Wild food taster day, West Cornwall

Come and explore the beautiful rugged habitats of West Cornwall and see the abundance of wild herbs, vegetables, fruits, nuts, fungi, flowers and seaweeds we find here. From the farm we can walk along ancient green lanes, valley bottoms and beaches. These days are an introduction to wild food foraging and cooking and are run solely by Caroline. They include a morning of foraging in West Penwith followed by a communal ‘cook up’ of the wild foraged produce in the kitchen at Fat Hen’s headquarters. These days will also include sampling various preserved and dried wild foods and beverages from Fat Hen’s store cupboard.

Recipes will be given to people to take home.

The day starts at 10am and finishes at 4pm. We meet at Fat Hen's headquarters.

Fat Hen is a small, rural, family enterprise set up by forager and professional ecologist Caroline Davey, alongside the fantastic chefs, Matt Williamson and Claire Thomson. The venture is the realisation of a dream borne out of a passion for wildlife, the countryside, the Cornish landscape and food. Fat Hen aims to teach others the art of foraging for wild food, to demonstrate traditional and contemporary gourmet cooking techniques used to cook the foraged produce, and to feast in rustic style in the beautifully converted granite barn in West Cornwall. It also endeavors to get people out into the countryside, to engage people in being connected to and a part of the landscape, and to teach people about sustainable living and conservation. The Fat Hen additionally strives to empower people with the experience of freedom and independence in finding food resources, and to feel the emotional and physical health benefits of spending time in wild places.