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In search of the wild

with Fergus Drennan

ABOUT THE SHOW

Exploring themes of nature, connection, food, traditional crafts, spirituality, wildness and randomness.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Fergus has been gathering and learning about wild plants, seaweeds, and fungi for over 40 years. His journey began on Wimbledon Common, aged 3 years, collecting dandelions for the family’s pet tortoise. Since those early days, and through much creative and experimental exploration he has continued his foraging practice, not only as a means to understand and to discover the practical relevance that foraging has in the modern developed world, but also in terms of what it means to be an environmentally conscious human in relation to the natural world. “Can foraging ever be considered a truly sustainable practice, and if so how?”, is a question that always orchestrates his foraging activity. So too does a pursuit of foraging’s playful and creative possibilities, whether they be found in novel recipes using plants, fungi, and seaweeds, or unlocking the potential that wild botanicals offer for other non-food-based creative pursuits such as the making of baskets, mushroom paper, natural dyes and pigments, drums, and countless other traditional and less traditional crafts.

Truth be told, Fergus just loves being outside, admiring nature as part of nature, living in touch with her reassuring seasonal cycles, awake to her sensuality, her surprises, opportunities, and endless gifts, in pursuit of the good life.

Fergus also regularly featured on radio and BBC tv as well as producing podcasts.

Fergus (the Forager) In Search of The Wild Ep19 - (12th August - Wildhart Week 63)

Fergus(the Forager) In Search of The Wild Ep17 - Poppier (17th June - Wildhart Week 55)

Fergus(the Forager)In Search of The Wild Ep16 - Prehistoric Experiences(20th May-Wildhart Week 51)

Fergus(the Forager)- In Search of The Wild Ep15 - A Day in the Life 2 (8th April - Wildhart Week 45)

Fergus(the Forager)- In Search of The Wild Ep14 - Storytelling Nana -(11th March-Wildhart Week 41)

Fergus(the Forager)-In Search of The Wild-EP 13-'Fishskin Tanning2'-(25th Feb - Wildhart Week 39)

Fergus(the Forager)-In Search of The Wild-Ep 12- 'A Day In The Life' -(Feb 11th - Wildhart Week 37)

Fergus (the Forager)-In Search of The Wild-Show 11-Fish-(Jan 28th - Wildhart Week 35)

Fergus (the Forager)-In Search of The Wild-Show 10-Winter Forage-(Jan 14th - Wildhart Week 33)

Fergus (the Forager) - In Search of The Wild - Show 9 - Geoff Dann - (17th Dec22 - Wildhart Week 29)

Fergus (the Forager) Drennan - In Search of The Wild - Show 8 - Badger - (Wildhart Week 20)

Fergus (the Forager) Drennan - In Search of The Wild - Show 7 - Fungi - (Wildhart Week 20)

Fergus (the Forager) Drennan - In Search of The Wild - Show 6 - Clay2 - (Wildhart Week 16)

Fergus (the Forager) Drennan - In Search of The Wild - Show 5 -Clay- (Wildhart Week 14)

Fergus (the Forager) Drennan - In Search of The Wild - Show 4 (Wildhart Week 8)

Fergus (the Forager) Drennan - In Search of The Wild - Show 3 (Wildhart Week 6)

Fergus (the Forager) Drennan - In Search of The Wild - Show 2 (Wildhart Week 3)

Fergus (the Forager) Drennan - In Search of The Wild - Show 1 (Wildhart Week 1)