tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201084608592683841.post7495179342225017554..comments2023-07-27T15:22:48.869+01:00Comments on Always Autumn: I Bought A Book: The Thrifty ForagerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718064410207123528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201084608592683841.post-53570875734122479022011-10-02T16:21:42.540+01:002011-10-02T16:21:42.540+01:00I understand the nervousness, it took a few years ...I understand the nervousness, it took a few years of wanting to forage before I actually got the courage to do it. For me it was having a partner that didn't think I was strange to want to pick at wild plants. I just stuck with super simple things like blackberries, dandelions and wild garlic, slowly increasing my knowledge by about 4 or 5 plants a year and making sure I was really comfortable with them.<br /><br />I'm pretty comfortable identifying most things from books but you could try finding a local forager on justfortheloveofit.org or somewhere similar. <br /><br />Getting a two year old not to eat everything is another matter entirely but I've foraged with kids a few years older and they do love it. I dropped one girl off with her mother absolutely obsessed with eating beech leaves!Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379030619471592492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201084608592683841.post-21004709532143080822011-10-02T15:09:44.474+01:002011-10-02T15:09:44.474+01:00I've always fancied trying foraging for wild i...I've always fancied trying foraging for wild ingredients, but I don't think even a book like this would give me the confidence. I would still probably end up picking something inedible and possibly poisonous. My two year old would probably adore going out and picking the ingredients but would be wanting to sample and would be trying many things she shouldn't making her very ill! Perhaps when she is a bit older and I am a little braver!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com