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Foraging for berries in the city
I walk past this bush everyday but surprisingly no one else stops to pick any. At first I picked one or two as I didn't want to hog them, but then I noticed they were going bad on the bush, so now I grab a bag and pick away everyday to my hearts content.
I used to live in South County where deer were all over and they ate everything from tulips to holly bushes.
It is a thrilling little find for me that now that I am in a more urban setting I get to pick berries on the side of a busy road.
This picture is my pick from this morning. Sorry for the poor quality but it's from my camera phone and my computer is in the shop.
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Permalink Reply by Cornelia on -
Too cool! Keep picking - it seems like no one else has caught on!
I've been wanting to take an urban foraging class - there were some mushrooms growing in the mulch at the dog park this morning. I thought about it, and then thought better of it. Who KNOWS what those spores spawned from! :)
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Permalink Reply by Rachel on -
I'm jealous! There's are a couple of mulberry trees in my neighborhood, but no raspberries to be found.
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Permalink Reply by Alz on -
If any of you have even a small space where you could plant a raspberry bush, I'd be more than happy to share. I've got a huge area of plants and digging them up is relatively easy. They spread quickly. As far as mushrooms are concerned...be CAREFUL! Just about every edible mushroom variety has an identical cousin that is NOT! You really need to know what you're doing. There's an old saying: "There are old mushroom pickers and bold mushroom pickers...but there are no old and bold mushroom pickers!"
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Permalink Reply by Lisa on -
I would love a raspberry bush or two or three! The one I bought last month doesn't look too healthy. Can we meet up? I live in Providence.
My great uncle was an excellent wild mushroom picker. He lived to 96 so he was doing something right. He also never reveled his primo picking spot secret to anyone.
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