Monthly Archives: August 2012

Blackberries – The Lunchbreak forager

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Andy Hamilton

Blackberries aka Brambles Blackberries (or brambles) can be found throughout the Northern hemisphere and in South America, although they will struggle in the far North but with climate change we may see a movement north. Indeed, last year I found … Continue reading →

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Booze for Free PDF

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Andy Hamilton

Booze for free PDF – Should everything be free? Everything should be free is an argument that the internet has most certainly perpetuated. Authors Neil Gaiman and Paulo Coelho both agree to a certain extent, but does that mean its … Continue reading →

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Dock – The Lunchbreak forager

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Andy Hamilton

Docks are in the same family as buckwheat and sorrel. Docks are most famed for their use in folk medicine to help when stung by nettle. Personally I find that a plantain (plantago) leaf is far more beneficial than a … Continue reading →

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The Lunchbreak forager – Hawthorn

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Andy Hamilton

Hawthorn – Crataegus – What is Hawthorn? Hawthorn is planted as hedging and therefore can be found on the edge of car parks, in public parks and, for those in the countryside, it can also be found on the edges … Continue reading →

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Five Plum Wine recipe

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Andy Hamilton

Five Plum Wine This is an extract from my bestselling home brew book Booze for Free published by Eden Project Books, RRP £9.99 for hardback (but you can often get it much cheaper online). Over the year different plums will … Continue reading →

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The Great British Beer Festival – GBBF – Is it the best festival beer model?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Andy Hamilton

On Tuesday I was lucky enough to be invited to the trade session at the GBBF. The movers and shakers of the beer world were there from beer Bloggers like Rob from Hopzine, professional beer authors such as bestselling Pete … Continue reading →

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Autumn Flower Champagne and Alan Titchmarsh

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Andy Hamilton

I approached this recipe for Booze for Free in the same way that I’d approach making a curry. With a curry you know the basis and so can experiment with other ingredients without really worrying that what you get will … Continue reading →

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Wild Blackberry Wine

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Andy Hamilton

Many older foraging books, and my childhood memories of the 1980′s, insist that blackberries are an autumnal fruit rarely seen before the end of August. These days if you wait until autumn to pick blackberries you will be disappointed. The … Continue reading →

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