BACK IN THE 1990s, Matt Dillon, Jeremy Faber and the late Christina Choi cooked together at The Herbfarm, and the three of them used to go foraging for fun. Faber and Choi went on to start Foraged & ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

I’ve been anxiously checking my elderflowers so I can get the timing right. When the flowers are just opening, they have the best flavour–too open, and the can be acrid. Elderflower season is so ...

A few years back, a high school friend had a fire that destroyed her house. Naturally, she mourned the loss of photos and assorted memories. In Facebook posts and discussions, she also revealed that ...

Scottish readers may have to wait a week or two until they can harvest elderflower blossom but from my recent sojourn to the southerly parts of our Isle, I'll guess that most of Britain is ready to ...

As the last days of spring turn to summer, the lyrics to that Rodgers and Hammerstein song, “June is Bustin’ Out All Over,” keep running through my head. A song about how May was full of promises that ...

You can't fail to have noticed the abundance of elderflowers bursting into bloom in the last month or so. A mass of white flowers have emerged, filling the air with their fragrant perfume. I'm a fan ...

May marks the start of the blooming season for Elderflower. The plant is known for its white flowers which sprawl out of the stem and will begin to flourish from May lasting through to August, when it ...

A Leicestershire family business is calling on people from across the county to lend a hand during the elderflower harvest season. Belvoir Fruit Farms, based at Bottesford, estimates it will need ...

A mass of white flowers have emerged, filling the air with their fragrant perfume. I'm a fan of seasonal produce and I like to make the most of ingredients that are in abundance and available on our ...