Comments on: Foraging is the New Local http://jcarrot.org/foraging-is-the-new-local Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Finspot http://jcarrot.org/foraging-is-the-new-local/comment-page-1#comment-5873 Finspot Thu, 01 May 2008 18:24:21 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/foraging-is-the-new-local/#comment-5873 Great post! You've discovered that foraging is both fun and good for dinner. Out here in the Northwest we're into fiddleheads, dandelions, and other super nutritious weeds right now--and the morel season is just starting up in warmer, snow-free areas. The hunt is half the fun, but it's always nice to see the look on a newbie's face after you prepare a gourmet meal from wild edibles. So good! Cheers, Finny Great post! You’ve discovered that foraging is both fun and good for dinner. Out here in the Northwest we’re into fiddleheads, dandelions, and other super nutritious weeds right now–and the morel season is just starting up in warmer, snow-free areas. The hunt is half the fun, but it’s always nice to see the look on a newbie’s face after you prepare a gourmet meal from wild edibles. So good!

Cheers,
Finny

]]> By: RivkaK http://jcarrot.org/foraging-is-the-new-local/comment-page-1#comment-5401 RivkaK Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:30:50 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/foraging-is-the-new-local/#comment-5401 I am so into this! ALL our Jelly supply for a year plus giving to friends etc. are from forraging. We have a routine. In April I start "scouting" my picks. I look fr little white flower along with flaming read tip banks or along fences. Then at the end of May, the picking of what we in Texas call Dewberries begins. Berries are washed and frozen. Next day they are droped in almost boiling water and then juiced. Seeds ( I can't chew the seeds) go in the composter. Then in late July I start looking for grapevines. The leaves look a lot like Kudzu so I have to decifer this growing invasive. Then when I see the black/purple grapes we start picking. These are Mustang grapes. Not good for eating, but awesome for jelly and fabric dye. I am so into this! ALL our Jelly supply for a year plus giving to friends etc. are from forraging. We have a routine. In April I start “scouting” my picks. I look fr little white flower along with flaming read tip banks or along fences. Then at the end of May, the picking of what we in Texas call Dewberries begins. Berries are washed and frozen. Next day they are droped in almost boiling water and then juiced. Seeds ( I can’t chew the seeds) go in the composter.
Then in late July I start looking for grapevines. The leaves look a lot like Kudzu so I have to decifer this growing invasive. Then when I see the black/purple grapes we start picking. These are Mustang grapes. Not good for eating, but awesome for jelly and fabric dye.

]]> By: acmeplant http://jcarrot.org/foraging-is-the-new-local/comment-page-1#comment-5396 acmeplant Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:21:30 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/foraging-is-the-new-local/#comment-5396 Hi Leah, Thanks for linking to my article; I'm so glad to discover your blog. Ellen Hi Leah,

Thanks for linking to my article; I’m so glad to discover your blog.

Ellen

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