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Fire to Feast: Cooking Our Way Through Amazing History
Historical Cooking Activities: From Stone Age to Viking FeastsWhile I truly love all aspects of outdoor cooking, it is the chance to research and deliver historical cooking activities for schools that really excites me. Fire, many would argue (myself included!), is the single most important invention of humankind. The ability to cook, bake, smoke and preserve food meant that, as a species, we were able to grow from small groups of hunter-gatherers dotted across the globe to where we are today....
The Art of Cooking Over Fire: Wild Weather
How to cook over fire in wind, rain and snow. Living in the Garden of England we are quite blessed through most of the year with fine weather, and the huge majority of my workshops take place on days when the sun is shining and the breeze is calm. Not just reliant on my lucky stars I have an all weather policy for Wild Classroom, only cancelling workshops in the most wild weather conditions. So, what to do when the weather isn't quite at its best? Preparation is Key! Just like everything in...
One Pot Wonders for Winter Cooking: Easy and Flavourful Recipes
When the days are short and the weather is cooler, nothing beats a hearty meal cooked over fire. Towards the end of the year, with autumn very much in full swing you can often find me at Brogdale Farm in Faversham, the home of the National Fruit Collection. It is during these cooler days, visitors will come and stand by the fire for its warmth and talk about what food to cook over fire at this time of year. With one pot hanging over the fire there is a simple two word answer : Comfort Food!...
The Art of Cooking Over Fire: Easy Outdoor Cooking Techniques
Three Easy Outdoor Cooking Techniques Using Fire. Outdoor cooking over a fire is something that provides a real connection with our past. There is something wonderfully simple about preparing food outside, using fire, embers and a few basic cooking techniques...Perhaps you are a teacher or simply someone interested in history who wants to enjoy a Viking feast, or dine like the Romans before them. The ability to make fire has existed since the Stone-Age, meaning that we could cook and preserve...
Bushcraft Cooking Guide for Beginners (Part 2- cooking kit)
The useful and efficient pieces of equipment you may need when cooking outside over fire whether you are camping outdoors or cooking at home. Quite often at workshops and public events I am asked by guests, "What equipment do I need?" The answer is, not very much. People have been cooking outside over fire for centuries and the key principles have remained the same over that time and improvisation can play a key part here too. I have repurposed my coal rake as a pot lifter, and silicone jam...
Bushcraft cooking for beginners (part one – building the fire)
Since starting Wild Classroom, I have been lucky enough to introduce many young people (and older!) to the joys of cooking outside with fire. While we are all now used to the convenience of modern domestic ovens as a means to cook our food, if we skip back just a few generations, cooking with fire was a skill essential for every household predating modern history. For me, cooking with fire has countless benefits that are almost too numerous to list, but that connection with past generations...
Ten Top Tips for cooking with fire in Summer.
Here in the UK we are experiencing what possibly could be the hottest and driest summer on record in some parts. I am definitely feeling the heat down here in Kent! I was asked recently by Erika North on BBC Radio Kent for some tips on cooking over fire in these warm conditions. So I've taken a few moments to put them down. 1. The heat can be your friend, most food needs cooking to a temperature of 60-75c, so if the mercury is over 30c then you don't have to raise the temperature too much,...
Halloween Cooking Fun in Kent at Goodnestone Park
Event Time & Location 31st October 2026 10.30am - 12.30pm 1.30pm - 3.30pm £20 per child • Adults FREE Goodnestone Park,Goodnestone, Kent CT3 1PL Swap the usual Halloween activities for a hands-on cooking adventure over fire. Join Wild Classroom at...
The Art of Cooking Over Fire: Wild Weather
How to cook over fire in wind, rain and snow. Living in the Garden of England we are quite blessed through most of the year with fine weather, and the huge majority of my workshops take place on days when the sun is shining and the breeze is calm. Not just reliant on...
The Art of Cooking Over Fire: Easy Outdoor Cooking Techniques
Three Easy Outdoor Cooking Techniques Using Fire. Outdoor cooking over a fire is something that provides a real connection with our past. There is something wonderfully simple about preparing food outside, using fire, embers and a few basic cooking...
Fire to Feast: Cooking Our Way Through Amazing History
Historical Cooking Activities: From Stone Age to Viking FeastsWhile I truly love all aspects of outdoor cooking, it is the chance to research and deliver historical cooking activities for schools that really excites me. Fire, many would argue (myself included!), is...
A heartfelt letter to UNESCO
As part of my role as a North Downs and Cross-Channel Geopark Ambassador here are my reasons for why the North Downs should be protected and recognised as a World Geopark. Dear UNESCO, I would like to thank you for considering the Cross-Channel/Transmanche Geopark....
One Pot Wonders for Winter Cooking: Easy and Flavourful Recipes
When the days are short and the weather is cooler, nothing beats a hearty meal cooked over fire. Towards the end of the year, with autumn very much in full swing you can often find me at Brogdale Farm in Faversham, the home of the National Fruit Collection. It is...
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Halloween Cooking Fun in Kent at Goodnestone Park
Event Time & Location 31st October 2026 10.30am - 12.30pm 1.30pm - 3.30pm £20 per child • Adults FREE Goodnestone Park,Goodnestone, Kent CT3 1PL Swap the usual Halloween activities for a hands-on cooking adventure over fire. Join Wild Classroom at...