Foraging · Consultancy · Workshops
Taste the Wild
Reconnect with the natural world through the ancient art of foraging. Expert-led walks, courses, and consultancy to help you discover the edible treasures growing all around us.
Our Story
Where nature meets the table
Taste the Wild was born from a lifelong passion for the natural world and the incredible flavours it offers. We believe that foraging isn't just about food — it's about connection, mindfulness, and rediscovering the landscape around us. From hedgerow to plate, we guide you every step of the way.
Sustainable Practice
We forage responsibly, always leaving nature thriving for future generations.
Deep Knowledge
Decades of botanical expertise ensuring safe, confident plant identification.
Seasonal Living
Embrace the rhythms of the year with nature's ever-changing pantry.
Meet Your Guide
Chris Bax
Chris Bax is one of England's most recognised wild food experts, bridging the gap between ancient foraging traditions and contemporary cuisine. Together with his wife Rose, he founded Taste the Wild in 2008 to transform how people think about the edible landscape around them.
What makes Chris distinctive is his rare combination of professional culinary training and deep outdoor expertise — blending the refined palate of a chef with the practical knowledge of a seasoned outdoorsman. This dual perspective allows him to elevate wild ingredients beyond rustic simplicity into sophisticated culinary experiences.
Operating from Todmorden in Yorkshire's Calder Valley, Chris has partnered with prestigious venues including Castle Howard and Devonshire Estates, trained professional chefs, and worked with groups ranging in age from 5 to 90 and background from merchant banking to herbalism.
"We use so many wild foods now in our cooking — it could be a simple addition to a salad or a wild component to a delicious dinner. Using new flavours, some unlike anything in the shops, people can create dishes that are deliciously different."
Professional Chef
Trained culinary expertise combined with deep foraging knowledge
BBC Television
Regular appearances on Countryfile, The Hairy Bikers Go North & Blue Peter
20+ Years Experience
Founded Taste the Wild in 2008, teaching groups from age 5 to 90
Based in Yorkshire
Operating from the Calder Valley, working across the UK
What We Do
Services crafted around nature
Foraging Walks
Join us for immersive guided walks through woodland, meadow, and coastline. Learn to identify, harvest, and appreciate wild edible plants in their natural habitat.
Wild Food Courses
From beginner to advanced, our courses cover plant identification, seasonal foraging calendars, preservation techniques, and wild food cookery.
Cooking with Fire
With 15 years of experience, we offer professional training and consultancy in live fire cooking — covering fire-building, heat control, and the many techniques available when using flames, coals, and smoke as ingredients. Whether you're a chef, a food business, or a hospitality team, we can help you unlock the drama and flavour of cooking with fire.
Custom Foraging Apps
We build bespoke foraging apps for landowners, estates, and rural businesses. Using GPS mapping and plant identification, we chart the wild food growing on your land and deliver it to guests or staff through a beautifully designed app — yours to brand and own. Guide users directly to seasonal ingredients, learn what grows where, and unlock the natural larder on your doorstep.
Consultancy
Bespoke advice for restaurants, food producers, and land managers. We help you integrate wild ingredients and live fire techniques into menus, develop foraging and cooking programmes, and work with prestigious venues and estates across the UK.
Testimonials
Words from the wild
An absolutely transformative experience. I now see the countryside in a completely different light — there's food everywhere!
Sarah M.
Workshop Participant
Taste the Wild helped us develop an entire wild food menu for our restaurant. The knowledge and passion they bring is unmatched.
James P.
Head Chef, The Green Table
The foraging walk was the highlight of our year. Educational, peaceful, and delicious — we've already booked our next one.
Emily & Tom R.
Course Attendees
Get in Touch
Start your wild journey
Whether you're interested in a workshop, a course, or consultancy services, we'd love to hear from you.
chrisbax@tastethewild.co.uk
Phone
07914 290083
Based in
Todmorden, West Yorkshire