FOOD & DRINK FOOD SOURCING DESTINATIONS


FAR LEFT: Farmer for the Day experience, Agreco Farm, Crete


LEFT: Hurtigruten’s King Crab Expedition


of the scene is Sweden, where the ancient allemansrätten law gives people the right to forage for wild food in any wood, meadow or field, as long as they don’t cut down trees or break twigs. That makes the country a


haven for nature lovers, with lingonberries, cloudberries, porcini mushrooms and more flavouring its forests in autumn. Various tour packages offer guided walks; on Sunvil’s four- night Active Autumn Break in Swedish Lapland, a foraging stroll around the woods is followed by an outdoor cooking class, where guests prepare a three-course


dinner with a local chef in wild surroundings overlooking the frozen sea. Meanwhile in Finland, The


Aurora Zone offers a similar experience on its Autumn in the Sami Heartlands trip, with a guided berry and mushroom- picking walk followed by a freshly foraged lunch served around an open fire. Book it: Sunvil’s Active Autumn Break costs from £1,728 per person, including flights, full-board accommodation at Brändön Lodge, transfers and excursions. sunvil.co.uk


Best of the rest


Wild ride On Trafalgar’s Irish Experience, guests go foraging for ingredients with a local on the Wild Atlantic Way, ready for a special Be My Guest lunch overlooking the coastline.


including flights, UK lounge passes and private transfers. elegantresorts.co.uk


w GO FISHING IN CANADA Canada’s wild, rugged landscapes and wide, open ocean make it a hotspot for outdoor foodie adventures, with a plethora of eco-conscious resorts on hand.


Among the best is Elmhirst’s Resort, which offers fishing and farming experiences in undulating, emerald-green surrounds, about 90 minutes from Toronto. “Guests can book on to a fishing tour on the neighbouring Rice Lake, and feed the chickens and collect fresh eggs at the resort’s farm,” says Ross Sinclair, Canada assistant product manager for Gold Medal. But for those who want to home in on fishing, suggest Nova Scotia’s Trout Point Lodge. Named one of the world’s top-10 fishing spots by the Guardian, this luxury, back-to-nature resort offers catch-and-release fishing outings plus weekly foraging walks in the woods, where guests seek out the edible treats that populate this Unesco Biosphere Reserve. Book it: Rooms at Trout Point Lodge start at £311 per night with Small Luxury Hotels. slh.com/travel-agents


LEFT: Four Seasons Firenze


w FORAGE FOR YOUR DINNER IN SWEDEN Nowhere does foraging quite like Scandinavia, and the queen


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Lobster lasso At the Four Seasons Resort in Nevis, certified divers can catch their own lobster with a lasso, then have a chef prepare it for dinner. Caribtours can include this in packages.


Mushroom mania Direct mushroom lovers to Greece’s picturesque Aristi Mountain Resort & Villas, which offers mushroom-hunting tours led by an expert guide.


Pearl of the ocean At the Jyllandsakvariet aquarium in Jutland, Denmark, visitors go into the fjord in waders to collect oysters, before cooking them on a barbecue.


Plant power PGA Catalunya Resort in Spain offers NatureWalks tours to learn about edible wild plants and flowers, with a cookery demonstration afterwards.


PICTURES: ROGER LLEIXA; VOULA LIAKA; HENRIK VINTHER KROGH/COMPLOT; ØRJAN BERTELSEN


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