Ground Up Cookery School

I just wanted to say how fabulous the foraging and cookery course was with Colin at Ground Up Cookery School. I'm a keen forager and still learned so much. The food we cooked was delicious and I've come home armed with some fantastic recipes. My family really enjoyed the nettle focaccia and the summer rolls that evening. It was a thoroughly inspiring day and I can't wait for the next course! Thanks so much.

Inspirational, entertaining and delicious! What else is there to want? We drove all the way from The Netherlands to Devon for an amazing foraging workshop with the Ground Up Cookery School. We had such a lovely day with Colin teaching us everything about edible plants and inspiring us to look at plants, cooking and food in general in a new way. We've experienced loads of new tastes and ways of working with food and in the end we all cooked dinner together. It was delicious and as we say in Dutch: Gezellig! Thank you Colin, we left with so much inspiration and we still use the lessons you taught us in our everyday life.

Such an enjoyable day spent learning something new! Colin was informative, knowledgeable and clearly has a passion for what he does. His enthusiasm rubbed off on all of us and I am now keen to start experimenting which all different types of fermentation. A great way to experiment with flavours whilst promoting gut health!Looking forward to the xmas pudding day with my 9 yr old!

I attended the Introduction to fermented foods and drinks course last weekend - it was fantastic! This venue is a new, beautifully designed kitchen tucked away in a Dartmoor village. Colin, the owner and our teacher was really welcoming and highly knowledgeable about fermented foods. We made our own 'curtido' to bring home. The best bit was when he said to the group now go and sit over there and I'm going to feed you" and he did! There were endless fermented foods and drinks to sample throughout the morning and a lot of knowledge shared. What more could you want?!"

A little late to the party....apologies Collin and Natasha!I wanted to say huge thank you on behalf of my team for the amazing corporate day Colin and the Ground Up Cooker School Pulled off! Completely bespoke to suit our needs (and we can be a fussy bunch). The team was a delight to deal with from start to finish which for me is key when organising any group event. Whilst I may not personally be sold on kombucha the fermentation masterclass was fascinating and pulling off a foraging experience in January was remarkable! So much fun had by all in this idyllic location. I feel it's slightly wrong to say Lunch was my favourite part but it was excellent! What a fantastic business the pair of you have pulled off. Thank you again Colin and Natasha, can't wait to do another event with you soon!Best wishes, Honor Bampton

What a wonderful morning I had making the Chocolate Christmas Pudding.My welcome from Colin was warm and welcoming. I was offered coffee, homemade pinwheel biscuits followed by hot apple punch. My cooking companions were a delight, and we had fun sharing and helping each other along.To end our morning we had a taste of the Christmas pudding which was made earlier followed by a surprise taste of bread pudding which was delicious. It was treats all round.I left knowing I wanted to come back again, and sign up for more courses. if you give it a try...so will you!

Had an amazing time discovering the variety of nibbles you can find along a hedgerow and the humble car park! The cooking was great fun and super tasty would definitely recommend to everyone