What did you forage today?
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I am staying in my van in a yard where I'm working so not much to forage. I did however get out today and get some nettles to infuse into a hot foot bath as I have got a gammy toe. Very soothing. Dont know much about the effects but a herbalist and homeopath I know swears by it. Any info on it would be great. xx
Edit. update. good as an anti inflammatory. That would explain the footbath. Just did a quick research on other nettle attributes and put it on my to do list to start eating them. x
Edit. update. good as an anti inflammatory. That would explain the footbath. Just did a quick research on other nettle attributes and put it on my to do list to start eating them. x
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Nice. I have never found that. I would know it instantly though if I came across it x
I am trying to eat a bit healthier and having foragables daily. Today I picked wild mustard, nettles, stitchwort, wild parsley (be careful picking that as it is hemlock lookalike ) chick weed, penny wort, pig nut and clevers (the tender tips). I will have that in a vinaigrette and serve with veg cous cous. I have been doing it for two weeks now and feel better on every level. remarkable results xxx
I found jack by the hedge today. not a big deal in Uk but I rarely see it in the part of Ireland I am in. this is a very tasty wild food.. if you are new to foraging this is a must find and taste plant. x
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Garlic mustard | The Wildlife Trusts
Favouring shady spots in woodlands and hedgerows, Garlic mustard can grow very tall. It has small, white flowers and, as its name suggests, smells faintly of garlic.
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Found a few cramp balls on the dog walk today. Not used them before, so will dry them out and see if I can get a fire going with the flint and steel.
Word of warning to make sure you dry them out in a paper bag or similar as the spores go everywhere and are a burger to clean up.
Elderflower for cordial,
Plantain for making a salve,
Paper birch bark for my tinder pouch,
Rose petals to dry for pot pourri, and making rose water.
Wild flowers for the kitchen window sill vase.
Plantain for making a salve,
Paper birch bark for my tinder pouch,
Rose petals to dry for pot pourri, and making rose water.
Wild flowers for the kitchen window sill vase.
Looks like you're collecting dog noses in that photo...Found a few cramp balls on the dog walk today. Not used them before, so will dry them out and see if I can get a fire going with the flint and steel.
There is an invasive garlic mustard here which is good to eat. Same latin name, but looks slightly different to that specimen you show there. Leaves more roundly heart-shaped and not coloured ... well, not that I have seen.I found jack by the hedge today. not a big deal in Uk but I rarely see it in the part of Ireland I am in. this is a very tasty wild food.. if you are new to foraging this is a must find and taste plant. x
Garlic mustard | The Wildlife Trusts
Favouring shady spots in woodlands and hedgerows, Garlic mustard can grow very tall. It has small, white flowers and, as its name suggests, smells faintly of garlic.
I was going to suggest you wait for seeds of that mustard you have and sow them. But, I expect you are onto that already
Today, nettles for cordage, and a cheese cake from co op....Well, every now and again one needs a special treat!.
Post some pictures if you can. On the subject of seeds I dont gather them but I do know about them. I have really upped my foraging this year and am trying new things and eating more wild food so thank you for the prompt. xThere is an invasive garlic mustard here which is good to eat. Same latin name, but looks slightly different to that specimen you show there. Leaves more roundly heart-shaped and not coloured ... well, not that I have seen.
I was going to suggest you wait for seeds of that mustard you have and sow them. But, I expect you are onto that already
Heartsease (the wild pansy) selfheal, lemon balm, rosenoble (figwort), bittercress, wild strawberries, and I cut and have laid out to dry, the leaves from the iris that I favour for cordage and basketry.
I am also most displeased. I was weeding under the Rowan tree and was bitten by something. Being then aware, when something landed on my other arm I squished it.
It was a mosquito
Midgies, clegs, berry bugs.....those I'm used to, but mozzies are not something I want here.
Apparently they are now becoming more common, even here in Scotland.
We can't tober down global warming quickly enough
I am also most displeased. I was weeding under the Rowan tree and was bitten by something. Being then aware, when something landed on my other arm I squished it.
It was a mosquito
Midgies, clegs, berry bugs.....those I'm used to, but mozzies are not something I want here.
Apparently they are now becoming more common, even here in Scotland.
We can't tober down global warming quickly enough
We have a glut of wild strawberries here and the elderflowers have been lovely
and the elderflowers have been lovely
lots of chickweed here and greater plantain, i did not realise how great and big the leaves actually grow. x
Watch the plantain and get the seeds before they spill. They'll thicken a stew....bit like a native version of chia seeds
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