CODE
OF CONDUCT
I follow a code of conduct to ensure that I am not having a detrimental impact
on our native vegetation
and will always be reviewing my foraging methods and the sustainability of
the practice. My self imposed
guidelines are listed below:
· Never picking from the
same site on consecutive weeks unless the plants are found in abundance.
· Never picking more than 30% of the plant.
· Never picking a plant that is in limited supply.
· Never picking any protected species or those considered
of local or national importance.
· Never uprooting a plant without the landowner's permission.
· Keeping abreast of the conservation status of rare plants.
· Being careful to harvest plants that are found above knee
height to avoid contamination by dog urine.
· Always taking care to ensure that plants have not been sprayed
or treated.
· Always being conscious of the picking site and assessing
the contamination risk and impact of
. surrounding land use on
the quality of plants picked.
· Always seeking the landowner's permission before harvesting
plants from land situated away
. from public rights
of way.
· for further information on foraging
and the law go to www.wildmanwildfood.co.uk
