Ummm. Has anyone done a foraging calendar on here? If so can someone point me to one? Or else do you think we should start one?
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Foraging by Month Calendar
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that's a cracking idea! tbh I have thought of something similar but I don't know enough / never got around to it, hence I think its a great suggestion
http://www.downsizer.net/Projects/Finding_food/
There may be some helpful stuff here
If thats the kind of thing you mean
There may be some helpful stuff here
If thats the kind of thing you mean
There was one, yes, but I can't remember where at the moment. I have a printout of it. I'll post a response if I remember where it was.
Geoff
Geoff
http://www.judyofthewoods.net/forage_uk.html
a little deeper foraging on teh interweb and I I found this as well
a little deeper foraging on teh interweb and I I found this as well
Have a look at this thread: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12220, where Ahnjo had compiled one.
Geoff
Geoff
It looks quite (very) good. I think though it could be extended further in places. I am wondering if I could get permission to take it - look at seeing if I could extend it and post it back?
LBL
Done.
Ahnjo also said back in 2006:
"As some already know, I'm currently working on a (very big) project regarding plants ... Before there will be any result shown on the forum I decided to do a mini version with about 95 plants - the results are shown below. Within a few months there will be more information available about these plants, other than their edible qualities."
So I have asked where he is with this great project....hopefully we will not have to reinvent the wheel if the work has been done
And you've got a reply
We are all dying to know about the results of this project (well i am at least).
Stu
Ahjno has been a very busy bee over the past few years and may not have been able to devote as much time to this as he would have liked. I know he had been working a lot on this in his spare time, but he doesn't get so much of that now.
In brief the guy has a lot on his plate so if he doesn't appear to have got as far with this as you would have liked then it's not wholly his fault.
Im not expecting anything Leon. I just want to know what reply littlebiglane got from Ahjno regarding the project. I didnt mean to upset anyone. You seem a little defensive mate; why???
Hey guys. I am sure that we can keep this on an 'even keel'
I am sure IntrepidStu was simply enquiring as to this (and my PM) as we are all interested in such a resource.
Leon is right - I have heard from Ahjno and he has been very busy and has not been able to devote time to this project. He also said that things like Ray Mear / Gordon Hillman's wild food book somewhate negates the real need for such a calendar as it is very comprehensive. I have a copy and am not so sure myself! I wanted to combine Roger Phillips, Ray Mears, Richard Mabey, Hugh F-W's Wild Food and some others into an uber-list.
What I am really looking for is, in the first instance a bit of an aide memoire that I can print out and put on the door to my fridge that simply lists, by month, the various food-stuffs in season. In that way - when it takes me - and I am off foraging I can simply refer to this as I put my wellies on and stride out the door. In that way Ahjno's list only needs a little extending to take in extra plants and plant by-products (ie birch or sycamore sap) or even some sea/river food - along with their common habitat. I asked his permission if I could take his list and make some additions and post it back. It might be over time that others can add to this list and it could grow in size.
My other idea was to provide links (with each plant) to a internet OD resource and even possibly to recipes for prep and cooking of the said plants - but that would be a future idea.
LBL
I am sure IntrepidStu was simply enquiring as to this (and my PM) as we are all interested in such a resource.
Leon is right - I have heard from Ahjno and he has been very busy and has not been able to devote time to this project. He also said that things like Ray Mear / Gordon Hillman's wild food book somewhate negates the real need for such a calendar as it is very comprehensive. I have a copy and am not so sure myself! I wanted to combine Roger Phillips, Ray Mears, Richard Mabey, Hugh F-W's Wild Food and some others into an uber-list.
What I am really looking for is, in the first instance a bit of an aide memoire that I can print out and put on the door to my fridge that simply lists, by month, the various food-stuffs in season. In that way - when it takes me - and I am off foraging I can simply refer to this as I put my wellies on and stride out the door. In that way Ahjno's list only needs a little extending to take in extra plants and plant by-products (ie birch or sycamore sap) or even some sea/river food - along with their common habitat. I asked his permission if I could take his list and make some additions and post it back. It might be over time that others can add to this list and it could grow in size.
My other idea was to provide links (with each plant) to a internet OD resource and even possibly to recipes for prep and cooking of the said plants - but that would be a future idea.
LBL
The idea for a callender also cropped up on Downsizer here: http://forum.downsizer.net/about28929
The main issue with the calender was the huge seasonal variations around the UK and the problem with the project was finding people with enough time.
I was hoping that could make it a co-operative thing that grows over time. We could add seasonal information according to region if we wanted. I wonder if there was some form of co-operative posting tool that Tony could bolt on-to the site for co-operative work (like the Bushcraft Recipe Book) so we could all edit the same data?
Anyway - I think we start small and build and update it over time........
LBL
