Hey London, are you looking for a new experience? Perhaps something off the beaten path?
You can join wild food enthusiast, Ken Greenway, for a foraging experience at the amazing award-winning Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park this February!
Ken will share his love and deep knowledge of foraging and will introduce you to the everyday plants you can eat, opening your eyes to a new world of possibilities and flavours. He will share his knowledge of seasonal wild foods as well as where and when to pick them.
These outdoor adventures in foraging happen semi-regularly throughout the year and are curated by food security charity Made In Hackney with the next date scheduled for Saturday February 15, 2025.
Let me tell you a little more information and show you where to book.
Looking after the nature reserve and heritage site is a way of life for Ken. You will join him at this guided walk sharing knowledge and the spirit of exploration of this unique sanctuary for history, nature, and wild food. The walk is limited to 18 participants so an intimate experience in the outdoors will make it easy to ask questions and meet others in the group.
The journey includes:
- Make your own choice of wild tea on arrival from a selection of plants collected from the park
- Take your place in a guided walk to safely identify wild foods and enjoy samples of the plants along the way
- Learn tips on where and how to forage
- Understand the health benefits of wild foods
- Take home samples to turn into your own wild creations
- Ask Ken questions
- Receive and use a digital foraging booklet
- Dogs on leads are welcome!
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park is a short walk from Mile End Underground station in E3.
Click here to order tickets for the foraging walk on February 15, 2025.
If this date doesn’t suit, you can also pick from foraging walks taking place on Saturday March 15, Saturday April 19, or Saturday May 17.
All profits from these foraging walks are used to deliver the food security services of Made In Hackney.
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