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Wild-Harvested · Monthly Box

We walk the hills
so your kitchen doesn't have to.

Foraged teas, wild seasonings, and small-batch preserves — every item traced back to the exact hillside where it was gathered.

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Origin Story

How a rainy walk in
Borrowdale became Belong

Rain-damp woodland floor with wild garlic leaves glowing soft green in diffused morning light
Borrowdale Valley, Cumbria
March 14, 2021The Discovery

The First Walk

It was raining by the time we reached the upper gill. Rosie had her father's wicker basket; I had a borrowed OS map and zero idea what we were doing. Then, tucked under a hawthorn root, we found a dense mat of wild garlic — more than we'd ever seen. We filled the basket, drove home with muddy boots on the dashboard, and made soup that tasted like the hillside itself.

Hands sorting dried chamomile flowers on a worn wooden surface, warm afternoon light
Dartmoor, Devon
September 2021First Supplier

The First Partnership

We drove four hours to meet Callum, who had been drying hedgerow herbs on his kitchen rack for thirty years. He showed us his notebooks — every harvest logged by date, weather, and moon phase. We shook hands on a supply agreement over a cup of his blackthorn berry tisane. That cup changed everything.

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Our kitchen table
January 2022First Boxes

The First Box

We packed twelve boxes on a Sunday evening. Twelve. Rosie wrote each card by hand. I sealed every linen pouch with a wax stamp we'd carved ourselves. By midnight we were exhausted and laughing and absolutely certain we were on to something.

Handwritten thank-you note on cream paper beside a dried sprig of elderflower
In the post
February 2022First Member

The First Thank-You

"I made the elderflower tea on a Tuesday morning and cried a little. I didn't expect to feel so connected to a place I've never been." — Miriam, London. That handwritten note, photographed and pinned above our packing table, is still there today.

"I made the elderflower tea on a Tuesday morning and cried a little. I didn't expect to feel so connected to a place I've never been."

Miriam, London — Member since February 2022

That's 847 members later. And we still seal every pouch by hand.

This Month's Box

Every item has a
name and a hillside.

We photograph each batch at source. You'll find GPS coordinates and forager notes inside every box.

Dried hawthorn berries and rosehips in a small ceramic bowl, warm earthy tones
Exmoor, Somerset

Hawthorn Berry & Rosehip Tea

By Callum Trevithick

Hand-dried over 72 hours on wooden racks in a stone barn.

Small glass jar of green-flecked wild garlic salt on dark stone surface
Borrowdale, Cumbria

Smoked Wild Garlic Salt

By Rosie & Elowen

Our own first harvest, now an annual ritual.

Glass bottle of pale golden elderflower tincture with hand-tied botanical label
Dartmoor, Devon

Elderflower & Lemon Verbena Tincture

By The Dartmoor Foragers Co-op

Cold-infused for 28 days in raw apple cider vinegar.

Deep purple preserve in a small jar with cloth lid, hedgerow berries scattered nearby
Shropshire Hills

Blackthorn & Damson Preserve

By Margaret Lawson

Small-batch, 40 jars per harvest. Margaret has been making this since 1987.

14

Foragers in our network

6

Items per monthly box

847

Members and counting

From Our Members

What they found
in the box

847 members · 4.9/5 average rating

"The smoked wild garlic salt has replaced everything in my spice rack. I use it on everything — eggs, pasta, roasted vegetables. My partner thinks I've become a better cook. I haven't. The ingredients have."

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Harriet Osei-Bonsu

Food writer, Edinburgh

Member since April 2022

"I bought a box for my mother-in-law as a birthday gift. She called me the next day to say it was the most thoughtful present she'd received in twenty years. I've now subscribed for myself."

Portrait of Daniel, a man in his 40s with a relaxed expression

Daniel Whitmore

Architect, Bristol

Member since June 2022

"My morning ritual is now the hawthorn tea. I make it slowly, on purpose. The card inside told me exactly where the berries were picked — a hillside I've actually walked. That connection is worth everything."

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Priya Krishnaswamy

Occupational therapist, London

Member since September 2022

"I've tried every subscription box going. Most are exciting once and then feel like clutter. Belong is the one I wait for. The elderflower tincture in my sparkling water has become a non-negotiable."

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Cormac Ó Briain

Chef, Dublin

Member since November 2022

"The provenance cards are something else. I showed my kids where the rosehip tea came from on a map. We've since booked a walking holiday to that valley. Belong gave us that."

Portrait of Nneka, a teacher with a warm smile

Nneka Adeyemi-Hughes

Secondary school teacher, Manchester

Member since January 2023
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