I have noticed the odd thread starting up about wild food, and it is something I am very interested in. It combines my two favourite pass-times, eating and wildlife - what's not to like!
Anyway, I wonder if others, like me, would like a section/forum on Wild Food, you know nettle soups, wild garlic, sorrel, and of course the meat and fish courses for the carnivorously inclined.
I'd love to hear what other people have eaten, how they cooked it, what they think of it and so on. What do others think of this idea? Should I have posted this in the Web Forum section?
For my own part I'm a dabbler, will opportunistically forage. I have taken a basic cheese sarnie out surveying and topped it up with sorrel, garlic mustard, hawthorn leaves and dandelion many a time, very satisfying. I take wild fruit to eat or turn into wine and smoothies, and so on. I could do with more inspiration, and maybe some advice about things that I'm not sure of and stop me trying more -such as how do I get the flowers off the elder umbrel to make a cordial?
I think that wild food is a great way of engaging with the natural world - awareness of the seasons and a better undstanding that we are so closely connected to our environment.
It would be good to hear your views on this.
Cheers
Sven