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Favorite summertime things to forage?

 
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Next season thread inspired by - Favorite springtime forage

I wanted to consult and see what are some of the favorite things that people forage for in the springtime. Any good recipes or uses?

This could be edible or medicinal.

Thank you in advanced for sharing!
 
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Chanterelles, blackberries, chicken of the woods, sometimes boletes. I probably do the least foraging in the summer season due to continuous need to harvest summer squash, etc.. Chanterelles are the awesome, though.
 
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My favorite are wild blueberries, but much much more common here are wild blackberries.
 
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Juneberries,blackcap and red raspberries, blackberries, aronia, mulberries, feral cherries. In late summer, also early apples, pears,chokecherries. Milkweed buds are good too.
 
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I planted one shiso last year and it self seeded in the hundreds this year. I am harvesting leaves for tea and will try them in cooking too.

I also found one volunteer false daisy ( Eclipta prostrata ) in my garden. I am collecting seeds to grow more. The plant is said to have medical uses but I have only used it for cooking. The minced leaves are added to ground pork to give the meatballs a distinct flavor.
 
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Wild plums.  We're having a bumper crop this year.  Mesquite pods later on.
 
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