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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Are you a "forager" and take advantage in natures free bounty ?

I have just been watching country file and they do say that foragers are now stripping the country side .If foraging do you always leave a bit behind or take whatevers there ?

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

I'm not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am!! Blackberries, cobnuts, sloes, apples, pears, cherries....

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I had to concentrate on reading on here - they were showing way too many scary mushrooms. I caught a glimpse of one covered in blood.

I only really forage blackberries.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"Are you a "forager" and take advantage in natures free bounty ?

I have just been watching country file and they do say that foragers are now stripping the country side .If foraging do you always leave a bit behind or take whatevers there ? "

It was like that in sainsburys today. Halloween panic buying.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"Are you a "forager" and take advantage in natures free bounty ?

I have just been watching country file and they do say that foragers are now stripping the country side .If foraging do you always leave a bit behind or take whatevers there ?

It was like that in sainsburys today. Halloween panic buying. "

It's 10 days away!!

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By *ouplefunukCouple
over a year ago

North Bristol

Had some sloes & damsons a few weeks back which are sitting in gin currently

*Her*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Been picking some great wild mushrooms this year.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

I'd live to go foraging but other than berries I wouldn't know where to start

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep I am, blackberries, elderflowers/berries, chestnuts, apples, pears, plums, wild garlic, crab-apples, rosehips, not mushrooms though, only because I would end up picking something deadly.

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By *mm_n_ZedCouple
over a year ago

Fareham

Blackberries is my limit ... and I leave plenty behind in terms of skin and blood!

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Always leave some. Not everything's really for picking at the same time so take enough for your needs and leave the rest.

The next person, if there is one, should do the same. If not, they'll be there for you next time.

One dogging site, now locked and closed, had the biggest and tastiest brambles I've ever found. Well away from the vehicle area so they weren't contaminated.

They're probably still growing away and not being picked

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love it, made a great pasta sauce from nettles a couple of months back.

And it's almost time to make sloe gin for Christmas presents

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

New forest is great for foraging.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"I love it, made a great pasta sauce from nettles a couple of months back.

And it's almost time to make sloe gin for Christmas presents "

We've got loads of sloes Round here. Might do some gin.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

It's a bit like that on Fab. Foraging for fanny's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Been picking some great wild mushrooms this year. "

I've not long met someone to teach me mushrooms- found Chanterelle, Wild Hedgehog and an amazing purple one called Amethysts Delight. Nom!!!!

Picked blackberries, apples, rowan berries and elder berries this year. Know where there are wild strawberries and raspberries and conkers lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"It's a bit like that on Fab. Foraging for fanny's "

As long as you dont get your hands stained

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"I love it, made a great pasta sauce from nettles a couple of months back.

And it's almost time to make sloe gin for Christmas presents

We've got loads of sloes Round here. Might do some gin. "

There was a recipe on This Morning this week for a chocolate sloe gin. It looked fabulous.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Too late in the year to start now but the Sloe Gin makers might consider Rumtopf for next year.

Locally foraged in season fruit and good quality rum - ideal late December treat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I love it, made a great pasta sauce from nettles a couple of months back.

And it's almost time to make sloe gin for Christmas presents

We've got loads of sloes Round here. Might do some gin.

There was a recipe on This Morning this week for a chocolate sloe gin. It looked fabulous.

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Interesting ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My home backs onto countryside and we have loads of brambles, wild strawberries and blackcurrants. There is also a cherry tree which had the biggest cherries on I've ever seen this year. This year has been a bumper year, I can barely keep up! We've had a few blackberry and apple cobblers, I've made some bramble jam, cherry jam, some of the raspberries I've frozen to have on my porridge, I dehydrated the wild strawberries as they are tiny so they will go on my muesli or granola. I've made blackcurrant liqueur but i'm not sure what that's like as it's not ready yet.

I'd never try foraging for mushrooms as i'd probably pick a poisonous one. I tend to just stick to fruit really.

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By *ame-room-no-swapCouple
over a year ago

Taunton

Coastal foraging is great. Scallops, clams, crab, lobster and prawns are all on the menu. Certain types of sea are very tasty too.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

I went looking for wild garlic this year but gave up. Probably trampled all over it not knowing really what I was looking for.

Blackberries have been plentiful this year and them and sloes are the only thing I really feel confident about picking.

Caught someone in my field looking for “shrooms” the other week and not of the edible kinds. Cheeky git.

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By *essica FlabbitWoman
over a year ago

west midlands/shropshire

I've been told when blackberry picking.. Leave the ones on the bottom for little animals. Leave the ones on the top for the birds. Take the middle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've been told when blackberry picking.. Leave the ones on the bottom for little animals. Leave the ones on the top for the birds. Take the middle "

I had some enjoyment Blackberry picking this year too. You make a good point about where to pick from, I will bare this in mind next year!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do for blackberrys, mushrooms mainly. Theres alot around the village where, i love cooking/baking with them.

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester


"I went looking for wild garlic this year but gave up. Probably trampled all over it not knowing really what I was looking for.

Blackberries have been plentiful this year and them and sloes are the only thing I really feel confident about picking.

Caught someone in my field looking for “shrooms” the other week and not of the edible kinds. Cheeky git.

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Wild garlic pesto is fantastic and the flowers in tempura batter are epic. We love foraging, mushrooms, nettles, elderflower you name we eat it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Coastal foraging is great. Scallops, clams, crab, lobster and prawns are all on the menu. Certain types of sea are very tasty too."

They searched the word foraging ^^

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks


"I went looking for wild garlic this year but gave up. Probably trampled all over it not knowing really what I was looking for.

Blackberries have been plentiful this year and them and sloes are the only thing I really feel confident about picking.

Caught someone in my field looking for “shrooms” the other week and not of the edible kinds. Cheeky git.

Wild garlic pesto is fantastic and the flowers in tempura batter are epic. We love foraging, mushrooms, nettles, elderflower you name we eat it. "

Love elderflower cordial.

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By *reativecouplederbyCouple
over a year ago

Derby

Yep, elderflower, blackberries etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've been told when blackberry picking.. Leave the ones on the bottom for little animals. Leave the ones on the top for the birds. Take the middle "

I was always told... leave the ones at the bottom... the dogs piss on them

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By *ame-room-no-swapCouple
over a year ago

Taunton

Had some great coastal foraging recently, Crab, lobster, clams and prawns

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