Nutrition From Nature (Spring Edition)

Learn the seven most nutritious wild plants of spring

And how to forage them safely around Britain

You've seen wild garlic in expensive farm shops. Dandelion leaves sold as "gourmet greens" at health food stores. Plants that grow freely outside, packaged and priced like they're rare.

They're not rare. They're everywhere. You just haven't learned to see them yet.

Most of us have lost the ability to recognise the food growing all around us. We walk past nettles, cleavers, and ribwort plantain without a second glance, unaware they're some of the most nutritious plants available in spring.

What's covered in this email course.

• How to identify seven nutrient-rich wild edibles that grow commonly across Britain in spring
• When and where each plant appears, so you know what to look for as the season progresses
• How to harvest sustainably without damaging the plant or the ecosystem
• Traditional uses our ancestors relied on for food and medicine
• Simple preparation methods you can use in your own kitchen
• How to distinguish these plants from anything that might be confused with them

What makes this different.

Most foraging guides overwhelm you with dozens of plants at once. You end up remembering none of them.

This course focuses on seven plants. Just seven. They're the most nutritious, the easiest to identify, and the most abundant in spring. You'll receive one email each day for seven days, with clear photos, detailed information, and practical guidance.

I've been teaching foraging full-time since 2008. My courses are listed at the top of BBC Countryfile's "Best foraging courses in the UK". I've travelled to four continents documenting how indigenous cultures use wild plants, and my field guide has sold over 60,000 copies.

I created this course because beginners need a simple starting point. Seven plants. Seven days. That's how you build confidence.

Who this is for?

This IS for you if:

• You want to learn foraging but feel overwhelmed by where to start
• You're interested in free, nutritious food that grows near you
• You're willing to go outside and look for these plants yourself
• You want to understand traditional plant uses alongside identification

This is NOT for you if:

• You're looking for exotic or rare wild foods
• You want instant expertise without going outside to practise
• You expect foraging to replace grocery shopping entirely

About Robin Harford.

Robin Harford has been running Eatweeds, his wild food foraging school, since 2008. His work has been featured in The Guardian, The Times, BBC Good Food magazine, and Sainsbury's magazine, and he appears occasionally on national and local radio and television.

He created eatweeds.co.uk, which Michelin chef Richard Corrigan recommended for inclusion in The Times Top 50 Websites For Food and Drink. His field guide to wild food has sold over 65,000 copies.

Robin has travelled extensively across Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the USA, documenting traditional and indigenous uses of wild food plants. He is a member of the Society of Ethnobotany, the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, and the Herb Society.

His teaching focuses on helping people recognise wild plants confidently and forage sustainably, building a practical connection with the food growing around them.

Read Robin's complete bio →

What you'll get.

• Seven daily emails covering cleavers, dandelion, garlic mustard, ground elder, ribwort plantain, stinging nettle, and wild garlic
• High-quality identification photos for each plant so you can recognise them in the field
• Sustainable harvesting guidance so you can forage responsibly
• Traditional and modern uses including how our ancestors prepared these plants as food and medicine
• Lifetime access to revisit the emails whenever you need them

Start learning

By the end of seven days, you'll know how to identify, harvest, and prepare seven of spring's most nutritious wild plants. You'll have the foundation you need to forage safely and confidently.

Price

£9.95