Finally getting around to sharing how this week’s foraging run went, and current challenges and escapades. Foraging this week was on Sunday, and the intention was two-fold: get more chokecherry berry twigs with their leaves and berries, and get more goldenrod. A third goal was to get more hawthorn berry …
(note: images are clickable so you can see them full size. Just remember to hit your browser’s back button to return to this page) So chokecherries, and cherries in general show up in so many recommended sample food lists across this site, that I decided to show you how I …
Today’s foraging run was all about the chokecherries! Many of the trees are only half-ready to pick at this time, but others are fully ready, some Pin (red) and some Black. Some bushes put out tiny berries, but most of them are putting out really fat, plump berries this year! …
Two days after the first jar’s July 30th check date, and 14 days before the other three jar’s check date, I decided to finish the fir mugolio. My reason for doing so is that the sugar slush appeared to be solidified across the bottom of the jars, and there was …
Brought home some very “fat” green fir cones from the barn last night! By “fat”, I mean literally dripping with sap, using the term the same way very sappy wood is known as “fat”. The tree that we got them from not only was very generous in popping them off …
Last week’s haul of chokecherry berries are now turned into juice concentrate. I have a few more trays of leaves to crush, as well as other dried herbs to crush too. Two yard waste bags of twigs and such were picked up by the yard waste pickup service this morning, …
