Vinegars
Wild Rose Vinegar
Ingredients: Raw Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Wild Rose Petals
Rose has long been consumed for its benefit on the spleen, liver, blood circulation, appetite, digestion and menstrual issues. We use healthful apple cider vinegar to extract the beneficial properties from the petals.
Enjoy as a tonic or as a dressing for salads and cooked vegetables.
Wild Garlic Vinegar
Ingredients: Raw Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Wild Garlic
All the benefits of Wild Garlic, infused into healthful Apple Cider Vinegar. Perfect for salad dressings or finishing soups and broths.
Wild Garlic is said to help lower blood pressure and reduce blood cholesterol. Wild garlic is known as a blood purifier and also cleanses and improves digestion, helpful to various ailments from skin disorders to stomach problems, and it boosts the immune system. The plant contains allicin which acts against microorganisms. It is used in herbalism for coughs, colds, flu and sore throats.
Elderflower Vinegar
Ingredients: Raw Organic Apple Cider Vinegar and Elderflowers
Elderflower has antibacterial and antiviral properties and may help alleviate allergies and boost the immune system. Elderflower is rich in bioflavonoids, known for their antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties.
Elderberry Vinegar
Ingredients: Raw Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Elderberry Juice and Raw Honey from Noinin
Can be used like a shrub. Perfect as a tonic or to add to make salad dressing.
Elderberries are particularly rich in flavonoids, especially anthocyanins which give them their deep purple colour. These powerful antioxidants work to keep the immune system strong and resilient. These tiny berries are also believed to contain antiviral agents– compounds so potent they are thought to deactivate viruses. Elderberries have high concentrations of bioflavonoids which appear to deactivate viruses and rendering them unable to pierce the cell wall and replicate.
Krauts and Pickles
Fennel and Sugar Kelp Kraut
Ingredients: Organic Fennel, Sweet Kombu Seaweed
We believe we have discovered the best thing you can do with fennel.
Our most popular kraut and our personal favourite. When fennel is fermented like cabbage, it takes on an amazing flavour quite different from raw or cooked fennel. We add Sweet Kombu seaweed to increase the umami flavours.
Perfect in salads, with eggs, hot dogs or in a burger.
Wild Garlic Kraut
Ingredients: Wild Garlic, Sea Salt.
Fermentation is a great way to preserve and extend the season of foods. Lacto-Fermentation is the ancient technique of fermentation used to make sauerkraut and is known to enhance nutrients like vitamin C as well as making many of the nutrients more bio-available, meaning they are easier to digest and absorb into the body. This is because the vegetables have been "pre-digested" by healthy gut bacteria known as lactobacilli, which give it the slightly acidic taste.
Wild Garlic Kraut is amazing as a condiment, ingredient for sauces and soups, sandwiches, sushi, burgers, hot dogs, pasta and to accompany cheese. It goes well with vegetables, fish and meat.
Wild Garlic Brine
This divine liquid is extracted from Wild Garlic using sea salt and naturally fermented with bacteria beneficial to the gut.
Can be enjoyed as a probiotic shot, simply knock back one tablespoon for a little boost to your gut's microflora.
Add to cocktails, try adding to a Bloody Mary for a little extra flavour.
Can be used in dressings for salads and vegetables.
Also great in cooking, add to soup or broth at the end for a little garlicky lift.
Available in 2.5 litre which is ideal for inoculating your own fermentation, or for using as a pickling liquid.
KEEP REFRIGERATED
Dried Herbs
Hogweed Seeds
Known in Indian cuisine as Pushki, this spice is also considered a native of Ireland.
With delicious aromas of cardamom and citrus peel, this can be used in sweet or savoury dishes.
Grind to powder and use in curry with other spices. Use powdered seeds with salt to season a wide range of dishes.
Or infuse whole seeds into creamy sauces, syrups, vinegars and strain before serving. Pairs especially well with Sweet Woodruff in sweet recipes such as pies and ice cream.
Use sparingly: 1/4 teaspoon per serving.
Wild Herb Mix
Ingredients (may vary with season and availability): Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), Wild Marjoram (Oreganum vulgare), Wild Chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris)
A lovely mix of dried wild herbs to season pasta, creamy sauces and soups. Simply sprinkle liberally and mix through the dish before serving.
Wild Marjoram
The Greek named this plant "Oregano" which means "Mountain Joy".
Known to contain strong antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties, Wild Marjoram has long been used to keep away the things that don't belong in our bodies.
Add Wild Marjoram to salads, tacos, and all foods that are garnished with lettuce.
It can be found growing in dry and rocky places and is known to contain vitamins A, C and K as well as iron, calcium and manganese.
Teas
Hedgerow Tea
Bog Myrtle was traditionally used in beer before hops beca
A carefully blended tea using Hawthorn, Blackberry Leaves and Elderflowers.
A deliciously rich and refreshing flavour.
me popular. It can be used as a spice, in place of bay. Use sparingly, one leaf per 500ml of liquid. Delicious infused into butter and used with meat, fish or vegetables.
Pineappleweed
Also known as Wild Chamomile, this is a refreshing and fruity tea.
Simply use one teaspoon per cup of water and infuse in boiling water for 5-7 minutes.
Chamomile has been shown to ease upset stomach, heartburn and nausea.
Some research suggests that chamomile could help with anxiety and insomnia.
Spruce Tea
A sweet and sharp loose leaf tea packed with vitamin C.
Using the spring-growth shoots of Spruce, Picea sitchensis.
Spruce shoots are rich in minerals such as potassium and magnesium.
Spruce has long been used by indigenous cultures for relieving coughs and sore throats.
Use one teaspoon per cup of boiling water. Steep for 5-7 minutes.
Powders
Pine Pollen
This one is a little bit special.
Pine Pollen is well known for its nutritional benefits. It contains, among other nutrients, protein, fatty acids, calcium, magnesium, B vitamins and vitamin E.
An established market exists for Pine Pollen in East Asia and most of the world's Pine Pollen is produced in China.
Our Pine Pollen is wild harvested by our loving hands in County Clare.
It should be cooked to break down the cell walls and render the pollen digestible.
Use in biscuits, cakes, porridge or hot chocolate.
Store in the freezer.
Dried Mushrooms
Chanterelle Mushroom Mix
Contains: Winter Chanterelles (Craterellus tubaeformis), Golden Chanterelles (Craterellus lutescens)
Wild mushrooms are known to absorb high levels of Vitamin D and Chanterelle species are no exception! Up to 30% of your daily dose of vitamin D in just one serving. Chanterelles have also been found to contain significant levels of potassium, iron and dietary fibre, essential for healthy cell formation and digestion.
Cook into risotto, soup, broth or creamy pasta sauces.