Kris Miners - Wild Food Instructor - Bushcraft & Survival Instructor - Wildlife Photographer and Writer
Kris was born in Essex and has been fortunate enough to live and work with wildlife and nature for most of his life. Kris was not put through the secondary school system and found an alternative education studying nature and living from the wild. Kris now spends most of his time practicing his crafts and teaching others. Kris has since gone on to hold a degree in conservation management and environmental studies and he regularly writes and takes photographic commissions.
His work has been published in a variety of well known magazines, websites and books, including the BBC, Great British Food Magazine, Speciality Food Magazine, Grow your own, Biodiversity Projects, BBC Breathing Spaces, calendars and Wildlife Trust Publications.
Kris focuses mainly on the hidden uses of plants and trees these days, and how they have been used by humans over the years. He has a particular interest in wild foods, which has led to Kris working with various authorities and on TV programmes, such as the BBC show 'Ready Steady Cook' (wild food special - see picture below). He is often consulted for other survival, bushcraft and wild food shows, such as the BBC's 'What to Eat Now' which was aired in the Autumn of 2008 on BBC2. You will also hear Kris on BBC Essex Radio on a regular basis.
Kris sampled his first wild foods at the age of four, shown to him by his grandfather, and ever since Kris has been gathering free food for the pot. Kris believes that there are many dimensions to bushcraft, and as well as survival and shelter, Kris likes to include wildlife observation skills, practical ideas of conservation, photography (some of the images captured will feature on this site), folklore, and a holistic understanding of nature and its healing energy in his courses.
Nature's Secret Larder was founded by Kris in 2008 to provide a free resource for like-minded individuals to learn more about all that nature has to offer, and although the main subject of the site is wild food, you will find much more than just this, from outdoor kit reviews, recipes, bushcraft tutorials to stories of travel and much more. Each section of the site has also been reworked so that the readers can also leave their input by adding comments to each section. And, unlike some websites, Nature's Secret Larder will be constantly changing and updated to provide you with something fresh to read most weeks.
Today Kris has established himself as one of the leading authorities in wild foods and bushcraft, and now teaches on average 700 individuals per year.
If you wish to contact Kris with regards to his wild food, survival or bushcraft courses, media appearances, talks, expert advice for books or television shows, or would just like to give him some feedback then please contact him at the e-mail address below. P
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