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  • @FeralForaging
    @FeralForaging11 ай бұрын

    Don't forget to leave a comment to enter the giveaway! (other than replying to this one) Patreon link and books that I DO recommend are in the description. We'll be hosting an exclusive *Common Wild Trees* on Patreon soon. I hope to see you there! 😄

  • @KissedByFires

    @KissedByFires

    10 ай бұрын

    Oh did I miss it? I just got the email today.

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    10 ай бұрын

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  • @PhoenixTide69

    @PhoenixTide69

    10 ай бұрын

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  • @AminJones

    @AminJones

    3 ай бұрын

    Dangerous, the queen has hairy legs; nuance.

  • @amymiah4527
    @amymiah452711 ай бұрын

    My brothers and I grew up on a farm in the late seventies and early eighties. My grandfather gave me a one hundred year old herb book with picture plates. We scoured the property to find plants we could eat. We didn’t have a lot of other ways to entertain ourselves. Thanks Grandpap.

  • @MackenzieNerdyEMT

    @MackenzieNerdyEMT

    7 ай бұрын

    We used to do the same stuff! My cousins and i would go around scouring the family property searching for plants and berries and eat. It was so fun!

  • @southerngardenesse
    @southerngardenesse11 ай бұрын

    Buyer beware like never before. Thanks for enlightening us on this problem.

  • @kyuutatsu
    @kyuutatsu11 ай бұрын

    Actually, here in Finland foraging is very common place from berries to mushrooms! In the forests of Finland we have chanterelle mushrooms, cloudberries, raspberries, forest berries (those small strawberry looking things), black currant, red currant, blackberries, bilberries, raspberries, birch water, new spruce tips, and much much more! My boyfriend often brings home berries to me because they’re in season. It’s just so easy to end up in a forest and find delicious things to eat!

  • @dinkvjr

    @dinkvjr

    9 ай бұрын

    I've recently learned all about cloudberries! They are amazing for skin and many other things! Cool you can just pick them!!

  • @donnapotee2419
    @donnapotee241911 ай бұрын

    I grew up on a farm not realizing that I used to cut down and destroy so many wonderful plants, But for the last 5 years I have been studying from people such as you and bringing all these wonderful plants home to my yard.

  • @SnailHatan

    @SnailHatan

    9 ай бұрын

    Depending on where you live I would highly recommend Native Habitat Project on youtube. He works in preserving american prairie land, and some forests and such. He has some videos about collecting seeds from rare plants and wildflowers and how he grows them on his property.

  • @Dbibb1
    @Dbibb111 ай бұрын

    New forager here! Thank you for pointing out these fakes and also for providing some good references for us to check out.

  • @sethgreenwood6488
    @sethgreenwood64889 ай бұрын

    This reminds me of the quote from T.S. Elliot: "Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"

  • @user-kx9mt1kb5k
    @user-kx9mt1kb5k11 ай бұрын

    I really love Nicole Apelian's Lost Book of Herbal Remedies, and some of the most valuable thing I learned of were Usnea, Yarrow and plantain to treat wounds; and wild lettuce opium to treat pain and insomnia. I have some edible wild food guides but not Mr. Thayer's The Forager's Harvest., it sounds interesting to me after watching your video.

  • @melodybricker4296

    @melodybricker4296

    11 ай бұрын

    I have been looking at her as a source for a book she actually has 3 different books I am considering including the foraging one..friend of mine ordered all 3 and said they all are really good with pictures descriptions look alike etc every aspect you need info on

  • @tamaraspillis612
    @tamaraspillis61211 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I have Foragers Harvest. Another favorite of mine is Weeds of the Midwestern United States and Canada. Bryson and DeFelice. Partly sponsored by pesticide corporations but intricate in detailed all stages of plant cycle. Emphasis on toxicity. I lead and feed locals who want to learn from the bounty beneath their feet. Walk and gather foraging. Then food prep and good talk❤

  • @Almosthomeforever
    @Almosthomeforever11 ай бұрын

    This information is absolutely incredible… what in the world! Can’t thank you enough for all this you did to help everyone. People are confused enough, to say the least. How horrible these books are. Being taught the joy of foraging should not be destroyed like these people who made those books. I have a GREAT love of foraging EVERYTHING edible I learned many years ago. And good books are a MUST! Thank you again! Excellent information! 🍄

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    I'm happy to help! I would hate for someone to have a bad first experience with foraging due to these awful books...

