it really has warmed up but for how long .Wild garlic is taking over in a few woods and at last i am seeing tiny bushes of green springing from hawthorne bushes. Tomorrow off to get Alexanders two types of garlic Sorrel and Wood Sorrel Mustard Pennywort Cabbage and hopefully Rock Samphire... This week looks like the wine is going in Alexanders and Gorse better get some good gloves...cant wait for the tasting ..get out there and get picking . 2009-3-1 06:19:34 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#37953 Drove in a big zig zag from Cornwalls north west coast to Carlyon bay south east ish and wiggled back through St Mawes Truro and home .This morning at 6.45 was stunning and quite uplifting you could almost see spring just up ahead ...i stopped jumped in an old wood and started picking wild garlic ramsons. I picked a few other things gorse flowerssea cabbage penny wort and sorrel then off on my rounds .The big zig zag. Feast details comming up soon..... 2009-2-24 06:18:43 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#37952 Hello folks it seems we have started not spring but something similar.Wild garlic in warm pockets of cornwall is now up to 3 inches high pennywort and three cornered garlic are ready sea spinach seems to be thinking of the new year so to is sorrel and wood sorrel Not too suprising as temperatures hit 15c in some sheltered spots. You will be seeing Cornish wild garlic in london next week and if you are eating in Cornwall the above might well be on your plate . 2009-2-18 06:16:57 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#37951 Ok the sun is here and i have seen three cornered garlic actually a wild onion probably the best part of this plant in my opinion is the flower a spring onion flavour and it looks amazing on top of soups and salads seems only to like the south west though. Alexanders planted by the Romans and a horses favourite very perfumed smell. I think maybe in 2 weeks time will be perfect the stems when 6 inches high are best peeled and blanched in sugar water with a tiny bite of chilli and then fried in butter. Wow. Ok i will be giving you alot more info shortly as it warms up 2009-2-10 06:14:57 http://www.foodswild.com/page9.htm#37950 030209Today we have snow rare in Cornwall amp not the best for foraging better go check the brewery. I am waiting for those fat coconut smelling gorse flowers to fill the hedgerows so i can start the wine year off. Better go build a snowman. 2009-2-3 06:13:26