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>>774877
>lower mainland BC
>fish
>salmonberries (OP pic)

>>774877
>local strip mall
>qdoba
>burrito with queso

>>774877
SC
Briar berries. I think yankees call em blackberries or something equally gay.
I gathered a bunch of squash and one zucchini from my grandfather's garden.

>>774877
>Midwestern US
>Wild Onion
>Wild Carrot

>>774877
>work
>tips
>60 USD

It seems to me that /out/ is not a fan of foraging. An underappreciated art, if I may say so, OP

morels
butters
spring kings
rainbow trout

>>774893
Excited for the cherrie season?

>>774877
>Sweden
>fish
>birch sap I think, got about 20 liters

>>775458
No Chanterelles?

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>Was looking up ways to easily find Blackberries when foraging
>Ended up across several articles talking about how the UK is proposing a ban on foraging for Blackberries

Britcucks never cease to amaze me

>>775428
>Briar berries. I think yankees call em blackberries or something equally gay.

No i just think you're retarded because everyone calls them black berries or dew berries (depending how knowledgeable one is in the diffrence. ) you dumb fuck. You tried to be a special snowflake and failed. -from the sun shine state with love.

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>>775500
Not him but i'm from SC too, and i've heard some older folks refer to them as briar berries before. Probably just some retarded local culture thing we have, which the Carolinas for some reason seem to have a lot of.

>>775497
Any reasons given?

Raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, wild strawberries/onions/garlic/potatoes and fish, carp/trout and eel. Also rabbits, ducks and pidgeons. The animals are all illegally poached i'm afraid.

>>774893
Awww shit nigga. You heard of Creston? Anything worth foraging around here?

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>>775476
cherries? I don't have a spot yet but yes I'm interested.

Blackberry season is huge here, they are invasive and there's way more of them than salmonberries. Maybe another month or two before they are in season?

Got a garden for the first time this year too. Kale, potatoes, carrots, radished. Food from the earth

>>775607
I've heard of creston. It's a much dryer area but I have relatives near there who forage for berries. Buy a good field guide for your area and start ID'ing plants in wilderness areas. I like to add them as waypoints on a GPS too, thats super helpful so you can come back to a plant or mushroom once it's in season.

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BC mushroom species: Chlorophyllum Rhacodes.

Grows from autumn through winter. Very productive species if you can find it. Tastes a lot like steak if you prepare it right.

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Flowers are a very easy way to identify a plant quickly and from a distance. This is the flower of the Himalayan Blackberry. Once you ID a flower, remember the spot because you will have to wait for weeks to months for the fruit to show.

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SCOT'S BROOM

The flower buds are pickled and used as a substitute for capers[4, 46, 183, 244]. They can also be added to salads[183]. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. The tender green tops of the plant have been used like hops to give a bitter flavour to beer and to render it more intoxicating[4, 183]. The roasted seed is a coffee substitute[2, 4, 115, 183].

Broom is a bitter narcotic herb that depresses the respiration and regulates heart action[238]. It acts upon the electrical conductivity of the heart, slowing and regulating the transmission of the impulses[254]. The young herbaceous tips of flowering shoots are cardiotonic, cathartic, diuretic, emetic and vasoconstrictor[4, 13, 21, 46, 165]. The seeds can also be used[4]. The plant is used internally in the treatment of heart complaints, and is especially used in conjunction with Convallaria majalis[238]. The plant is also strongly diuretic, stimulating urine production and thus countering fluid retention[254]. Since broom causes the muscles of the uterus to contract, it has been used to prevent blood loss after childbirth[254]. Use this herb with caution since large doses are likely to upset the stomach[4, 21]. The composition of active ingredients in the plant is very changeable, this makes it rather unreliable medicinally and it is therefore rarely used[9]. This herb should not be prescribed to pregnant women or patients with high blood pressure[238]. Any treatment with this plant should only be carried out under expert supervision[9]. See also the notes above on toxicity. The young herbaceous tips of flowering shoots are harvested in spring, generally in May[4]. They can be used fresh or dried[4, 238]. They should not be stored for more than 12 months since the medicinally active ingredients break down[238].

Does ditch asparagus count? It's tasty and delicious

>>775496
that's in fall time, at least where I'm at anyway