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Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) a new herb for my salads, herbal butter and soups
Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) a new herb for my salads, herbal butter and soups This one I have always weeded out until one day I tasted it. Rather sharp, but pleasantly sharp. Well, it belongs to the same family like rocket or radish, so no wonder. It is a tiny plant. Sometimes not bigger than a hand. In spring…
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Coltsfoot a spring herb
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) another beautiful flower for my salad Every day brings a new delicious and beautiful addition to my kitchen. Today it is a coltsfoot flower. The leaves will come much later. Now I have two edible flowers for decoration: the daisy and the coltsfoot. Both are very good herbs. Coltsfoot has been…
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Wild spring herb soup recipe
Many know green nettle soup. This is another option to obtain the power of spring herbs with the meal. “Green soup” recipe It is a traditional soup in Tirol and is prepared and eaten on fasting days and especially on a Thursday before Easter - Maundy Thursday. It is believed that herbs give strength. Spring has power of…
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Chickweed a delicious addition to salad and...
Chickweed, an excellent addition to Salad full of healthy surprises I could not wait any longer. Even though the way to my greenhouse is deep in snow, I had to have a look what is there, inside and I was rewarded. I found a green carper of chickweed – a real treasure. I love it! It is such a useful plant. One can add a lot…
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This is a magic mushroom and taxonomy is debated, but I think it's Mycena arcangeliana!!!
This past year right before the Thanksgiving holiday, my well was running bone dry. As much as I love everything in life, the past year had taken a tremendous toll in terms of depleting some core energies. My batteries wouldn't recharge, even with my cannabis smoothie shake. This always usually does the trick. At this…
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Wild flours you may be able to harvest
Here is a fun link for possible wild flours. I would be able to harvest most on this list and have with cattail and oak https://morningchores.com/wild-flours/
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Have you ever come across a dandelion pop?
If you ever come across a dandelion pop admire it just a moment then gobble it right up.
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Sea Buckthorn
I am adding as many native fruits and berries the property this year as I can. Sea Buckthorn has several useful purposes and is on my order. I am ordering from our local conservation district. The prices are very reasonable. If your lucky you may be able to find this in the wild and get a harvest…
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mushrooms
I have not been on many mushroom foraging trips manly because I do not feel comfortable in identifying mushrooms. I harvest what I call puff balls and that is about it. My nephew has a friend who has harvested mushrooms for over 20 years and he plans on taking us out and helping us harvest once our temperatures improve and…
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Foraging Juniper (Juniperus communis) cones
Yesterday we went for a longish walk in the forest and I collected a few juniper cones. The ripe ones - the blue ones. I love them: they have a sweetish and a very aromatic taste and they are healthy. Here in Austria Sebastian Kneipp (He was a parish priest in the 19th century in Bavaria and he was one of the forefathers…
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Broad leaf plantain
I am seeking information about broad leaf plantain, an edible (weed). I want to know if it's safe to eat the green seed spikes either in a salad or a smoothie? Do you strip them off the spike or just chop? How should I wash and with what to prevent contamination from animal excrement? Thanks!
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Evergreen Cake
Just got a new email from Rosalee and this recipe was part of it. Thought I'd share it for anyone who doesn't get her emails. I was one of the recipe testers for Wild Remedies and this recipe was one that I got to do, but it didn't make it into the book. I thought it was a shame cause I really liked it. But now here it is.…
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Plants protecting themselves from humans
Came across this and thought it was interesting--a plant evolving to protect itself from human over-harvesting! This is in China, but I wonder if there are any comparable examples here?
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Overharvesting in the Applachians
I was reading this article and thought I would share it... https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wild-ginseng-appalachia?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=52a365fd1e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-52a365fd1e-66074589&mc_cid=52a365fd1e&mc_eid=303487093c
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Uses for tree barks
Researching the linden tree lead me to many more uses for tree barks. And as @torey mentioned in the linden thread, this is a perfect time to harvest bark. What barks do you use or would like to try? I have wild cherry I want to try usinf bark from. Unfortunately the small tree is in a place where it has to be removed. I…
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Has anyone had success in growing Morels?
I have hunted morels in central Indiana for 50+ years with moderate success, mostly depending on weather (wet cold spring, too dry, etc). A few years back, I dropped $50 on morel spawn to try to start my own little patch, with the knowledge that it would take a year before I might see any. Never did see any. Has anyone had…
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Wild pears. How can one use them?
Yesterday I saw many wild pear trees. The memories from my childhood urged me to collect quite a few. I remember my grandmother and my mother baking them. And we - then children loved them! I also remember my grandmother drying pears, but whether they were these wild ones??? Unfortunately I can ask neither of both. It is…
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what to do if you catch someone not ethically harvesting
what to do if you catch someone not ethically harvesting, especially endangered plants. Looking for tips and suggestions since i imagine this could be risky.
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Reishi Mushroom uses
I have purchsed reishi mushroom powder in the past but now I've been able to forage my own. I've started tincture and dried the rest of it. I'm just looking for ideas in addition to tincturing. One article online said they put a slice or two in cooked soups and stews. I found the purchased powder way too bitter for adding…
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What is this?
Hello All, I have found that I am inundated with these plants; not sure if they need eradication or foraging... They have absolutely taken over any space that is not grassy. I found hundreds of them clumped inside a raised bed that hasn't been used in several years ( We just moved in about 2 months ago- house was empty…
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This is Black Elderberry, right?
I've been practicing my plant id skills as much as I can while I have access to an awesome, almost re-wilded field. I haven't harvested anything yet, but I do have permission to, and have been watching these tree/bushes.. I'm almost positive it's black elderberry, but the spines on the limbs are throwing me for a loop..…
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Butternut trees
I had an enlightening encounter this morning while staking out some foraging options. A Grandfather was also foraging with his three young grandkids, teaching them that food is all around us. The little boy shared with me two butternuts that he had picked. I haven’t considered forging for butternuts before this, I think…