  • @countryboygsp1222
    @countryboygsp122211 ай бұрын

    I love foraging. Your videos ignited a fire in me, and this year, I've learned a lot. However, I'm still a complete novice.

  • @nimue325
    @nimue3259 ай бұрын

    I teach English and am always looking for non-preachy ways to get students to understand the flaws of AI and how to be critical thinkers of the media they consume. This video does an excellent job, including hinting that we will need to keep update our red flags as the industry changes. Thanks!

  • @redennis3
    @redennis311 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your hard work. I love foraging wild edible plants, and putting some back for winter.

  • @conroyburke4225
    @conroyburke422511 ай бұрын

    Brilliantly done! Thank you for this content. My favorite thing to forage now is lambsquarters. I dug some up and put them in my garden so I don’t have to go far to enjoy them. They are so delicious. When I was a little kid hanging out at my grandma’s house in West Virginia we would forage milkweed greens and teaberry.

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    All delicious! Glad you liked the video.

  • @rebeccaparker4932
    @rebeccaparker493211 ай бұрын

    I would love to have one of the books. I'm a mother to 2 young kids. My oldest would point at flowers in books, asking what they are. After saying generically, "flower" I realized I know nothing about plants and want to do better. I've been obsessed with your videos ever since we went mushroom hunting. Never bold enough to touch a mushroom in the wild, but we take many photos!

  • @LahiriTube
    @LahiriTube11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for standing up to real foraging information, it is so so important. Keep on shining bro

  • @sigrid2402
    @sigrid240211 ай бұрын

    I really need a good foraging book with clear pictures as well as when to harvest since not all plants have the necessary ingredients in all life stages.

  • @jacklynesteves9222
    @jacklynesteves922211 ай бұрын

    Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this because I have (soon to be HAD) that exact book in my cart🤦🏻‍♀️ Starting now is so scary but Im too hopeful to give up! Have a Great Weekend all💪🏽😎

  • @jenifermorgan7328
    @jenifermorgan732811 ай бұрын

    Bo Brown has two nice books for foraging in the Ozarks and central grasslands. He references Sam Thayer in his books as well. I'd love to have his book❤

  • @user-gk2ut8mc5e

    @user-gk2ut8mc5e

    11 ай бұрын

    Bo is usually a guest speaker at the Ozark Homesteaders expo every year. He is rather knowledgeable and funny too!

  • @mikegoin6023
    @mikegoin60239 ай бұрын

    The first foraging book I ever read was "Stalking the wild asparagus" by Euell Gibbons. I was hooked.

  • @bobbidwell6195
    @bobbidwell619511 ай бұрын

    Thank you for pointing out these frauds, and saving us money

  • @cwomo9147
    @cwomo914711 ай бұрын

    I had no idea AI was writing books...and no pictures is a big red sign... awesome video

  • @thel1355
    @thel135511 ай бұрын

    I like to forage farkleberries (Vaccinium arboreum). They're kind of dry, but the trick is to forage them after a rain. A droplet of water will cling to outside of fruit, and it helps hydrate it.

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    I like those too!

  • @taylorkirkham6227
    @taylorkirkham622711 ай бұрын

    I absolutely love foraging! I’ve always wanted to be able to forage some pawpaws, but I never can seem to catch them at the right time. They’re either not ripe or the deer have gotten every last one.

