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Dana Scout

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posted 1 year ago

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I was out by a lake picking things for other bbs and found some wild mint for my tea 🍵

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posted 1 year ago

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I foraged this dandelion from a Zone 5 corner of my yard. This was the first time I’d been over there since May.

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posted 11 months ago

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The very last of the red clover by the canal.

Plant in the wild, a handful freshly harvested, steeping (with a sprig of yarrow, also foraged) and in the cup.

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posted 10 months ago

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We haven't had a frost yet so the nettle fall regrowth is surprisingly lush at the moment. I grabbed a small handful today for some nourishing nettle tea, but maybe I'll make it back for another harvest to dry. I picked a bit of weedy rose hips to add a little zing too.

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Alexandra Malecki

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posted 8 months ago

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Mike Haasl wrote:To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
Make a cup of tea from one of:
- nettle

To document your completion of the BB, provide the following:
- A picture of one of the plants in the wild
- A picture of the harvested goods with the remaining plant in the background
- A picture of the yummy tea in a cup

Clarifications:
- This is "Foraging" so the plants can not be cultivated by you.

Nettle has a very strong flavor. I dried the nettle over the summer and used the dried leaves to make an infusion. I used boiling water and let it infuse until the water temp was cool enough to sip, about 10 mins.

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Alexandra Malecki

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posted 8 months ago

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Mike Haasl wrote:
To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
Make a cup of tea from one of:
- rose hips

To document your completion of the BB, provide the following:
- A picture of one of the plants in the wild
- A picture of the harvested goods with the remaining plant in the background
- A picture of the yummy tea in a cup

Clarifications:
- This is "Foraging" so the plants can not be cultivated by you.

This tea was delightful, like citrus rose. A nice source of vitamin c that grows in my cold region. I dried the hips over the summer, then crushed them just prior to making the infusion. I used boiling water and let it infuse until the water temp was cool enough to sip, about 10 mins.

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James Bradford

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posted 7 months ago

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Dandelion tea

I usually just make tea from cedar branch tips because it seems to help reduce the cedar fever that comes with the pollen season here in central TX.

This dandelion tea was great tasting also, and im already planning to use it to make veggie broth for the cook a soup BB!

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Nathan Klark

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posted 5 months ago

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Some thyme, dandelion leaves, and rosemary. Very strong taste and next time I need to wash them better. A lot of little fine particulates ended up swirling around later.

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Catherine Barnes

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posted 3 months ago

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To document your completion of the BB, provide the following:
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- A picture of the harvested goods with the remaining plant in the background
- A picture of the yummy tea in a cup

I foraged mint and made mint tea. Please see the attached photos. Blessings Catherine The Grateful

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Alicia Reed

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posted 2 weeks ago

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I have a cold and drink a lot of tea all the time anyway, so this seems like a perfect BB for me right now.
I got some mint for flavor, spruce & pine for vit C, and common mallow to support the respiratory tract.
I also tossed in last year's rose hips and some elderberries (which I sort of accidentally started to dehydrate and then decided to go with it... 😅 I have even used them in baked goods--not bad). That's what's floating in the cup. Everything else is in the teapot, also pictured.
This little BB is reminding me to get some more things before they are killed off by frost. Some more stuff for cold & flue season would be a good thing to put away! So... good timing!

I wasn't sure if this was adequate for the photos, but the lighting is sort of bad... I added one of the mint by itself/before harvesting, but didn't bother to do that for the others.

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