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A British feast from garden weeds

Jessica Vincent, 8 May 2020

Excerpts: "It was an unusually hot April morning in Colchester, England, and the fields, now in full bloom, were bursting in brilliant yellows, whites and purples. Armed with a wicker basket and David Squire’s book Foraging for Wild Foods, I scanned the Essex countryside for the ingredients to my first-ever foraging taster menu: stinging #nettle soup; gnocchi with #dandelion leaf pesto; #WildGarlic and stinging nettle ravioli; and, for dessert, dandelion flower cookies.

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"The earliest memory I have of #foraging is picking wild #blackberries with my grandmother. Our quest for England’s sweetest wild fruit led us to our local park in Banstead, Surrey, a small patch of green which, between August and October, would burst with swollen blackberries. Under strict instructions, I’d carefully manoeuvre my way around the thick, sharp brambles, my eyes scanning for the darkest and shiniest berries of them all. My grandmother had learned from her mother – who, as a young evacuee during World War Two, would forage wild fruits and plants as a supplement to the meagre food rations – that the plumper, darker berries were the sweetest. Those juicy crimson-purple morsels would often be turned into blackberry crumble, the perfect sweet finish to a Sunday roast dinner."

bbc.com/travel/article/2020050

BBC · A British feast from garden weedsBy Jessica Vincent

One person's pest is another person's dessert! For those of us who intentionally cultivate #Blackberries...

14 Plants to Grow Alongside Your #Blackberry Bushes to Keep Them Happy

By Kate Chalmers
March 11, 2025

"Blackberries are among the easiest fruits to grow. In addition to providing an abundance of delicious fruit, blackberry bushes boost biodiversity and can be used to create a natural hedgerow.

"However, as with any plant, choosing the right blackberry companions is essential. Careful companion planting can boost soil health, deter pests, attract beneficial insects, and guarantee huge yields of delicious blackberry fruits."

homesteadhow-to.com/plants-to-
#Gardening #SolarPunkSunday #CompanionPlanting #FoodForests #Berries #GrowYourOwn

Homestead How-To · 14 Plants to Grow Alongside Your Blackberry Bushes to Keep Them HappyBlackberries thrive with the right plant friends! These companions will keep them happy and productive. Save this pin for berry-growing success! 🍇🌱

About two weeks ago now, I went to a local garden supply store. I was on the hunt for blackberry bushes, even though I knew it was early in the season. I figured if they did have any, they'd be teensy. WELL. They didn't have any for this season yet, but they had a lot left over from LAST year. Heck yeah! If they've been surviving and thriving for a year, their roots are going to be pretty well established. So I bought five of them! #gardening #blackberries

Good morning. 🫐🍒🍓

7 February 2025

Here we go, Friday, another day leading us into the future.

“Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' Into the future Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' Into the future I wanna fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagl..., through the revolution...” – Steve Miller

The Steve Miller Band was one of my favorites from the 1970s. I would say “favorite,” but there were many to pick from—The Eagles, Chicago, etc. But The Steve Miller Band is on my favorites list. My personal favorite song by them is “The Joker,” but I think their most popular song is “Fly Like an Eagle.” Do-do-do-do-do 🎶.

The best way to predict the future is to create it." – Peter Drucker

Another good, #nature heavy episode of Farming Today this morning, I think as I dozed back off after the bit on #peewits so must listen again for the content on #TrailHunting and #Blackberries. Apparently they’re talking about farmland #Birds all week.

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00230xj

BBCFarming Today - 18/08/24 Trail hunting; Blackberries; Skylarks. - BBC SoundsTrail hunting - both sides of the debate.