Wild food salad

[Quercus]

Thought I'd share some knowledge on whats edible out there now and free.

It is currently very easy to pick a wild food salad, still somethign I am new to but today I have gathered:

Lime tree leaves (Tilia europaea): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia_%C3%97_europaea (really tasty leaves!)
Hawthorn leaves (Crataegus monogyna): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus
Jack by the hedge/hedge-garlic leaves (Alliaria petiolata): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliaria_petiolata
Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamine_hirsuta

Not sure yet how it will all do together, would be good to throw in some primrose flowers etc, will be a work in progress. Thought I'd post it as its all growing and ready most probably close by! and free!!!

Q

[ew_keane]

Dandilion greens picked early are good raw, late dandilions are best cooked limp with some salt, then sauteed in hot bacon fat and onions. If you like greens, youll like these.

[valleysboy]

Hi all,interested in this wild food or is that living food,watched the series grow your own drugs,any good books or more info would be great,cheers take care,Rob.

[Wolf]

And very tasty I bet. They used to say you can cook stinging nettles.

Wild garlic and horseradish

[valleysboy]

Hi all, have read about nettle tea,never tried it though,well up for giving this wild/living food thing a go,ole ray mears got it sussed,take care,Rob.

[ENKI]

You will find the following in the UK just by going for a stroll and this time of year its perfect:

Borage
Burdock
Chickweed
Dandellion
Goosegrass
Ground Ivy
Hairy Bittercress
Hedge Garlic
Hogweed
Stinging Nettle
Plantain
Ramsons
Sorrel
Smooth Sow-Thistle
Spear Thistle
Three-Cornered
WinterCress
Yellow Sorrel
Hawthorn
Beech Tree
Oak Tree
Sweet Chestnut

[Wolf]

Wow..what a list...well done.

Whats the best book with PICTURES ? Me cant recognise things...and you should see my cooking.

Good subject...get independent of Tesco ! lol

[ENKI]

Wow..what a list...well done.

Whats the best book with PICTURES ? Me cant recognise things...and you should see my cooking.

Good subject...get independent of Tesco ! lol

Try this PDF:
http://www.wildfoodschool.co.uk/urban/wfsURBANGUIDE.pdf

And these videos:
http://vimeo.com/eatweeds

Also get involved in local forages and walks in case the day comes where we are not able to buy from T E Stockwell (AKA TESCO) or others we need to have the knowledge we once had to forage for plants and mushrooms to take back our health and wealth.

I want to start a website on this type of thing but at the moment don’t have the time... have the resources just not the time!

[valleysboy]

Hi ENKI,thanks for the links,do a fair bit of walking in the Brecon Beacons national parks,"right on my doorstep"always enjoyed the outdoors an nature,never really looked at wild food to eat,but i think with a bit of info' now,all thats gonna change,thanks for your imput,take care,Rob.

"PS 1positive already,if i can pick my food on the way,my loads gonna be lighter!!!!!!!!!!".

[Wolf]

Iam thinking a good way forward is to live by example in these ways. IF you can. That includes generating electricity or whatever. Maybe whilst the world collapses around us we could be doing these things. We cant help it if we are amongst the first to see storms ahead and go do something else. Me not fancy relying on the ptb. For anything !

Thanks for the info and links !