07/07/2026
Mim did two foraging courses last week, one of which ended with a delicious meal at Finn's Place 😋 I happened to be there for that one, as were many of the local kids, and we learned a lot. Thought I'd share some of the knowledge here. Thanks to Mim for giving me permission to share my notes here!
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So, here are some of the things we learned about:
• firew**d and how it can be used for kindling, as well as an edible asparagus-esque cooking green if fried in the spring.
•sticky w***y, aka cleavers, and how the little round balls on them are seeds -- they contain caffeine, and in a post-apocalyptic world we could painstakingly use them to make a coffee substitute (as I believe cleavers are related to coffee in a botanical sense!)
• daisies are great for bruises, especially if dried & made into a balm with an oil (ox-eye daisies which are like giant daisies are good for bruises and have edible parts)
• mayflower/ hawthorn, and how delicious Mim's homemade hawthorn chutney was, however you need to be eat around the seeds and removing them if making jam/ chutney
• nettles have anti-inflammatory/ painkilling effects and are often used in eastern Europe by arthritis sufferers -- nettle seeds are great for smoothies and salads!
• we learned about dock leaves and how they can completely heal nettle stings!
• broadleaf plantain can also be used for nettle stings and as a drawing agent or poultice to draw poison/ stings out!
• dandelion leaves are very edible and are high in potassium; they are of course also known as "wet the bed", as they are great for use as a diuretic!
• meadowsweet, which is used to flavour mead & is a source of salycilic acid (the recursor to aspirin & great in a tea to help with headaches)
• pineapple w**d, which is related to chamomile, is calming when brewed in a tea; it grows at the roadside and in cracks between paving stones [it is delicious!]
