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You are warmly invited to the first pan-Europe celebration of wild
products, crafts and foods from the forest.
Set within the woodland and craft workshops of Glynllifon Park near Caernarfon the Fair brings together people and products from across Europe. The packed programme will feature workshops, demonstrations, talks and lots of wild things to buy and eat! Try your hand at something new, experiment with new tastes and stock up on treats…
Entry to the Fair is free and will be open from 10 am to 5 pm on Friday 27th May.
Glynllifon is at LL54 5DU off the A499 Caernarfon/Pwlheli road.
To find out more contact [email protected] Or visit www.wildforestproducts.eu
Things to watch and try out
Who What to see and do
Coedjaktrees Have a go at planting tree seeds in a birch planting pot (suitable for children)
Cornhelyg Introduction to hedgerow foraging (suitable for children)
Dyfi Woodlands Wild Useful Fungi but not for eating…
Fiery Felts Natural dying with wild plants
Mandy Coates Building a large decorative willow planter
Out to learn willow Willow workshop - try your hand at basic willow techniques - make a fish, a heart or a bird feeder
Snowdonia Botanical Herbalists
Botanical walk – find out more about herbs and how they can be used
Sticks Unlimited Discover how elm and birch bark can be used for seating and craftwork
Tauro Essicatori Small scale driers for herbs and mushrooms
Trees & Bees Find out about the secret life of bees at the demonstration hive
Wild Pickings Wild spring cordial and wild pesto making demonstration - with tasty treats and a chance to try the results
Workshops on how to use what is around you for wild business
opportunities!
Tour of Glynllifon woodlands with Rhodri Owen, College form manager
Discussion of management of woodlands for wild forest productswith StarTree foresters from Finland, Germany, Austria, Spain & Portugal.
Foraging of wild products in Europe – Irina Prokofieva, DTFC, Catalonia
Social enterprise: Getting started – Shared Assets
Practical advice for established groups looking to start trading and those interested in setting up a new social enterprise based on woodland products.
Working together makes us stronger – Riccardo Da Re, UNIPD, Italy
Interactive demonstration of how social networks contribute to development of wild forest product supply chains.
Innovation swap shop – Gerhard Weiss, BOKU, Austria
Launch of a new online forest products innovation generator and self-help guide to selection of products with potential from a specific forest.
Discussion of marketing of new products with StarTree innovation and marketing experts from Austria, Germany and Italy.
Social enterprise: Scaling up and diversifying – Shared Assets
Ask a forester – drop-in session
Advice on how to find out what is in your woodland and consider how this could be integrated into a forest management plan. Practical examples from Wales and discussion with foresters from Germany and Portugal.
Find out more about wild forest products, new ideas and products
from: Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Spain, Portugal,
Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey and Wales
More things to see and people to speak to …
Sensible beekeeping Bangor University Arctic Flavours
Beri da Sitka Services Food Technology Centre
Follow your bliss Vera Bluebells Scottish Working Woods
Llais y Goedwig Scottish Wild Harvest Re-foresting Scotland
Tabuyo del Monte, Spain SILAVA, Latvia Biocomposites Centre
Coleg Meiron-Dwyfor Ffarm Moelyci Business Wales
Asamer Handler & Verband der Naturparke Österreichs
General Directorate of Forestry, Turkey
Welsh Perry & Cider Society
And don’t forget the resident Adra shop and the12 artists and
makers in the Yard..
Finally if this makes you thirsty and hungry… there is the Black Cat
Café, Ffika Coffi Da, Red Boat sorbets and Tan y Ddraig pizzas!