  • @bear.with.me.
    @bear.with.me.10 ай бұрын

    I just recently foraged prickly pear cactus! The juice was very interesting-tasting

  • @HSR-bk5qb
    @HSR-bk5qb11 ай бұрын

    This is very helpful information for those of us who are new to foraging and attempting to safely identify wild medicinals and edibles. I'm looking to distinguish the fine points of leaf identification as well as companion plants that tend to grow together.

  • @michellehannah153
    @michellehannah15311 ай бұрын

    The Forager's Harvest sounds like it's right up my alley. Foraging is in my blood, I guess. Even as a toddler, I would smell and taste different plants on the lawn and in the fields. I recall one plant I found really tasty that had tiny triangular leaves and found out n my 20s when I got my first guide book that it was shepherd's purse. The smell of ground ivy brings me back, lying on the ground drinking in the aroma of it. Now in my 60s, I have gained some knowledge and I'm able to go out my front door and find on the lawn such abundance. The references I use a lot are "The Herb Book" by John Lust and some Audubon guides to mushrooms and trees. Thanks for the heads up re the fake AI guide books and providing a link to the real thing.

  • @ksenijashka
    @ksenijashka11 ай бұрын

    Ah! To add! Is there any way I can say a favorite to forage? I really don't think so...though I have an absolute mass to learn still.. Spring is such a wonderful special time for me though...all the new growth, juicy cleavers and nutrient dense chickweeds after a long brutish winter in whatever sticks I find myself trudging through for the season, it's always such a rejuvenating welcome into the next annual cycle. I will say I do especially enjoy foraging for utility-sake! And just learning all the different ways to use a plant to its fullest! // Beyond common food or medicine. Like dogbane for cordage, hickory strips for strong lacing ties, all the different plants for dyes and preservative alternatives, etc Ahhhh I would love to find a book that speaks more to utility uses! Thank you for your knowledge sharing here, I so much appreciate those who still choose to not withhold what should be common knowledge, for profit

  • @heidiarns9170
    @heidiarns917011 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video! We love harvesting lambs quarter, cone flowers, and plantain. We are new to this and hope to build on this every year.

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    Foraging never ceases to bring my joy!

  • @waynewall298
    @waynewall29811 ай бұрын

    This is my first year at foraging. In your video, I have already learnt a lot about what to look for. Though my family trys to discourage me, I enjoy new tastes out there that we can't get at any store. I appreciate the work that you do. Thanks for showing us the truth about "forages harvest bible" I was just about to purchase in one. I'm glad that you have exposed the truth. Thank you!

  • @JoanyOrsi
    @JoanyOrsi11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the heads up. I bought one of those 10 in 1 bibles for herbs a few months ago and I couldn't wait to return it. Love your videos

  • @armandobarojos9427
    @armandobarojos94279 ай бұрын

    That's actually really cool that you can just go outside and eat stuff

  • @miracletaproot
    @miracletaproot11 ай бұрын

    I recommend Sam Thayer's books to anyone who will listen. His field guide is one of the best and most important books on wild edibles ever written.

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    Couldn't agree more!

  • @kirstenfalcone5856
    @kirstenfalcone585611 ай бұрын

    You are talented and easy to watch. Your videos are thorough and accurate. I have Thayer's newest book, but none of his others.

  • @kathleenfindlay2361
    @kathleenfindlay236111 ай бұрын

    Your commentary on this book is probably saving lives.

  • @gusper314
    @gusper31411 ай бұрын

    *I made field research and gathered lots of pictures on PANCs (as we call edible plants in Brazil) since 2020...I was able to finish my own booklet a year ago...now I know about 200 species and I started using some of those "weeds" on a daily basis...*

  • @happyoutside2558
    @happyoutside255811 ай бұрын

    This video has been very helpful! The more I watch you the more I see you really know what you’re talking about. I remember my grandmother once went looking for milkweed to put the white sap on her skin. My mother was embarrassed by this- she only trusted pharmaceuticals. Here I am 60 years later learning how to locate milkweed and wild lettuce, and plantain- the weed. 😂

  • @novashowalter
    @novashowalter11 ай бұрын

    I love mushrooms hunting, but want to learn so much more

  • @laelmom
    @laelmom11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. I am still trying to add editable, medical plants to what I have learned as a child also teaching my 4 1/2 yr. grand daughter for their future generations. Hope for her to love foraging and share with others.

