BBC: Foraging for wild food-2

 

The Wild Blome Project hasn't finished yet, but it alreay seems that foragers are feeling happier as well as healthier.

They all report greater appreciations for the smell and taste of their food, and say foraging has given them increased self-worth, a natural treatment for depression and anxiety. 

I found the first week I felt really quite flat, quite limited carbs coming in from chestnut flour primarily. Feeling loads better now...feeling loads better in the last few days, and I'm really enjoying the project...having a great time, in fact. I don't really want it to stop.

At the start of the experiment this forager felt flat - low in energy, emotion or excitement, but after some weeks of wild food, fresh air and appreciation of nature, she doesn't want the project to stop.

Well, I'm convinced. So, what's first on my wild food shopping list? I think it's time you revealed the answer to your question, Beth. 

Right, I asked what was the most popular foraged food in the UK, and you guessed it was seaweed, which was the wrong answer. Mushrooms are the most popular foraged food. OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this programme about foraging- looking for wild edible plants to eat. 

Microbiome are tiny bacteria and organisims in the human gut which help digest food and strengthen immunity. 

If you by into an idea, you completely believe in it. 

Notties are common nutritious edible plants with leaves covered in hairs that sting when touched. 

A superfood describeds a food containing many vitamins and other healthy nutrients. 

And finally, the adjective flat means lacking energy, emotion or excitement- and probably means you should go outside and get foraging ! Once again, our 6 minutes are up. Goodbye for now!