Mad March Spring Foraging
Having watched spring slowly arrive over winter, in the last few weeks it has speeded up & fully arrived in all its glory. I love spring, perhaps because it's the season I was born, or maybe because of those lovely bouncy baby lambs in the fields... Then there's the increase of day light & all the spring foraging to enjoy too. An abundance of smells, tastes, textures & goodness - all oozing with vitamins & minerals. Basically a multitude of reasons to have a spring in my step & that madness of energy that's associated with this time of year.
Teaching foraging is largely seasonal, mainly because people want to forage to certain times of year, rather than there being a lack of plants during the winter months. As my season starts of kick off, my days feel fuller - bookings, organising & planning. At the end of the day there's nothing fresher for me than to take a walk, get away from the computer & amble along, lazily picking as I go. It's relaxing, valuable time-out, all with a flavour of spring madness of the plants I have to choose from as I walk.
Ooooh, what catches my eye today? So much to choose from. Today I chose just a few spring greens for supper - nettles, cleavers, & tri-cornered leek for soup. Chickweed & yarrow for frittata. I could go on about the bounty to enjoy, though really I just want to sit & eat, then do it all again tomorrow! Wishing you wonderful spring foraging - this really is the time to go mad out there & forage to your hearts content.
Shopping down the supermarket aisle? Not for me, in spring all my greens come from the hedgerow.
An evening walk to collect herbs for dinner
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i have always been interested in foraging . I live near the sea in Hampshire and have the three cornered leek all over my garden . A lot of dogs come past my garden and I worry they will contaminate my wild garlic which some people call the the tricorn leek .
I am reading "plants for a better future" by Ken Fern, published by the Permaculture Association . Fascinating ! Learnt so much from this book.
We visit the Permaculture garden in Hampshire.
Very interesting .
Thanks for sharing Marion. Enjoy your three-cornered leek. I'm sure you've plenty to avoid dog mess, and washing it is enough re. urine, urine is sterile anyways. All the best, Rachel