This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Foraging.
Foraging is like
gardening but without all the planting, weeding, nibbler protection or watering. If you live in the country there are lots of road sides to search. These must be wild foods - not gleaning or harvesting from an actively cultivated space.
Plant identification is the most important part of foraging. Get one or two good
books on the edibles of your region. Be sure you know what you're picking!
To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
Prepare a dish (soup, salad, entree, side, etc.) that uses at least a cup of one of:
- dandelion (blossoms or leaves)
- wild
mushrooms (must be cooked)
-
nettles
- miner's lettuce
- lambs quarter
- purslane
- acorns (must be prepared properly)
- burdock
root (must be cooked)
- chickweed
- wild sorrel
- red-root amaranth (pigweed)
- watercress
-
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 obviously more than a cup of foraged ingredients (or pic of the ingredients in a measuring cup)
- A picture of the finished dish
- A description of what the dish is
Clarifications:
- This is "Foraging" so the plants can not be cultivated by you.