We are delighted to welcome renowned expert in foraging and botanicals Alysia Vasey – The Yorkshire Forager – to The Hepworth Wakefield. Vasey will share her vast knowledge of the history of plants, their medicinal and culinary properties and the hidden secrets of Yorkshire’s edible landscape.
Join us in our Auditorium to hear Vasey’s unique story, which charts a family journey from foraging as a vital way of sourcing food in Nazi occupied Poland to the comforts and challenges of a country life in Yorkshire.
Vasey has made frequent television appearances on BBC’s The James Martin Saturday Morning Show, Countryfile and Ainsley Harriott’s Good Mood Food, and is soon to start a regular feature on Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch, as well as appearing at culinary and nature events UK wide. She will invite audience questions and comments throughout the event.
Book your place
Book your ticket here. This event will take place both online and in our Auditorium.
Members receive free, exclusive admission to all of our exhibitions as well as discounts in our event programme, café and shop. Join as a member from £33/year here. Aged 18-25? Join as a Young Member from £12 a year.
Members will receive a code via the Members’ Newsletter or by contacting members@hepworthwakefield.org. Discount codes are applied at checkout.
Book signing
After the talk, Vasey will sign copies of The Yorkshire Forager. Pre-order your copy for delivery or collection at the event here.
The Yorkshire Forager: A Wild Food Survival Journey
Order your copy for collection at the event
Gathering Ground
Dates and times vary
This event forms part of Gathering Ground, a series of events event is the first in a series engaging in our natural surroundings, inspired by The Hepworth Wakefield Garden and our riverside location.
From gardening, growing and food to wellbeing, wildlife and waterways, Gathering Ground invites communal reflection upon the natural world in an urban setting and the ways in which we can connect with and care for it.
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