Foraging: A second Crootn deep dive

[shiv]

I think I might have come in a bit hot with my first deep dive, so I’m gonna scale things back a bit for this one and take it easier on folks.

Another thing I’ve always found interesting is foraging/herbalism and I’ve always collected a lot of books on it.

Im gonna post some pic from a book that I have that has really interesting info on pine trees and oak trees.

I’m convinced that there is some kind of conspiracy geared towards keeping information from people on the usefulness of all the greenery surrounding them.

 

[shiv]

Oak trees, and specifically acorns, are one of the most useful targets for foraging. You can find all kinds of recipes for preparing acorn flour, as long as you prepare them correctly after you collect them

 

[shiv]

The thing I find interesting about pine trees is how similar pine pollen is to roids. I haven’t done this experiment myself, but if anyone has success in adding mass after doing rails of pine pollen, please report back

 

[Whiskey&Weed]

 

[shiv]

One of the most interesting plants out there that you will find everywhere is wild lettuce, sometimes called opium lettuce. That shit grows everywhere. If you break the stem of a healthy plant, it will emit this milky substance that has mild analgesic/sedative effects

Lactuca virosa - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[shiv]

My favorite edible plant is wood sorrel. It’s that stuff that looks like clover but has more heart shaped leaves. I really like the taste of it - especially when the green starts to get a nice purple hue. It has a very unique sour taste and it blows my mind that it’s not more commonly used in culinary dishes.

Wood Sorrel

It also gets confused with shamrock, but according to the Wisconsin Master Gardener Program website, shamrock is a "corruption of an Irish word that means 'little clover' and generally refers to white clover (Trifolium repens)".

www.wildedible.com

 

[shiv]

Amaranth, sometimes called pigweed is another very interesting weed that grows everywhere. One of the primary targets of Trugreen and other Lawncare companies these days, we rarely get to see amaranth grow large enough to yield its flowers.

Amaranth - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Amaranth grain is a very sustainable food that provides all the macronutrients. It is very similar to quinoa and was a staple in the Aztec diet.

Nutrinfo:

 

[Seagulls]

The thing I find interesting about pine trees is how similar pine pollen is to roids. I haven’t done this experiment myself, but if anyone has success in adding mass after doing rails of pine pollen, please report back

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I’m glad to see @1959 is over here giving out his likes. Makes it feel like home...

 

[Wait What]

 

[skramer100]

So if I pull the pine leaves off a tree and make my wife a tea she will want to bang more?

 

[shiv]

So if I pull the pine leaves off a tree and make my wife a tea she will want to bang more?

 

[Jtrain80]

Our ancestors knew how to live off the land. Today it is not required, but who knows what the future holds.

Louis Lamour

 

[Jakethedog]

Roll the dice and make some polk salad.

Has to be prepared correctly because every part of the plant is poisonous to a degree. Stuff is great though.

https://www.wildabundance.net/pokeweed/

First time I had this I was a kid and dad had picked a bunch of it growing at the local dump.

He was drunk when he told me it was poisonous while he was cooking it so it was quite the gamble.

 

[laterallyshaking]

The thing I find interesting about pine trees is how similar pine pollen is to roids. I haven’t done this experiment myself, but if anyone has success in adding mass after doing rails of pine pollen, please report back

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Pine needle tea is delicious too.

 

[Nas]

If the need arises i will just forage the South like other greats from Ohio

 

[Ghost Hawg]

I think I might have come in a bit hot with my first deep dive, so I’m gonna scale things back a bit for this one and take it easier on folks.

Another thing I’ve always found interesting is foraging/herbalism and I’ve always collected a lot of books on it.

Im gonna post some pic from a book that I have that has really interesting info on pine trees and oak trees.

I’m convinced that there is some kind of conspiracy geared towards keeping information from people on the usefulness of all the greenery surrounding them.

What’s the title of the book?