Fresh harvest list - PEP BB foraging.sand.fresh

I spotted these two blackberry patches back in March when they were in bloom.

I used my pitchfork as walking stick and to push weeds back, and its worth noting that i have never seen a snake when i am tapping a stick on the ground as i walk.

...a tip for foraging beginners:  change out of your socks as soon as possible after being in a berry patch ...then change all clothes and shower as soon as you get home ...berry season is chigger season in Texas.

The 1st patch had more red berries, and so i picked 5 lbs there for making jelly ...red berries have more tartness and pectin.

The next patch were very ripe ...i picked 3 pounds there for fresh eating and to freeze some for pies.

This is a submission for the 1 lb fresh list

I was invited to a berry picking party up at one of the camps up the road. They have a number of trails through the forest that are lined with serviceberries. I ended up getting almost 8 lbs of them in 2.5 hours.


Harvesting serviceberries.



The further into the woods you go, the bigger the clusters!



The bounty I ended up with.



Washing the berries in the sink. Good thing I have this giant colander.



Taring the scale.



The berries on the scale.



Final weight: 7 lbs 13.1 oz (that's more than I weighed when I was born!)

Some of my berries are frozen as I picked them over two weeks from the same tree and even managed to leave some for the birds. Now to decide what to do with them all.

Here’s my submission for fresh harvest.  
I harvested over 1.5 pounds of (tiny varieties) Blackberries.  

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- one pound (total) of:
     o huckleberries
     o raspberries
     o blueberries
     o aronia
     o salmonberries
     o true cranberries
     o serviceberries
     o blackberries (tiny varieties)
     o strawberries
To document your completion of the BB, provide the following:
- A picture of one of the plants the foraged food came from
- A picture of the bounty on a scale showing the weight (or you have so much, there is no need to weigh it)