  • @sunnyday3506
    @sunnyday350611 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the information, the bumpy road is easier to travel with companions like you.

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear that. :)

  • @kimmiemamatomany6226
    @kimmiemamatomany622610 ай бұрын

    I enjoy foraging many things. I started as a child, and it continues to bring me joy now in my 50s. Mushrooms are probably my favorite forage. I think we have safely eaten over 40 different mushroom varieties.

  • @cathywco
    @cathywco11 ай бұрын

    Oh wow! So glad you did this video. I wouldn’t have even thought about books already being written by AI. I’m a beginner forager so wouldn’t have known that they were incorrect.

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    Glad to help and make sure people know about this!

  • @NM-tm4dz
    @NM-tm4dz11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for helping to raise the profile on the fake books and especially on Thayer's books at the same time, enough people are already scared to forage or are getting misinformation from google searches without knowing how to find or discern reliable info, it's always helpful to get more information like this out there

  • @mommashiner
    @mommashiner11 ай бұрын

    Education is the key but the information has to be correct to be useful. There are dangerous plants out there and for folks really wanting to learn to forage for themselves then having clear, color pictures will help to properly identify a plant. Then having correct harvesting practices and how to process and use. You have possibly saved someone's life by bringing this to our attention. Thank you kindly. I was excited to find you because I also live in North Alabama so what you forage is also available to me. ✌🌿🌱🌾

  • @cathy_p637
    @cathy_p63711 ай бұрын

    When I lived in Maine I used to forage for fiddle heads. I love them, but cleaning them can be difficult 😋

  • @christymartin3846
    @christymartin384611 ай бұрын

    My guy, seriously!! I was looking for a good foraging book, at the local “supply” place! I was like, what the world, I need 1 book not 20 in 1!! So glad I decided not to buy! Thank you for sharing ❤ now I gotta go find your video on wild grapes 😂

  • @cheriebowers7683
    @cheriebowers768311 ай бұрын

    Appreciate your time and investment on this issue. I will only purchase books recommended by several of my favorite foragers.

  • @Amlyv
    @Amlyv11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this review. I like to forage berries.

  • @earlenematthews8920
    @earlenematthews892011 ай бұрын

    Thank you for helping people like me. I am new to foraging and eager to learn more. I was just about to buy one of these books. Thank you for all your information. I watch your videos all the time and have learned so much . I am 66 but I feel it’s never to late to start learning .

  • @naturewithgabe
    @naturewithgabe11 ай бұрын

    I want to learn more about foraging in general but really pay attention to how wildlife uses natural resources to see what we can learn from them. Great work with your content, I’m a big fan.

  • @IVtecDOHC07
    @IVtecDOHC0711 ай бұрын

    I would love to learn how to foreat everything in Indiana, pawpaws especially. I just can never find them. But I love finding wild berries in the forests and show my husband what he can eat if we're ever in the woods and forget food and water.

  • @user-vz4bk6pm4z
    @user-vz4bk6pm4z11 ай бұрын

    My husband and I are just beginning our journey foraging. It’s really peaked our interest and we’re looking forward to learning more!! We saw the acorn video you posted and now we’re excited to get into more information to help us find edibles in nature and live off the land a bit more. Thanks for the informative content you posted to keep us safe 🙌🌳🍄 Just collected some acorns and black walnuts today, whoop whoop 🙌

  • @lauranajerasanchez4007
    @lauranajerasanchez400711 ай бұрын

    I would love to start foraging, thank you for teaching us.

