Urban Foraging
Just because you live in the city doesn’t mean you can’t go foraging. Learn some of the best foods growing in your neighbourhood.
Forage in the city 🌱🌰
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00:00 Urban Foraging
00:40 Pheasant Berries/ Himalayan Honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa)
02:15 Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
05:59 Rosehips (Rosa spp.)
07:25 Foraging Tip
08:12 Wild Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
09:38 Hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
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My take on urban foraging is pinching bay leaves from people's front gardens when I need it for a recipe
@AlissaSss23
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I did that a couple of times with rosemary
Thank you for all your hard work and research, this channel deserves to be far more popular!
@Richard-yp1dd
2 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy watching channels with less subscribers, makes me feel special LOL! But yes he definitely deserves more subscribers
@wolfenstein6676
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, this is one of the best channels on KZread when it comes to learning about wild food, medicine and foraging in general.
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😁. I’m getting there haha. Still only been doing it for 2 years. My channel is definitely getting more views in the last few months though
This is just the video I've been after! I made the somewhat regrettable decision to move back up to London this year and have already clocked the sumac and honeysuckle. Great vid! ✌️❤️
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate 😁
@adiem1653
2 жыл бұрын
Yes you're maaad - I can't wait to escape in a few years time
Recipe of Hazel and chocolate sounds nice
It’s kind of funny how universal fennel is, you can walk around San Diego or LA and see it growing in every parking lot
I find it’s way easier to just cook rosehips whole and then filter out the hairs and seeds with a cheesecloth. Very occasionally one or two hairs make it through but I prefer that over having to hollow out each one tbh.
@silviamagda
9 ай бұрын
Yes! I just did that today. It's way easier.
Thanks. Really informative and your videos have changed my urban walks.
Thanks for taking is along! Learnt some and i dig your energy mate 👍🏻
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate :)
I was in Peckham a few weeks ago and picked a few dandelion heads to eat from an enclosed area ie no dogs etc my colleague said wtf was I doing - told him dandelion flowers are extremely nutrious - he thought I was mental lol Again the hazelnuts - there's a tree in middle of Peckham surrounded by houses and yet squirrels get to them straight away - unbelievable 😳
I have not come across Sumac where I live perhaps I'm a little bit to rural. Also the squirrels always get to the hazal nuts before I get a chance to harvest them.
Nice video. I have seed fennel, roses and hazelnuts (neighbor's tree). I never get any hazelnuts. Jays and squirrels love them.
Fantastic video UK wildcrafts. I'm in Dundee Scotland. The rosehips use to be abundant around here. We use to call them itchycoo's as a youngster. Friends... would often stick them down the backs of other friends for a joke as they itched lol. I didn't realise you could eat them, very interesting. Great channel by the way.
@wolfenstein6676
2 жыл бұрын
The same in Glasgow, during the summer you'd get the predictable 'itchycoo attack' on the way to and from school :) .
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah we used to use them in school too 😁
@paintingfromscratch8210
2 жыл бұрын
@@wolfenstein6676 Haha, those were the days eh! :)
@paintingfromscratch8210
2 жыл бұрын
@@UKWILDCRAFTS Itchycooer or the itchycooed...lol Thanks again for your channel.
@wolfenstein6676
2 жыл бұрын
@Painting From Scratch Aye, good days, lads, itchycooed or not :) .
Alright my lover! Your Google map view was right over where I live! I shall be using it to find greenery. Cheers Tony (Bishopston)
Thank you, looking forward to your next vid 👍
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
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Hazelnuts ripen at home?? I wish I’d known that a few years ago. The squirrels always beat me to the ripe nuts on the tree.
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Yes they do, but don’t pick them too early. It’s a constant battle to beat them squirrels 😆
Got the rose things all over where i live. Used to call them itchybombs 😂😅 Good to know they are edible too.
What a legend, I love your videos
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers 😁
Fantastic, never seen sumac before, I'm from the Midlands so maybe we don't have any. I love your videos, they're so informative, thanks you
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
Always learning! Thank you.
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
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You would be so much fun on a walk
You ahave a great knowledge of foraging, and you videos are very informative. Keep up the great work.Thank you
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
I wish the sumac and that honeysuckle were growing near me, they sound particularly lovely. There are some very small hazel trees that were planted in a public space near me, but I am unsure whether they are meant for public consumption. I have a young hazel tree in the garden but haven't seen any catkins on it yet.
Thank you again for another amazing video!
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
Thank you so much 🌻
I love somak this spice is so good on salt on kabab and you can use it on so many foods
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Yes can imagine it’s good with a kebab
@AlissaSss23
2 жыл бұрын
It's great over salads
really good thank you did not knew the first plant
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers 😁
Thanks, great video x
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
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Legend
Lol after watching your foraging videos i was the only person in my town (seemingly) that knew what a hazelnut tree was. I found a stretch of hazel trees about 30-40m in length and kept going back and stripped the trees over the course of 3 weeks. The squirrels that i share a wood with were more than happy as was my vegetarian drug dealer paying for weed with nuts and mushrooms is hilarious. Been out collecting liberty caps going to sell those to people i know though :)
Great video and thanks for sharing 👍
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
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Great video thank you 😊 wish you were nearby and did workshops/ foraging walks.. my kids and I would love that as part of our home Ed.
@UKWILDCRAFTS
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊. I will do workshops and courses one day
@istandforfreedom1111
Жыл бұрын
@@UKWILDCRAFTS awesome.. let us all know when you do. We are east Midlands right now so would love coastal foraging aswell. You skill set and knowledge is essential to share with especially the younger ones now. Thanks for your reply. Good luck on your journey. 🙏🏼
Great video! Thank you
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
Great video, didn't know you could ripen hazle nuts at home. I am in Bristol too but haven't seen any sumac - can you tell me where I can find some?
Great video 👍
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers 😁
I’ve made up some good sumac juice
Hello Mr wildcrafts. Are there any fieldguide books you recommend for hedgerow foraging and tree identification?
Are you worried at all about those Sumac plants being so close to the road/ traffic?
When I thought ‘urban foraging’ I just thought ‘shop lifting’. How wrong I was.
@UKWILDCRAFTS
2 жыл бұрын
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Have you ever come accross Bay Laurel?
@silviamagda
5 ай бұрын
I don't know about him, but I did. I live in Spain and here there is an abundance of those trees. I never buy the leaves from the store.
@guitarnotator
5 ай бұрын
No I don't think they do grow wild but people do plant them in there garden. Why do you never buy in store? for me I don't buy plants unless they have at least 1 botanical relevant species that growsa here in the UK.@@silviamagda
@silviamagda
5 ай бұрын
@@guitarnotator the trees of laurel here in spain are in the streets, mountains, woodlands. Everywhere. That's why i don't buy them from the store. They're fresh and tastier than the ones from the store. Why should i buy them? I have access to so many, i can't even use that much. I even sent fresh laurel leaves to friends and family.
@guitarnotator
5 ай бұрын
Maybe I will move to spain then i'm a bit fed up with the UK right now.@@silviamagda
Sumac leaves is opposite not alternate...
@UKWILDCRAFTS
10 ай бұрын
Hi, no they are alternate