Description
What is it?
Our forage and cook course is usually in west Dorset. Learn to forage and then cook, shellfish and seaweeds course. The very best way to to experience wild and fresh seafood. such as green, red snd brown seaweeds and shellfish including limpets, winkles, prawns, crabs and lobster, found on the coast.
We run two separate courses, one foraging along the high tide line for gourmet wild coastal vegetables and the other below the high tide line, foraging for seaweed and shellfish. This course is suitable for those who enjoy a mixed an varied diet.
After a good foraging session there’s no better way to taste nature harvest than freshly cooked in situation, dinning alfresco either on the beach or in the woods, the rich fresh and sometimes intense flavours can really be appreciated and taste even better when its food that you have foraged and eaten on location.
Lunch is made using a few pantry stores to create our signature wild seashore paella, gourmet coastal vegetable or woodland fruits risotto’s, along with foraged herb and fruit teas and appetisers, all simply served fresh and delicious.
The skills you experience on our forage cook shellfish seaweed course
- Understanding the coastal terrain and tides
- Identifying dangers
- Finding wild foods
- Foraging sustainably
- Identifying and easily remembering
- Preparing and cooking wild foods
- Using wild plants for first aid/medicine
What do you need?
- Basic outdoor footwear and clothes suitable for the season and weather on your course
- Waterproof and windproof jacket and trousers
- Water bottle
- Please feel free to bring a camera or method of recording your experience.
What does it cost?
Per person booking £126.
If in the event that the cookery section of the course is not possible due to weather or other circumstances, you will receive a 25% refund.
How do you book?
Please select a suitable course date and location from the options at the top of the page and complete the simple and secure online booking process.
Your spaces on the course are confirmed once full payment is received. If you need more info or have any questions regarding this course, please email office@coastalsurvival.com