  • @melissadiegan5442
    @melissadiegan544211 ай бұрын

    I am so thankful for this video. I was just looking on amazon for a foraging book. You just saved me from buying crap.

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    I’m so glad that the video helped you avoid one of these!

  • @zackk2640
    @zackk264011 ай бұрын

    Looks I need to check out Sam's foragers harvest.

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    You really do!

  • @TheDustinleeclark
    @TheDustinleeclark11 ай бұрын

    My wife asked me what I wanted for our anniversary. I told her books on foraging edibles, medicinal or fungus. She got me a guide to mushroom foraging, I was so excited we went foraging immediately, in the rain lol. I will definitely look I to getting this book!

  • @kalirussell5982
    @kalirussell598211 ай бұрын

    Wow, thank you for the warning! I'll be sharing this info with anyone I know who is trying to learn foraging.

  • @twistedfrannie9311
    @twistedfrannie931111 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video, fingers crossed that people don't buy that garbage. Ive been traipsing through the woods collecting, hedgehog mushrooms, C.O.W, H.O.W., Bears tooth, sweet fern, Labrador tea, wintergreen, fireweed, blackberry leaves, raspberry leaves, blueberry leaves, apples and pears from a long forgotten farmstead...the house is just a bunch of old sunbleached beams in a fieldstone basement.

  • @neilm6x60mmSR
    @neilm6x60mmSR11 ай бұрын

    I buy a lot of books off Thriftbooks, and I almost always sort by publication date (oldest first) to avoid these sorts of problems

  • @NecromancerSloth
    @NecromancerSloth11 ай бұрын

    My favourite thing to forage so far has been elderberry. It's spectacular medicine. I'd love a copy of the book!

  • @Eagleheart73
    @Eagleheart739 ай бұрын

    My favorite foraging author is also Samuel Thayer! I've read his "The Foragers Harvest" and have used it to identify edible places around our home, and am starting to teach our two boys how to do so as well. Would love others in this series!

  • @Sonicboomer56
    @Sonicboomer5611 ай бұрын

    Thorough and unbiased reporting. And a scary glimpse into the future of knowledge dissemination. You have performed a huge public service

  • @sandimatthews5703
    @sandimatthews570311 ай бұрын

    I sincerely appreciate this review. It is quite eye opening. Oddly, I do not have any actual foraging books. Except mushroom books. I have taken some classes as well as done a couple medicinal plant walks. I do forage and do research. I am 71 and am familiar with Sam Thayer and would love his book. Again, thank you for this information. God bless

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    Very welcome! His books are always the first I recommend.

  • @jayoo3385
    @jayoo33852 ай бұрын

    For two weeks I’ve been foraging on mulberries. The leaves are good for making tea .

  • @deweyory1635
    @deweyory163511 ай бұрын

    This is a Prime example of how we humans NEED to come together (2-gather) & Help one another & forgo all of the lying & deception within us ~ Truth fully & REALly loving our neighbor as they Are our Self!!! Thanks Jesse! 🎉❤

  • @BruckeOutdoors
    @BruckeOutdoors11 ай бұрын

    I really need to work more on my foraging skills and read the books i have. I have all but one of Thayer's books.

  • @mekomamizuko
    @mekomamizuko9 ай бұрын

    I have foragers harvest. I don't forage at all but I LOVE learning about it!

  • @brandystrauss2943
    @brandystrauss294311 ай бұрын

    I just shared this to my Facebook friends. Thank you for providing this information! As a first year forager, I appreciate the awareness that fake information is being put out about returning to Earth based practices. At a time when so many humans are being called back to our nature, I look forward to learning more from experienced herbalists and foragers so that I may play my part in keeping this knowledge alive.

  • @strngrthnfiction
    @strngrthnfiction10 ай бұрын

    It's so annoying how Amazon search works! Fake and similar titles are ruining search results! Thanks for clearing up the difference.

