Step Out of the Noise
Forage with the Seasons
Seasonal foraging courses and retreats exploring wild plants, fungi, and shoreline food — guided by experience, ethics, and a deep respect for the land.
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Based in Sussex · Year-round courses
Welcome to Foray
Foraging isn’t about taking.
It’s about noticing.
At Foray, we guide people out of busy lives and into woodlands, fields, and shorelines — learning how to recognise edible wild food, understand ecosystems, and reconnect with seasonal rhythms.
This is slow learning, practical knowledge, and shared food — gathered with care.
Wild Plants
From spring shoots and hedgerow greens to coastal plants, learn to identify, harvest, and cook seasonal wild plants safely and responsibly.
Fungi
Seasonal fungi foraging covering edible, medicinal, and useful species — with a strong focus on accurate identification, ethics, preparation, and folklore.
Shoreline
Low-tide foraging for edible seaweeds and coastal plants, grounded in tide awareness, safety, and respect for fragile coastal habitats.
WHAT A FORAY FEELS LIKE
What to Expect
- Guided, unhurried walks
- Clear, practical identification skills
- Ethical harvesting principles
- Cooking, preparation, and preservation
- Shared food and conversation
- Time outdoors, without pressure
No rushing. No jargon.
Just learning how to look properly.
FOUNDER SECTION
Founded by Experience
Foray was founded by James, a lifelong forager who began mushroom hunting with his father at the age of ten — collecting Ceps and Parasols in late summer woods.
Growing up in the Midlands meant travelling to find green spaces, but the knowledge stayed. When James later moved to Sussex, that early learning deepened into decades of hands-on experience with edible and medicinal fungi, wild plants, and seasonal food.
Now based in Broad Oak, Sussex, James leads forays and workshops throughout the year — often ending back around shared food, from Cep soup to pasta with Chanterelles and Horn of Plenty, made with other ingredients grown just metres away on his allotment.
Foray reflects how he lives: seasonal, self-sufficient, and grounded.
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