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Thursday, September 11, 2008

Fairy Ring Mushrooms

fairyringthumb.JPGFairy Ring Mushrooms were probably the first wild fungus I learned to reliably identify. I've known for many years that they are edible, but never quite got around to trying them, until now.

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Rose Hips

rosehipthumb.JPGAugust 15 2008 - We tried walking the Hamble Valley Strawberry Trail from Hamble Point up to Manor Farm, but kept getting lost. Fortunately, our random detours took us past some great wild food resources - some nice blackberries, a row of wild plum trees heavy with fruit and a planted rose hedge bearing lots of ripe rose hips.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Rowan Berries

rowanthumb.JPGA trip out to the New Forest in hope of finding wild mushrooms or bilberries - we found neither, but found instead some nice, ripe, plump Rowan berries

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Crab Apples

crabapple3.JPGWe made a trip out to the New Forest we made in hope of finding wild mushrooms or bilberries - we found neither, but found instead Rowan berries and crab apples

 

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Sloes

sloes.JPGI went out specifically looking for sloes - as opposed to than my usual trick of just accidentally tripping over something interesting and edible.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Feral Apples

feralapples2thumb.jpgIn this article, we'll take a look at feral apples - including a tree I found a growing on the waste ground behind my workplace, plus a handful of others I found in a small copse behind the public park.

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