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H.A. Foraging Journal – February Week 1
Buds are slowly revealing their silken insides on willow. Sycamore buds glow green, Blackthorn is dressed in hints of bridal white. Sloes are still out though, and they’ve been nicely bletted by the cold. I can even eat a few raw without wincing. Sloe Recipes A Sloe Ice Lolly could be a good bet, but…
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6 Roots You Can Eat In Winter (If Trump Destroys the World…)
If the world system fails, which looks increasingly likely with the behaviour of certain grown-up toddlers… be apocalypse-ready. Winter food Winter is traditionally the time to harvest roots. Plants store energy in the form of carbohydrates by stocking it up in their roots, bulbs, corms, tubers or rhizomes. Don’t worry about the terminology, unless you…
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ROWAN…Fire Engine Red Witchbane & What You Can Do With It.
Rowan trees are aglow with fire engine red berries in council car parks and waysides everywhere. They’re a popular landscaping tree, so chances are there’ll be one near you. They love growing high up, so check hills too. Rowan, or Mountain Ash, is known as Sorbus aucuparia in the botanical community. It’s a member of…
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My Foraging Journal:November
A bit belated this one. October is a busy month for foragers in temperate zones. I’ve been testing out brambles for various types of basketry for 2 bushcraft/homesteading magazines. Brambles are hard-wearing if you can evade and conquer the thorns! The best time to harvest bramble for this is actually summer, as they are more…
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King’s Wood: The Kingdom of Fungi – Oct 25th
Majestic old oaks arch and swoop overhead. at their venerable feet boletes pop up like roast turkey scented bath sponges. Pacing up and down another ride leads us to bracken and silver-white birches with Milk Caps and Brown Roll Rim. Yet another way, we end up in the midst of hazel coppice. Lastly…tall pines swaying,…
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