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Review of Making the Most of It
A review of the book Making the Most of It by Barrington Markham
smallholding
15:56, 12th Mar 2009
Keeping Chickens
Find out more about the practicalities of keeping chickens
livestock
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Smallholding for Rent in Ireland
Rent a smallholding in County Clare, Ireland
smallholding
15:58, 16th Feb 2009
Small Holding For Sale in Slovenia
Buy a small holding in Slovenia and read the story of its current owner
smallholding
13:24, 29th Oct 2008
Why Buy a Polytunnel
Learn about Polytunnels and their benefits
building
17:12, 17th Sep 2008
Make Your Own DIY Polytunnel
Find out how to make your own robust polytunnel for half the price of the retail product
building
17:12, 17th Sep 2008
Hunting Rabbit
Find out how to hunt for delicious rabbit
hunting
14:58, 17th Sep 2008
Green Manure
Find out the benefits of green manure and its uses
grow your own
10:25, 14th Aug 2008
What is Foraging
Find out more about foraging for wild food
What Is Foraging
foraging | books
Foraging for wild food is becoming more and more popular as people become more interested in eating organic and local fresh food. The UK is a vast larder of shellfish, seaweed, fruit, vegetables, herbs, and mushrooms which are not only edible, but also delicious, nutritious, and healthy.
Foraging
If you intend to go foraging all you need is a strong container or basket to carry the food you collect, and ideally an illustrated guide book to help you identify the plants and trees you come across. Great care must be taken to correctly identify mushrooms as some are very poisonous.
As pocket-sized wild food identifying guides go, you could do a lot worse than the Collins gem book Food for Free. With a recommended retail price of £4.99, but usually available for just £2.99, this 239 page 11 x 8 cm sized book has guides (and images) of over 100 edible plants found in the UK.
Foraging Web Links
Fergus the Forager - Wild Man Wild Food website.Miles Irving - Wild food supplier.
Article Published: 08:06, 12th Jul 2008
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