“Why would you buy garlic when you can pick it for free in Northern Ireland?”
A Co Down woman is on a mission to prove that you don't need to pay rising prices for many items in supermarkets, when you can simply make them at home from items found in the wild.
Debora’s enthusiasm for foraging started early in life, only turning her passion into a business in 2021, single-handedly creating small batches of chutney, jam and relishes from naturally growing produce foraged locally around Northern Ireland's countryside.“I’m now 57 and I’ve been making chutney for 30 years, It never occurred to me to buy ingredients. If I can make something and stop it going into landfill, I'll do it” said Debora when explaining her passion for food sustainability.
“You can eat everything in a dandelion, the roots make coffee, the leaves make salad, and the petals make tea. Mix the petals with sugar, you make jam. What some people call weeds, you can eat. It's so much fun." she explains. After being a hobby for most of her life, Debora has now set her sights on educating the Northern Irish public on the natural herbs and spices that grow naturally throughout the country that can be put to use creating unique flavors in homemade dishes.
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