Foraging: Forging our Earthly Relationships
Living Earth Heart Connection
Foraging is an experience and a lifestyle …
… it changes and deepens our connection with the natural world. As we start looking at the world differently, our attention attunes to aspects of nature such as the interaction of the weather with plant growth, the seasonal changes, how they vary year to year and so much more. We develop a sense of what it was like for our ancestors to live so closely to the Earth, and with reverence.
Indigenous shamanic cultures treat the Earth and all that exists on her as sentient … As our sensitivity of connection deepens we may enter into that communion with her, the circles and cycles of life, the Plant and Animal Kingdoms and the Elemental Realms.
With a sense of wonder, awe and respect, we start to tread more lightly. Only taking what we can use, leaving something for others. Many indigenous cultures ask permission of the spirit of the land, the plant or animal, before taking anything - often offering gifts of gratitude.
And this is how we step into reciprocal relationship with All of Life.
Are you ready for a Wild Food Adventure?
Wherever you are on your journey of getting curious about the Earth and her natural world Tania offers a wide range of outdoor events to support you with developing that relationship.
It is her wish to support you in developing your identification skills so that you gain confidence in knowing that you are foraging safely.
Foraging Forays and Safaris
See events itinnary below or contact Tania to enquire about organising a foraging event.
Bespoke Foraging
We can tailor foraging walks, workshops and other events to meet your interests. These can include identification, food, fuel and medicinal uses with relevant personal anecdotes and local folklore. For those interested in deepening their relationship with the Earth I can also include metaphysical perspectives and use, mythological wisdom, mindfulness and nature connection exercises. As well as plant communication teaching and workshops to co-create a personal signature Sacred Earth Essence.
Curious?
We can create a personalised itinerary just for you and/or your guests. Email me your query here.
Or take a look at the day long Fungi focused Foraging courses Tania runs, near Aviemore, each Autumn below.
Courses, Walks, Workshops and Bespoke Foraging Events
Autumn 2026
Gairloch District Area:
Fungi focused Foraging Foray:
Dates: tbc
3 hours ~ £40 pp
Full day Fungi focused Foraging course:
Dates: tbc
7 hours
Foraging Foray with either:
Cook, Taste, Preserve: £100 pp, or
Identification Session: Know your Poison!: £80 pp
Full day Foraging Safari:
Dates: tbc
5 hours - £60 pp
A longer Foray as we explore different habitats.
Cook, Taste, Preserve:
Dates:tbc
3.5 hours - £70 pp
A Wild Food and Medicine experience.
Bespoke Foraging:
Prices from £50 per hour with additional travel costs to areas outside of Gairloch District.
Families or Groups with children are welcome and receive a discount. Please enquire for terms.
Nr. Aviemore:
Next full day Fungi focused Foraging course: Saturday 11th October, See below.
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Forays: We explore a woodland habitat, as Tania shares key points for identifying the species we encounter.
As well as food, fuel and medicinal uses with relevant personal anecdotes and local folklore.We cover some of the Identification Session content, though this is experiental and related to what we find.
We may gather some of the Wild Food we find for a Cook, Taste and Preserve later in the day
Safari’s: Similar to a Foray, though we explore different habitats at various locations. I may request that you car pool due to limited parking at some of the locations.
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This session is held before we go out on a Foraging Foray - and is especially useful for fungi:
What we cover:
Poisonous lookalikes.
Features used for Identification.
Foraging law and etiquette
Responsibility and Foraging Code
Safety and Equipment
Tools
Habitats and seasons
Harvesting and what not to take
Cultural Differences in Foraging approaches.
If you’ve been with me on a Fungi Foray before and would like to attend this as a standalone, please get in touch.
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After a Foraging Foray we gather what we have found and create some simple recipes to cook, taste and preserve our finds.
Tasting and Demonstration of Tania’s Wild Food recipes and Medicine products.
Take Home what you have made and a share of the remaining finds.
Cost includes: addiitonal Ingrediants, bottles/jars etc. and Recipes (PDF). -
Tailored foraging walks, workshops and other events to meet your Wild Food and Medicine interests.
These can include:
Identification, food, fuel and medicinal uses with relevant personal anecdotes and local folklore.Tania can also include metaphysical perspectives and use, mythological wisdom, mindfulness and nature connection exercises. As well as plant communication teaching and workshops to co-create a personal signature Sacred Earth Essence.
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Paths and woodlands are muddy, uneven and steep and here in the NW Highalnds It may be wet and midgey.
Wear/Bring:
Suitable, waterproof footwear, outdoor clothing and waterproofs.
Midge repellant, sunscreen etc.
Packed Lunch and/or snacks.
Water.
You may want a notebook too.
Unfortunately we cannot allow dogs at this time.
Foraging Course: Full day Introductory course, focusing on fungi.
Each Autumn Tania runs foraging courses for Backcountry Survival Ltd. near Aviemore in Scotland.
Backcountry Survival invited me to run foraging courses after I attended a 5-day survival course with them during a bumper mushroom season! I was not only eating mushrooms, but drying them to take home.
Backcountry Survival also offer Bushcraft and Survival Training courses at many levels from family friendly to Instructor training.
Personally I have found that knowing I have this inner resourcefulness has greatly increased my confidence, without being reckless, when exploring the Wilderness.
More about these Foraging Courses here
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30ml dropper bottle of Essence
Sacred Story and Transmission
Guidance Material: How to work with your Essence and Experiential Journalling that deepens your Essence’s Transmission.