  • @aliannarodriguez1581

    @aliannarodriguez1581

    Ай бұрын

    It seems to have gotten worse lately. So much irrelevant stuff coming up while the thing I searched for by exact title may be 5 to 10 pages into the Amazon results.

  • @kitz6661
    @kitz666111 ай бұрын

    my favortite thing to forage are blackberrys. its just so simple, tasty, healthy and abundant

  • @GameBuddies1
    @GameBuddies111 ай бұрын

    Dr. Merriweather of Texas Foraging was one of my first intros to wild edibles. I'd love the opportunity to further expand my knowledge. Thanks for always being an inspiration :D

  • @cheyennedesmet5386
    @cheyennedesmet538611 ай бұрын

    This is scary for beginners in foraging. They wouldn't even know how dangerous those books are. I enjoy foraging plantain, Lambs quarter, black cap berries and elderberry.

  • @NicolesNaturals
    @NicolesNaturals11 ай бұрын

    I live in Illinois and would love a book for what's around me. I can't really forage for things if they aren't growing here. There's a lot of wild elderberries and grapes around here. Already made elderberry syrup, jelly and grape jelly too! We also have an abundance of Juneberries. Would love to find even more!

  • @MtnWanderer-TieDye-
    @MtnWanderer-TieDye-10 ай бұрын

    Wow! I'm so glad you pointed this out. I've been looking for a good foraging book but haven't settled on one yet. Thank you so much for showing all of this so I don't make a bad purchase.

  • @wingedoll8585
    @wingedoll858511 ай бұрын

    ive been considering getting into foraging, but have always been afraid of poisonous plants. thanks for steering a beginner away from the dangerous books!

  • @TotaltheOwl
    @TotaltheOwl11 ай бұрын

    Just made some elderberry jam today. Thanks for thy foraging advice!

  • @darrenwang1765
    @darrenwang176511 ай бұрын

    Would love a video on black walnut processing and tips on cracking them!

  • @walter8037
    @walter803711 ай бұрын

    I foraged as a kid and didn't even know that is what I was doing. Parents taught me a lot. Most of the foraging I do now is for my chickens and guineas. But it is good to "know" things and knowing more is even better!

  • @AFlavourforLife
    @AFlavourforLife11 ай бұрын

    Very educational video in many ways! It is extremely important that this kind of book/books are shown to be what they are, misleading, incorrect and possibly dangerous to those beginner foragers and those of us further along that path. Absolute paramount that we know good books from bad books. Thank you and great video!

  • @alexp.s.4419
    @alexp.s.441911 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the dedication both to the plant world and to the sharing of knowledge. It is inspiring and motivational. I have very little experience with foraging, mostly because of a lack of guidance and socio-cultural incentive. I've always had my eyes on plants though, as these distant incredible angelic agents who feed, clothe and shelter us with great abundance and willingness, but that I could not really engage or address properly for lack of good instruction. Biology classes in high school were all in labs with dead specimens and boring textbooks. I often visited a nearby forest with my parents growing up, but it was like wandering in an unreal dream, the living beings there made completely apart from the routine and obligations of "everyday life" . In my early twenties, as I was having severe psychological breakdowns, and living in the middle of a big city, I found my way to community gardens, and still do a lot of work in regards to urban agriculture. But deep inside, agriculture does not feel as fulfilling and authentic as foraging. Of all the wonderful vegetables I've picked from carefully cultivated plants, nothing has beaten the joy of picking some "weeds" from the yard and making a fresh salad. I actually found your channel when I discovered that there was wild lettuce along other wild edibles in the yard here after a long season of some good rain (I live in LA currently). Anyway, I'm hoping to continue my journey in learning about foraging, and that I find myself again at opportune places and times to practice it!

