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By: ruth

ruth — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:44:17 +0000

i would like to no how you stop duck ponds from going green and smelly

By: Lazytarts

Lazytarts — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:34:38 +0000

A friend and myself went foraging collecting rosehips, brambles, crabapples and many more things we made jellies, james and syrups! It was great and we now plan to make elderflower wine next year. I have my own allotment which i have grown may vegtables for example leeks, red cabbage, broccoli, onions, betroot, kale, spinach and so much more it is the best thing i have done this year and i will continue………….eveyone should try no mater how small or big their area i even have herbs growing in window boxes in my kitchen. you can grow anywhere. try it.

By: Wild Food Recipes - Blackberries : Eating Britain - The UK Food Site

Wild Food Recipes - Blackberries : Eating Britain - The UK Food Site — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:49:22 +0000

[...] did you go blackberry picking this weekend? I hope so! Like I said in my post about Free Food, now is the perfect time for blackberry picking. There are many recipes for using blackberries; [...]

By: kev fear

kev fear — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:52:38 +0000

just got back from picking about 3kg of blackberries, and regularly harvest nettles sea samphire, sea spinach, dulse and sea lettuce also all edible fungi, wild cherries, elderberries aswell as prawns mussels and cockles, all these things I collect just a short distance from home whilst walking the dog at Conwy in the hills and woods that surround the town, Richard Maybeys book was my initial motivation, but have since got more specialised books, especially for the fungi.

By: Geert Weyn

Geert Weyn — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:50:17 +0000

Does anybody know where to find mushrooms? I wouldn’t have a clue where to start looking

By: Nick Saltmarsh

Nick Saltmarsh — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:18:05 +0000

Hunting for wild food to supplement school meals was for me the start of a lifelong interest in wild food and the provenance of food more generally. Reading over this post and comments has heightened my anticipation of the forthcoming end of the hungry gap, with the arrival of St George’s mushrooms, wild hops, nettles etc.

By: » Food for Free - and other good titles | Food ‘n Drink

» Food for Free - and other good titles | Food ‘n Drink — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:33:54 +0000

[...] For anyone interested in the subject Sarah made a good post on Free Food. [...]

By: » Wild Food Recipes - Blackberries - Eating Britain

» Wild Food Recipes - Blackberries - Eating Britain — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:32:07 +0000

[...] So, did you go blackberry picking this weekend? I hope so! Like I said in my post about Free Food, now is the perfect time for blackberry picking. There are many recipes for using blackberries; crumbles, jams, smoothies, icecream and many more! [...]

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:49:10 +0000

Sam, Thanks so much for the tip about the book :) A mate at work has just recommended exactly the same book! Looks like I’ll have to get a copy :)

SarahG, My mum’s always been an avid jam maker :) We went picking last weekend along the river Adur and got about 6lb’s worth. I’m going to post her jam recipe on Sunday because it makes really lovely jam :)

By: SarahG

SarahG — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 08:02:29 +0000

I’ve just cut back the brambles at the back of our garden after grabbing as many blackberries as possible off them first. Much easier when they’re on your doorstep! I can remember always blackberry picking with my Dad around the local fields. We’d have (and still have) an abundance of blackberry and apple crumbles, pies and of course Jam!

I can also remember getting Walnuts and Hazelnuts in my younger years.