A-foraging we will go - actually a-foraging we went!

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A-foraging we will go - actually a-foraging we went!

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We went on our first forage of the year today. Got some lovely baby nettles for nettle tea and had a dandelion and chickweed salad with our dinner - wonderful! Nature surely is an amazing thing!
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Good stuff Sal! Well done :cheers:

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Pretty good for January isn't it? :lol:
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Yup we were amazed at just how early everything was! There were new shoots on the trees too. Suppose thats what you get for having a mild winter! Mind you, not that we are complaining, our salad was yummy last night! :lol:
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Post: # 47532Post Hedgehogpie »

There's loads about if you know what to look for. Today's salad mix was dandelion,hairy bittercress, wood sorrel, sea beet, sea purslane, mallow, chickweed & rosebay willowherb.

All fresh young growth and very tasty.
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Post: # 47534Post TheLancsLass »

Yup right there with you Hedgehogpie! The kids already want to go back next weekend as they love the dandelions :)
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I went out looking for nettles the other day and there were precious few around so well done! I also saw a greenfly, really should not have been about at this time of year.
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Post: # 47710Post Trinity »

How wonderful to hear that other people get excited about nettles and other goodies :sunny: I loved that 'full' feeling I get when I eat wildfood briming with nutrients!
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