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Thanks folks, I will try a bit younger next time. Nice to have something other than leaves. Look forward to hearing about the Northamptonshire walk :)

Was weeding my veg patch yesterday (not easy for a forager) and ate some very tasty thistle roots - tasted like jerusalem artichokes, very tender.

Dave,

Do you have details of your Northampton walk?

Can anyone advise the best way to prepare hogweed? As far as my memory goes, Robin Harford, on his foraging walk, suggested picking with gloves and boiling it up twice, throwing the water away each time, before eating. I had some today, going for the young, partially unfurled shoots as recommended, ...

Aw, thanks for your warm welcomes :) Have been having fun reading all the back posts - they will be good to refer to. I'm aiming to eat something wild every day, which so far hasn't been hard - this morning started the day with a glass of goosegrass juice (which is becoming a habit) and when I went ...

I've been juicing it by blending with water and straining through muslin - get through quite a lot, it's really yummy.

Hi everyone, I dived in and posted on the foraging forum (wild garlic thread), and Milims said this: > Hi Zolou - why not pop onto the intros section and tell us a bit more about youself? So - I live in South Warwickshire and did a foraging course with Robin Harford last weekend - now very inspired ...

Mmm. Did a foraging course with Robin Harford last weekend and he brought some Ramsons, food-processed with plenty of oil - it was an absolutely delicious condiment and allows you to keep it for a while (she said vaguely). I did the same with garlic mustard yesterday and though very strong on its ow...