About Us

Tellus Mater is Latin for ‘Mother Earth’ and a play on ‘tell us mother’ as we can all learn so much about the world around us (and ourselves) when we take time to enjoy nature in whatever way that may be.

What we offer

Based in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside, Tellus Mater delivers both foraging, nature walks, workshops and talks that are carefully designed to educate participants on the wild flora, fauna and fungi that is native to the UK.

Lizzy set up Tellus Mater with the belief that learning nature through various means should be accessible to all, and we have created various options that are available to both private clients, groups and individuals. Our own foraging walks are based in Northamptonshire and surrounding counties including Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Warwickshire and Bedfordshire.

We also work in partnership with venues, restaurants and chefs, public houses, estates and both charity and community groups across the whole of the UK to offer bespoke packages and events.

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Meet Lizzy

Lizzy Mary-Jane Farmer

Founder

(Mum, Forager, Guide & Writer)

I have incredible memories as a child of just getting up and out the door into the countryside with my late dad David. He was a source of unending encouragement and had a huge influence on my life. I lost my dad when I was just eighteen in an RTA and this impacted my life massively.

I tried to keep true to his teachings, then, when I too had children of my own, we would enjoy walks in nature together, admiring all the flora, fauna and fungi, whilst occasionally picking up goodies that we could cook with or add to cakes and other bakes later that day.

The business emerged as I wished my youngest son (who is now just seven years old), to engage more in nature as I had done as a child, and indeed my other three (now adult children), had done too.

Friends and family joined our walks and I was soon getting asked to extend this to others so they could feel the awesome benefits of connecting with nature via learning wild foods with both confidence and excitement. Tellus Mater was born and I am loving the adventure!