Foraging and Fungi Day Course with Live Wild
Event description
This event is part of the Calderdale Festival of Food – two weeks of eating and exploring in Calderdale, from the 7th – 20th September. Discover more about the festival here.
Leave the busy day-to-day behind and connect back to the peace of the natural world at our secluded woodland site near the beautiful town of Hebden Bridge. Wander in the wilds to discover a wide range of plants and mushrooms that can be used to make tasty and nutritious foods as well as potent medicines.
A big part of what excites us about foraging is tapping back into ancestral wisdom. As well as plant and fungi identification, we’ll introduce you to core bushcraft skills including an ancient fire lighting technique.
The course covers an introduction to the practice of foraging and its core principles, methods of preparation and cooking, folklore & history, and the nutritional & medicinal benefits of the plants and fungi we find.
You will be offered tasty wild samples along the way, from traditional preparations such as cordials, vinegars, fruit leathers & tonics to our more modern creations such as forager’s chocolate and hedgerow ketchup. The day also includes a cook up over the campfire.
Dates:
Saturday 12th September/ Saturday 19th September, 11am- 3.30pm
Meeting Point:
Meet on Savile Road Bowling Club, HX7 6ND, Hebden Bridge
Event details
- This event is at
- Tickets are £70
- This event runs from 12 Sep 2026 - 12 Sep 2026.
- www.livewild.org.uk/courses/foraging-courses-west-yorkshire/