Dry harvest list - PEP BB foraging.sand.dry

Harvest, dry and store one of the following:
One pound (fresh weight) of:
    o rose hips

To document your completion of the BB, provide the following:
- A picture of one of the plants/fungi in the wild
- A picture of the bounty on a scale showing the weight
- A picture of the dried goodies in or with their storage container

At least three different species of rosehips this year! I only get about 1/3 of a lb on the roses that grow on the periphery of my cleared land, so I had to go off-property for these. Minnesota-Point is a great source!

I harvested and dried 21 lbs of apples over the last two weeks from an apple tree in an empty lot in town. I have already snacked on a lot of the dried apples. This made over 2 gallons of apple chips.

To document your completion of the BB, provide the following:
- A picture of one of the plants/fungi in the wild
- A picture of the bounty on a scale showing the weight
- A picture of the dried goodies in or with their storage container

The apple tree in the empty lot:


Harvesting apples:


First batch (11 lbs, 14.2 oz):


Second batch (9 lbs, 3.2 oz):


Both batches on the counter, ready to be dehydrated:


Chopping up the apples and dehydrating:



I tried doing a batch in the oven but wasn't a fan of the slightly roasted flavor:


Delicious dried apples:


Sealing into jars:


For the final amount - Two containers for immediate snacking, 6 quart jars, and 2 pint jars:

I hope these qualify. The photos are representative samples of ongoing foraging projects.
The onions are wild onions/wild garlic (Allium vineale) foraged from the yard after it was allowed to grow for a season. We dehydrate them and mill them into onion powder.
This photo of amber jelly fungus (Exidia recisa) is one of many harvests from the century-old oaks that border our property. Occasionally we get a few jelly ears as well (Auricularia auricula). They don't last long in our kitchen, so there aren't many dried and stored in the pantry at any one time.