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What do you forage for?

 
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I picked more grapes and pears today. I did the same a few days ago but didnt take a photo
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Yesterday I scored a half bucket of some local edible mushrooms which I can ID by certain characteristics, but not by name. They pop up in different spots each year, so it's luck if I happen to spot a group early enough to harvest them.

I fried them up in butter and froze them in ~1/2 cup measures times 5.
 
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I have lately been getting pears, apples, grapes and now acorns. And a surprise: peaches!
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I'm at 5800' in the Northern Rockies (Zone 4) and I forage huckleberries, alpine whortleberries (grouse berries) wild raspberries, wild currants, thimble berries, wild strawberries, shaggy mane mushrooms, bolete mushrooms, sheep sorrel, nettles, ramps, mullen, prince's pine, red and white clover, Oregon grape root, bearberry and others I'm sure I'm forgetting.
 
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I have not posted in a long time and I want it to be known that i still forage avidly. Apples have been the big harvest lately. There is a tree by the hospital in my hometown that is laden with about 300 ( at least) lbs of perfect yellow apples that are the sweetest best apple i have ever tasted. Nobody else uses them, which i find astounding. More for me, i guess. Sorry no pics, ill get some soon.
 
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Today i picked apples. They were all frozen but still good. There are still a lot more left on that tree, good for freezing or cooking.
 
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Wow this is awesome keep up the good foraging Daphne. Much love. Maybe you could save the seeds and plant them somewhere wild or start plants and give them away or sell them.
 
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I was very happy to find out today that one of my neighbours (here in a large urban area in England) is teaching their children to enjoy foraging, blackberries so far. (Ydy, they came to my garden, and I taught the children a bit more about only picking what you're sure you can identify as safe).

I think it's time for me to ask some neighbours if I can help 'weed' their gardens, so I can forage for their unwanted fat hen, chickweed, nettles etc.
 
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Black raspberry so far. The zip freezer bags and yogurt container are all filled with blackcaps.( I reuse the bags to eliminate plastic waste)
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