Learn to forage on Brandon Hill this weekend
Posted on: 15 Nov 2022A local forager and organic vegetable grower is hosting foraging sessions in a major Bristol park.
Interested in getting more involved in nature? Frustrated by the urban environment? Not all is lost.
This Saturday (the 19th), at 13:00, organic vegetable grower and experienced forager Heath Bunting is hosting one of his ‘foraging walks’ – a communal opportunity to get some exercise and learn about local flora.
This Saturday’s walk will take place on Brandon Hill, just by Park Street, meeting at Cabot Tower.
Bunting promises attendees will learn how to identify and forage wild edible and poisonous plants and trees – the event will also touch on some bushcraft: propagation by cuttings; food processing and preservation.
Heath Bunting is a multi-skilled, intriguing figure in Bristol – as well as hosting foraging walks and bushcraft classes (such as his In The Field workshops, which have been hosted by educational organisations from Zurich to Toronto), he’s also an artist and digital pioneer.
Bunting founded irational.org, a website dedicated to community, technology and art – instrumental in the rise of the net.art movement in the 1990s. Since, Bunting has produced multiple works of ‘net.art’, such as his work with appropriative art and hyperlinks in Own, Be Owned, or Remain Invisible.
Bunting’s unique, semi-anarchist perspective (he’s also known for his championing of pirate radio stations, such as his Pirate Listening Station website) is sure to bring some Bristol spirit into the community-oriented walk, but don’t be intimidated – this is definitely a family event, as evidenced by the promise that kids go free.
It’s worth noting that the event page describes a “moderate” level of fitness to be required – Brandon Hill is, well, a hill. Additionally, attendees should make sure to wear suitable clothing; it’s currently autumn-going-on-winter, and even a city park like Brandon Hill shouldn’t be underestimated.
The walk starts at 13:00. Tickets are £15, and can be found here. Dogs are welcomed on the walk and, as mentioned before, kids go free.
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Patrick is a filmmaker with so much Bristol in his blood the white blood cells are graffiti'd. Educated at the Northern Film School in Leeds, he’s returned home to be a Videographer and Reviewer for 365Bristol and BARBI. When he’s not messing about with cameras, he enjoys playing guitar, spending far too much time on tabletop RPGs, and being an awful snob about cider. Have a look at his work here, or get in touch at patrickb@365bristol.com.