  • @kristenkrueger5527
    @kristenkrueger55279 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this information. I found your channel and I’m now subscribing. The information you just presented can save lives and money. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 💕

  • @brandyjean7015
    @brandyjean701511 ай бұрын

    Learning how to forage from a real person & buying books that person uses is my go to. Amazon is interested in profit, not knowledge.

  • @gardengatesopen
    @gardengatesopen4 ай бұрын

    I'm just now learning all about Wild Lettuce! Your ID video on this herb is fantastic! I'm happy to have it growing here with one person in our household having rheumatoid arthritis. We're all excited to try it! It turns out it's a good year for Wild Lettuce growing here on my semi-wild, semi-suburban property. The plants are everywhere! (No HOA for us!! Yay!) The thing is- I saw ONE Wild Lettuce volunteer plant here last year. Just ONE in my yard, and 2 in my next door neighbor's yard. But none anywhere else nearby. It was the first time I've ever seen it growing over here too! (Or anywhere nearby.) I remember that plant last year, & it was looking pretty rough & scraggly! Downright ugly to be honest! Which is how I noticed it. If I did happen to have neighbors who cared what our yards looked like, that Wild Lettuce plant was SO BAD LOOKING, it would never had been allowed to stay long enough to produce seeds! But nobody over here cares about a nice neat lawn! Thank Goodness!! And so, I let it go to seed, on purpose. I remember it dried up & disappeared really soon after it set its seed free. Upon refreshing my learning about it this year, I found out it's a biannual plant. I'm not sure how that biannual thing works over here in what is now Super Hot Central Texas, because I remember the plant made seed, then instantly succumbed to the heat by mid-June. There were no other Wild Lettuce plants growing here. I checked. Plus - Like I mentioned, we had a VERY hot year last Summer, with multiple consecutive weeks of 113°f - starting in June! (SO EARLY for those temps!) That's NOT normal for us! We're also in our 3rd year of drought. But THAT IS normal for us. My point is- ANY lush green plant still growing past mid-June last year would be very, very noticeable! The thing I'm wondering about is, because I do not recall seeing any other Wild Lettuce growing here last year. And I only saw that one 2nd year plant setting seed previous to June. It would figure that this year, all the Wild Lettuce growing would be in their 1st year. And now, this Spring, there are MANY Wild Lettuce plants out there right now, all up to at least 2 feet tall & still growing taller! We had a mild Winter, so they're all living their best life right now! But - If those plants are all in their 1st year, as common sense dictates, they definitely are NOT staying lower to the ground like a 1st year Wild Lettuce plant has been described to do! Can you shed any light on this? Might the seeds last year started growing right after landing, which would count as their 1st year? And - Does perhaps the first year plant go dormant during times of drought?

  • @gardengatesopen

    @gardengatesopen

    4 ай бұрын

    I forgot to mention that none of the Wild Lettuce plants have flowered yet, it's still early. Today is the last day of March. (2024) I'm excited to use this plant medicinally! But - I'll be waiting for flowers to come just to lock-in that ID before using any of the plants. And, I'm guessing the 1st year plants don't flower at all. So there's that.

  • @kathypittman5854
    @kathypittman585411 ай бұрын

    What I have loved foraging this summer has been Chanterelles, Usnea and Heal All. I’m on a huge learning curve and loving it!

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    Amazing!

  • @ethanowings
    @ethanowings5 ай бұрын

    You're channel is the most informative foraging that I've ever seen!

  • @gracefulkimberella
    @gracefulkimberella11 ай бұрын

    thank you! This is extremely valuable information!!! I truly appreciate it!

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    You are so welcome! I’m happy to provide it.

  • @sairisonat7267
    @sairisonat726711 ай бұрын

    I have not been foraging for long jet and have not tried some special things jet as I am still a bit scared to pick the wrong things, but the rosehip marmelade I made just yesterday is delicious.

  • @Marcel_Audubon
    @Marcel_Audubon11 ай бұрын

    Even *more satisfying* than I had hoped for!!

