I do a lot of it. It makes me feel more connected to nature, I get to work with my hands and literally eat the fruits of my labor, and it's a great way to supplement your diet and rely less on the grocery store.Everyone I know says it's gross to eat things that grow in the woods, and I'm weird for knowing so much about whats growing out here, I kinda get it, it's not a normal hobby, but I really enjoy it, and wish I could find more people out there who do it.Anyone here know about any online communities where I can hang out with other people into foraging?Pic related, it's a bundle of mustard garlic I found today while at work. I'm a happy man.
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>>2867812Nigger, where are your faucet and knobs?
>>2867818I'm still pretty new to this, I took the leafs tops of the stems, flowers, and roots. You probably can't see the flowers cause they're mixed in with the leafs until I can get home and sort everything. I'd love to find a community who can help me learn more about this shit.
>>2867818Oh nvm I'm retarded, you're talking about the sink. Ask the department of transportation, it's our break room lol.My brains fried ive been doing shit all day because my coworker is as useful as tits on a bull. I thought faucets and knobs was some kind of slang for a part of the plant I didn't take.
>>2867812What do you do with the roots?
>>2867827You peel them into strips, and grind them into a paste with a mortar and pestle, then add some vinegar, salt, and lemon juice to make a very spicy sauce similar to horseradish sauce. You can also grate it fresh and make something similar to wasabi with it
>>2867914Good to know, I never thought of using the roots I just take leaves. I use wild rocket if I want something wasabi-like
>>2867922I'm gonna have to look that up and see if it grows around here
>>2867818They just don't have a sprayer attachment that the sink is provisioned for, try regaining your sentience for once.
I found my first fairy spud ever. Been looking for them in the wild for a year. I only took one to safely Id because it was a small cluster and I didn't wanna hurt the population, but the one I took got snacked on and those fresh flowers were delicious.Glad I finally found some.
I finally got my mortar and pestle, and turned my garlic mustard into pesto. It came out perfect. I can't wait for fall so I can make black walnut butter with the new tools.I found a community online that's also interested in foraging so I'm pretty happy.
>>2868243looks good man
>>2867811>mustard garlicSuper invasive, chomp away anon
>>2867811based, bump>>2868768in terms of invasives, it's not the worst. i have a small patch of it that i've avoided killing so far precisely because it tastes good. my focus last year was on killing the serious shit like chinese wisteria, japanese knotweed, burning bush, and multiflora rose and japanese barberry cuz i have a strict "no thorns or vines" policy. also, ground ivy (and the wild violets on my lawn took over for the most part)
>>2867820>>2867821Fucking lelAlso>>2867811>Everyone I know says it's gross to eat things that grow in the woodsThat just means everyone is retarded. Keep going, friend!
>>2867811Any good foraging books you would recommend, or would that probably be highly regional?
Garlic mustard smells like it tastes delicious but I wouldn't want to make pesto out of it. What else can I do with it? Mince it and put it on steak? What else?
>>2869049Use it wherever you would put fresh herbs? You can't cook it or it loses all it's flavor
