Foragers – Hackney Citizen

Take the spear – Gillian Riley on asparagus and other shoots ‘n’ buds

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 3 July 2017 at 14:19

'Fat spears': detail from a Caravaggio still life, featuring asparagus and some escargot

You may get in trouble pinching someone’s asparagus, but perhaps wild Hackney borage will take your fancy? Our resident food historian focuses in on this genre of edible greenery in her latest piece for us, featuring a recipe for a very non-traditional – but incredible – risotto

Dalston to hold wicker man blaze to herald start of summer

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 27 April 2016 at 15:54

Foraging group to stage ‘May Fest’ in Abbot Street car park this Saturday