Sunday, June 28, 2009
By Mike on Sunday, June 28, 2009, 21:20
It's the end of June - we went for a walk alongside the river Itchen and saw lots of interesting wildlife and plants, including a plant I have often seen, but never yet eaten - Comfrey.
By Mike on Sunday, June 28, 2009, 14:38
Another riverside plant in its prime at the end of June - Meadowsweet.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
By Mike on Thursday, June 25, 2009, 22:28
July 2009 - last year was disappointing for wild plums, but the trees are more than making up for it this year - including enormous crops of cherry plums.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
By Mike on Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 21:17
June 2009 - Elder trees here have produced a real profusion of bloom this year. I'm going to try making a real old-fashioned favourite - Elderflower Fizz
Sunday, May 24, 2009
By Mike on Sunday, May 24, 2009, 20:49
Chickweed is a fast-growing plant, common on cultivated soil - it's one of the plants we spend time and energy weeding out of our salad gardens - and yet it grows lush and green when planted crops such as lettuce may struggle.
We should probably just eat the chickweed.
Monday, May 4, 2009
By Mike on Monday, May 4, 2009, 19:38
We went for a walk and picnic in the New Forest - I added a bit of freshness and zing to my sandwiches - in the form of bittercress.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
By Mike on Sunday, May 3, 2009, 21:43
3 May 2009 - Several times in the past I've intended to try eating hogweed, but have arrived too late to get the tender young emerging shoots - this time, I got the timing exactly right.
Friday, May 1, 2009
By Mike on Friday, May 1, 2009, 21:43
We took a walk along the shingle beach between Hamble Marina and Warsash and found seakale.
Monday, April 20, 2009
By Mike on Monday, April 20, 2009, 21:13
Spring has very much sprung - and the Cuckoo Flower is out.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
By Mike on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 00:16
Easter 2009 - continuing my wild food foraging, in Spain - here are a few more things I found, including some potentially edible things I passed over this time, for one reason or another...
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