Fergus's foraging life began early. As a child he would wander the countryside with a copy of naturalist Richard Mabey's classic book, Food For Free, sampling nature's wares. If in doubt, he says, he would pick something, eat a bit of it, and see what it tasted like and what happened as a result. Later, Fergus spent his university years living in a tent and eating what he found in the fields.

After university, Fergus began selling wild foods at farmers' markets, and before long he began providing them to restaurants including the Ivy and Jamie Oliver's Fifteen. He now works on his own running his company Wildman Wild Food. He also runs one-day foraging classes.

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wildmanwildfood.co.uk