Is there any Foridgers On Here?

used to mac. Mushrooms, watercress, berries, wild garlic and chestnuts.

Thought you were asking if their was any foreigners on here when I saw the title

the code used to be only take what you are actually going to eat, leave stuff for others to enjoy. Many seem to be doing now to line their pockets.

How are they making money out of it BB?

well the New Forest is being decimated by foreigners selling all the rare mushrooms for starters, call me a racist I give not one flying f***

Lizist

always thought wild mushroom picking was a bit like playing russian roulette sooner or later you were going to get it.

Where I live is almost in the country side and I quite fancy the idea of a spot of foridging, think I will keep it simple with plants I recognise.

Who is buying them burton?

Used to love putting hooks into crab and lobster holes at low tide to see what would grab on, also at low tide turning rocks for ormers(abalones), a great delicacy.

poncey London restaurants pants

Elderflowers are in season if anyone fancies making elderflower champagne. A bag of sugar is all that's needed.

http://www.farminmypocket.co.uk/growing/wild-food/elderflower-champagne-recipe

and they supposedly make a nice fritter Ovalman, had elderberry wine some years ago

would be nice if we could have in season what to pick and what to do with it by those in the know.

mushrooms are all year in their various types, autumn is best for your traditional field varieties like flatcaps and button. Berries usually around August, chestnuts late November early December

no what I meant was post up what to look for as when it is in season sorry for any confusion

Why do you type, "Foridgers," and "foridging"? - when there is no such word

After all - You did, correctly, type, "forAge," in your opening post.

onlooker why don't you foridge some nettles and stick them up your arse.
nothing worse than wannbe English teacher

I must admit I wondered the same thing as Onlooker. Sorry Mac.

I merely asked a polite question -

Confirmed by the - ? mark.

- and, also, politely  stated that, "You did, correctly, type, "forAge,"

- unlike your IMpolite response.

a beer tree -but i haven't found one yet

there's always masses of blackberries after summer, but scared they might have been sprayed on by council workers. they also use pesticides too.

I post on a not so smart, smart phone ok

Who cares about spelling, everyone knew what the OP meant.

I'm not a forager nor am going to brew my own Elderflower post.

I do brew my own beer and am passionate about that (from grain not extract), I can help anyone considering.

If anyone is seriously interested, and in the south of England, I can thoroughly recommend the mushroom foraging courses run on the Cowdray Park estate near Midhurst in Sussex.  Not cheap but brilliant training.    Nine of us on my course, and I think I was fifth with just 4.6kg of ceps and others. Our trainer said our total "pick" would have been worth £700 on the London Restaurant market. They even teach you how to dry them for future use.   I am booked on the advanced course in November this year.

nb - picked a kilo of St George's early last month. Amazing.

Don't all mushrooms taste the same?

Also why not grow stuff at home??

Mushroom have so many different flavours

Don't all mushrooms taste the same?

they probably do in your pot noodles

Brilliant burton you make me laugh.

I know little about you but your prevailing strong personality trait is a superiority complex.

Keep it flourishing old boy.