The last time I led a foraging trip with ramsons (ramsløk), Allium ursinum, as the main focus was in 2014 on the island Hvaler in south eastern Norway […]
Foraging / Fungi
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The Big Fungi Haul
It’s ridiculous but it’s been such a busy summer that I hadn’t found time for foraging mushrooms in the forest this year until last Saturday 12th October. We […]
Foraging / Fungi
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Havesting frozen winter chantarelles
Spent yesterday afternoon harvesting winter chantarelles (traktkantarell) as much as we could carry out of the woods and almost all were frozen solid making some unusual sounds in […]
Drying / Foraging / Fungi
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Forest bounty
Spending so much time in the 3 gardens I look after – The Edible Garden; The World and Demonstration Gardens at Væres Venner Community Garden and the Allium […]
Foraging
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Alpine bistort harvest and the Idas Blue
More or less the only plant I forage these days from the wild are alpine bistort (harerug) bulbils (Polygonum viviparum / Persicaria vivipara) to dry for the winter. […]
Foraging
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Top 5 Foraging Guide
Although I don’t consider myself primarily a forager, I do often forage my garden if that counts…I was still chuffed to be included in this top 5 foraging […]
Foraging / Fungi
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Laying down winter chanterelle supplies
It was a busy weekend picking our winter supplies of winter chantarelles (traktkantarell) in the forest. This abundant species is mycorrhizal, associated in Norway with spruce, usually in […]
Foraging / Fungi
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Fungal abundance
The forest is now full of edible fungi, witness today’s haul of mostly chantarelles, winter chantarelle, hedgehog fungi (two species) and puffballs (Norw: kantarell, traktkantarell, lys- og rødgule-piggsopp […]
Food / Foraging / Perennial vegetables
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Wild domesticated edibles and 65 habby days
Tonight’s omelette had more or less only wild edible perennial plants from my area in it, although all grow in my garden, managed in some way…with one exception […]
Foraging / Fungi
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Winter chantarelles / Traktkantareller
Earlier in October, we found a place with a large amount of chantarelles (kantarell); see http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=23655). We noticed that there were also a lot of winter chantarelles (traktkantarell; […]
Berries / Foraging
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Cranberries
We have two species of cranberry here: Vanlig tranebær (Vaccinium oxycoccus) and småtranebær (Vaccinium microcarpum). Found a bog covered in one or both species today. Have to return in spring […]
Foraging / Fungi / walks
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Foraging Alpine Bistort Bulbils
On Sunday, we went for a walk up to a mountain farm (seter) near to the lake Foldsjøen in Malvik with the main aim to gather alpine bistort […]
Book / Foraging
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Holmboe’s Gratis mat av ville planter
To buy, see the bottom of this page (for å kjøpe, se nederst på denne siden). Jens Holmboe’s book “Gratis mat av ville planter” (Free food from wild […]
Bulbils / Foraging / Perennial vegetables
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Foraging the Viviparous Bistort
It’s a rare event that I forage outside the garden at this time of year and almost never for leafy greens. I’m trying to find time at least […]
Dandelions / Foraging / Forcing / Perennial vegetables
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More blanched dandelions
More dandelions brought up from the (dark) cellar, ready to eat! These roots were just stored in damp autumn leaves! Post Views: 95
Foraging / Fungi
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Sopptur 16th November
(Sopptur = Mushroom picking / fungal foray) Still masses of winter chantarelle in the woods despite for frosts a week ago…and a few chantarelle and hedgehog fungus…. Post […]
Blanching / Dandelions / Foraging / Forcing / Perennial vegetables
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Dandelion harvest
Dandelions are one of my favourite winter perennial vegetables. During the summer, wild dandelions sow themselves on my cultivated beds….one of the advantages of having too much open […]
Foraging / walks
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In search of the wild asparagus at Bombeira do Guadiana
On the morning of my permaveggies course in Mértola, we did a wild walk into the Bombeira do Guadiana Biodiversity Station where information signs have been put up […]
Edible flowers / Edimentals / Foraging / Walk and talk
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Edible plants of the Sintra Natural Park
In the morning of the masterclass on permaveggies on 1st November 2018 organised by the Janas Ecovillage, we visited Jardim da Condessa D’Edla in collaboration with the Sintra […]
Foraging / Talks
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The Wild Plants Lady meets the Extreme Salad Man
The Wild Plants Lady meets the Extreme Salad Man to discuss ready salted vegetables on the Magoito Cliffs north of Lisbon! A) Crithmum maritimum (rock samphire or death […]
Foraging / Salad
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The Ecoaldeias Janas extreme salad
As part of the course organised by Ecoaldeias Janas in the village Janas near Sintra in Portugal, Fernanda Botelho collected wild and cultivated plants and here she is making an […]
Foraging / Fungi
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Another afternoon in the forest!
More work :( There were again large numbers of perfect Lactarius deterrimus (granmatriske / false saffron milkcap or orange milkcap), which is a mycorrhizal fungus that associates with Norway […]
Cycling / Foraging / Fungi
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Fungal bonanza by bike and job creation
I can’t remember the last time we had a porcini (cep, penny bun) or steinsopp in Norwegian year here, well over 10 years I think!! There are huge […]
Foraging / Fruit / Fungi
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Forage in Malvikmarka
A productive afternoon in the woods yesterday on the Malvik side of Solemsvåttan with my Swiss helper Julia Albrecht with a good haul of bilberries and the year’s […]
Berries / Foraging
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Fevollbergan forage
On Thursday this week we went for a forage locally as I’d heard reports that chantarelles were appearing after the rain….we didn’t see any edible fungi but there […]