tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post4235677632976216239..comments2024-02-26T06:06:10.884-05:00Comments on Adventures of a Thrifty Mama on a City 'Stead: Free Food All AroundChris K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-28836853854292633772011-10-11T12:47:56.279-04:002011-10-11T12:47:56.279-04:00as a kid, my parents had us throw all the walnuts ...as a kid, my parents had us throw all the walnuts in the dirt driveway and then they would drive the truck over them. My grandfather would have us save the hulls and made true walnut stain for his woodworking. love your site by the way!Me!http://bluejeansformomma.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-37007688857778856442011-10-08T21:48:04.667-04:002011-10-08T21:48:04.667-04:00Wow are you guys all Mainers here? ;)
I've do...Wow are you guys all Mainers here? ;) <br />I've done this, but I didn't know it was called 'foraging.' I have picked free blueberries on the tops of hills and in the woods, and picked apples off the side of the road. They're so pure that way. <br />Kristen, I'd love to know where those classes are that you mentioned. I remember, my mother's neighbor would thank me profusely for getting the apples out of her yard, so she wouldn't have to rake them up. <br />It trips me out when I read this old cookbook I have, and what they would eat! All these nut trees around, littering the sidewalks, and I never thought about eating them. <br />A lot of people (like myself!) don't know what to look for while foraging. If people had this information literally handed to them, they'd be more likely to use it. Our library sometimes puts out a display with books and free literature on this subject.jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14868502038761005783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-60551198025035981652011-10-08T15:53:40.776-04:002011-10-08T15:53:40.776-04:00I just got back from harvesting crabapples. A lady...I just got back from harvesting crabapples. A lady offered up her tree for free picking! I get crabappples in the winter by climbing a tree and shaking it. I also get blueberries, raspberries, rosehips and high bush cranberries.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06352076826140421005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-65189975781923425612011-10-08T12:37:46.029-04:002011-10-08T12:37:46.029-04:00You betcha! I LOVE to forage! There are fiddlehe...You betcha! I LOVE to forage! There are fiddleheads in the spring along the roadside, blueberries in late summer, blackberries & apples a plenty. There are even classes here in Maine on gathering and processing acorns for flour. I haven't found a walnut source yet, but I'm keeping my eyes open for that one. I am fortunate to have an apple tree in my yard. They are not the best eating apples, but they make great applesauce and dried apples. Last year we harvested 200 pounds! We love free food - and, it's organic.Kristen Wheatleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976385479788431645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-26095121310254693422011-10-08T11:50:53.684-04:002011-10-08T11:50:53.684-04:00Not realistic? Thats when you know they live in a ...Not realistic? Thats when you know they live in a self-contained bubble. Foraging is all the rage in some places, even in NYC. <br /><br />And there are plenty of people who are more than happy to do it. I know I spent hours collecting blackberries from my husband's office parking lot this summer. I do the same with wild ME blueberries....which is the only way to get real wild ones and those are famous nationally, lol.<br /><br />I am surprised how few signs I see for free fruit from homes with it all over the ground. I stopped at one up the street (where the apples are strewn over the sidewalk and porch and rolling down the street) and asked if I could have some in return for helping tidy the yard.....they refused saying ti was creepy that I asked. Even after I explained I wanted them green so I could make pectin and later for sauce, jelly and butter and would gladly share the fruits of my labor with them. I tried putting a want ad on Craigslist as well for crabapples and got no replies.Angela Wattshttp://iheartmaine.comnoreply@blogger.com