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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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Here We go Gathering Nuts in… October
SWEET CHESTNUTS Round these parts (Bedfordshire, UK) the sweet chestnuts are already ripe and shining rich brown as they pop out of quilled cases. By the way, it may seem like I’m being patronising, but do you know how to tell the difference between a Sweet Chestnut and a ‘conker’ tree (Horse Chestnut)? (Yes, spot…
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