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.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
By Mike on Sunday, March 15, 2009, 21:11
"Kissing's out of season when Gorse is out of flower" - so they say. This is a wild food article about gorse flowers, which can be found at pretty much any time of year...
Friday, September 26, 2008
By Mike on Friday, September 26, 2008, 12:30
I spent a day helping out in a friend's orchard, lugging crates of apples from the field into the store.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
By Mike on Thursday, September 11, 2008, 22:37
Fairy 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.
Monday, August 25, 2008
By Mike on Monday, August 25, 2008, 20:59
Out picking blackberries, I also returned home with some goosefoot that I picked from a weedy, recently-ploughed corner of a field.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
By Mike on Sunday, August 17, 2008, 23:07
August 2008 - This summer's crop of blackberries has started well and looks like it's going to continue in like manner.
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