Do You Ever Eat Wild Food or Food From The Forest?

my family are slovak and they live of land. plants and mushroom. boar and squirrel. i live in england now and miss gypo tinkers with all my heart. i go back next year for holiday and eat some moss with spices. it is lovely. i no have girl partner.

I do not dare pick mushrooms, even though they might be safe. I have picked blackberries and wild blueberries when I lived in British Columbia. There are not that many forests here except in the Parks and I think you can get hazelnuts, but I guess they are protected.

Hi there. The only wild food, berry or fruit Ive collected from the bush/forest was wild strawberries and that was when I was younger... But I have this friend, she goes out hunting and drops me off wild pig, so theres something wild from the forest...

I don't, but only because I don't know what's safe and what isn't. I would definitely try it after learning what's ok to eat and what isn't.

Hello. I live in sweden and take a lot of foods from the nature not only the forest, I go fishing and hunting and pick mushrooms and a lot of outher stuff I dont knowe the english word for so I neaver buy meat or fish in the store and sawing a lot of money this way. Hawe a nice day.

The mushrooms haven't been great here this year, but I collect other wild foods to supplement our table which have been good. Probably the most versatile of the leaves I collect is the humble nettle. I've just come back from collecting a bag full for soup actually. Sorrell is lovely too, and you can find all sort of different wild herbs to add to your salad. And of course you mustn't forget all the wild fruits and berries when they are in season. Around here I can collect bags and bags of apples and blackberries, which make lovely deserts and jams right through late summer and autumn. Then there's elderflowers for elderflower cordial or champagne, and all sort of other things. I heartily recommend two books, 'Food for Free' and 'Wild Food'. Both excellent.

Some years ago my son and myself and grandchildren would go hunting for the oyster mushroom and the morels. We had a lot of fun and picked a lot of those. we never tried for any other kind because some are too hard to identify. we loved both those kinds of mushrooms. I would love to go to the woods to scavenger for food but am unable to these days. When I was younger we ofter picked a lot of wild berries.

Hi, have you checked out my discussion? The one with multiple replies, not the one with only one reply. I list what I'm currently gathering at Helium.com, too. There is not as much food from the forests as the fields, streams, ponds, meadows, etc. The weeds you pull in your garden and your lawn may be more helpful. Personally, mushrooms, I would only gather puff balls because once it gets to be the size of a basketball, it can't be anything else! But too many people have gathered them, I only saw one once and I had to leave it alone to multiply, but someone else took it and I've never seen one since. Try to find a mushroom society in your area. They have some great classes and field trips. I'm 3 hours away from the nearest one-unfortunately. Your local colleges might have a class that's more like a club. My cousins belonged to one and they had all kinds of mushrooms that they preserved. The main thing to remember: If there are less than 7, leave them a lone. More than 7, but not many, gather 1 in 7. A ton of something, 1 out of 3. Educate all new gatherers to not gather too much. Irresponsible people, I don't even teach how to gather. If they have no respect and over-indulge in things, they won't respect the woods either. Be careful who you teach. Wild lambs quarters are my favorite. They grow in gardens and in soil where the surface has been removed (over your septic tank after it's been emptied, but don't use those, just for ID purposes and explanations only).. A huge bowl with yogurt dressing. So fresh and so much energy in it, it makes you high! Best picked, for that purpose, in the spring. Take care and happy foraging!