Category: Foraging

Wild harvests of late autumn: walnuts, mushrooms, acorns, rose hip and barberry. WalnutsWalnuts keep themselves until late spring if dried outdoors for a few weeks. I use them to make cheese, the one without the employ of cows, I mean! Honey fungusThey usually pop up two time in October, strictly following the moon’s suggests. AcornsEveryone…

My wild harvest in September: mushroom, hawthorn and cranberry. In September the summer season ends and autumn begins which is a good season for harvesting wild food. 0 km food, organic zucchini and organic salad are not for me, I prefer my boots, my basket and the forest…and a few ticks! Hawthorn: it tastes like…

Yummy spring forest, between a passing shower and some spring snow. DandelionIt never stopped growning even during the winter. Now it gives its best in quality and quantity. Hey, don’t pick the root if you don’t want to use it! After a late winter with spring temperatures, here is beginning of spring with almost winter…

Still snowy mountains, rain every day and mild temperatures. You have to wait a little longer to go to walk in altitude. I take this opportunity to “travelling” the surrounding areas and I rediscover a world of edible weeds and poisons flowers to admire. My vegetable garden is located in the wood and through the…