Tag Archives: foraging

The Courage To Eat Plums

Recently I discovered a secret source of wild berries. Or they discovered me. I was walking innocently along a footpath while on a lunch break when my shoes became stuck in a patch of violet slime. After using the edge of the … Continue reading

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Wild Avocados

Foraging has come back into fashion. People used to do it in wartime, in famine and in the 1980’s. When I was an easily embarrassed teenager, my parents used to forage for rocket in public places. They would keep plastic … Continue reading

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