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear that! :D

  • @bunsoir
    @bunsoir11 ай бұрын

    I already own one of Sam’s book (edible wild plants) which does go into detail about plants, but I feel like the foraging guide is more of what I’m looking for

  • @Roobah
    @Roobah11 ай бұрын

    I want to forage with clear photos AND sketch drawings. I need a good foraging book for my area of the country, midwest and southern Appalachia. Thank you for bringing this information to our attention.

  • @amyjohoffrichter7562
    @amyjohoffrichter756211 ай бұрын

    Oh my goodness! The plantain had me going, for sure! Oddly, my son, who is still distinguishing "play" from "reality", said the his friend Fred is now dead because the phone told him the wrong plant. (He doesn't know anyone by that name.) I believe God can speak to us through children.. A couple of my favorite books so far are Backyard Medicine and the Herbalist Bible, both by Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal and the Forager's Guide to Wild Foods by Dr Nicole Apelian.

  • @misjudg6969
    @misjudg696911 ай бұрын

    I like to make my own oils and savs and I only do it by forging my local indigenous plants and I love to learn more and more about them so this book sounds so wonderful I think it's really important that people educate themselves on forging and the do's and don'ts I keep telling everyone when the ship goes down you're all going to come to me but you know how that goes. I doubt there's any left but I would love a copy of this book and thank you so much for your videos I've learned so much from you but continue to follow you and I'm going to check out your patreon

  • @pjkentucky
    @pjkentucky11 ай бұрын

    This time of year I enjoy paw paws to forage.

  • @seriousprepper9506
    @seriousprepper950611 ай бұрын

    I love learning tge plants and their values around me. Still learning

  • @Dragoncastings
    @Dragoncastings8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this and all of the effort you’ve put forth!

  • @cindyjackson108
    @cindyjackson10811 ай бұрын

    Thank you for being on top of these issues and for sharing with us. 😊

  • @prosperingplantings
    @prosperingplantings11 ай бұрын

    I recently learned I live at the edge of the natural range of the Shagbark hickory. Through some research I learned it used to be very common where I am but through a hundred years or so of habitat destruction and logging only 2 or 3 known stands still exist. Through INaturalist I have found one of the stands and am gathering a few of the nuts that fall in the hopes of growing a few out to plant on my land so that maybe 30 or 40 years from now I can use my squirrel army to restore the populations. Love the vids

  • @nolancampbell4451

    @nolancampbell4451

    11 ай бұрын

    Wherever you plant them should be their only location they have crazy long taproots and should get put in their forever spot straight away after germinating in the first year it’s common for hickories to only grow around 6 inches above ground and more than 12 feet below ground hope this helps

  • @prosperingplantings

    @prosperingplantings

    11 ай бұрын

    Appreciate it. we are going to try several straight in ground and some in air-prune beds, which are deep planters with an air gap at the bottom to grow seedlings out for a year. The air gap forces more lateral root growth and has been very effective with other deeply taprooting species.@@nolancampbell4451

  • @bec0181mine
    @bec0181mine11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this giveaway! I would love to know how you harvest and process black walnuts. I've seen several videos on EdibleAcres, but I'd like to see your suggestions. Thank you!

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    I hope to make some videos on that this year!

  • @OrionAon
    @OrionAon11 ай бұрын

    Awesome video, friend! Thanks for taking one for the team and reading through that garbage. Yew instead of chokecherry... 😳 Glad the chokecherry footage worked out for you!

  • @FeralForaging

    @FeralForaging

    11 ай бұрын

    Worked perfect for the video. Thank you again! For anyone who is reading this, Orion made cookies with the chokecherry flour and they were 🔥

  • @OrionAon

    @OrionAon

    11 ай бұрын

    @@FeralForaging you're welcome! I'll have to make a long video for those chokecherry cookies! They are delicious.

  • @toxiroxie
    @toxiroxie10 ай бұрын

    Im fairly new to foraging, good to know there are books like this out there!