Do you Forage?

Forage 1. To wander in search of food or provisions. 2. To make a raid, as for food: soldiers foraging near an abandoned farm. 3. To conduct a search; rummage. A question for all of you…. do you forage? Sean and I took mister Henri the 10-year (old man) greyhound into the woods last night and as we wandered through a small wood, we came upon a thin stream just off a country road and when we stopped to look for fish – to my surprise, I looked around and I realized I was standing ankle deep in ramps. They were everywhere! I tried to pull some out to shove in my pockets and take home for a late dinner, but they were pretty stuck in the earth. I will have to go back in the next few days with a spade to see if I can coax a few out of the ground. For the record, Sean called me crazy again, but he always eats what I whip up, so he is careful not to offend my food choices too much! ;,,) Oh, and people usually ask – so for the record, ”ramps” are wild leeks. There were also young raspberries shoots poking up all about, everything is coming up so early this year. So what I want to know is… do you forage? Do you have wild and secret places you visit throughout the season to pillage under cover? Would I meet you on the side of the road where a secret plot of fiddleheads grow? Tell me. Share, I am curious. You don”t have to give up your locations! Kelly  Read More