NEEPS North East Eco-friendly People's Site    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Join! (free) >   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  what have you foraged recently? Page Previous  1, 2, 3  Next          NEEPS Forum Index -> Go Wild In The Country View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message gussyboy Mini-Neepster with staying power Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 61 Location: Aboyne Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:47 am    Post subject: Do you know if my information is correct or not? I was once told that field or horse mushrooms at the side of busy roads were not advised to eat because of the heavy pollution caused by traffic. Is this tosh and nonsense? cheers, Gussyboy _________________ Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not wisdom, Wisdom is not truth, Truth is not beauty, Beauty is not love, Love is the best. Back to top Smooth Hound Neepster Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 8684 Location: near turriff Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:58 pm    Post subject: its true, you dont really want to pick anything to eat from the side of the road, Back to top kimmie Neepster Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 3297 Location: new byth Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:41 pm    Post subject: although i only ever find them at the side of roads, we only pick the young ones and we make sure its a road without heavy traffic....never done us any harm, especiall as when you cook them the heat kills 90% of the germs etc _________________ http://goatherd.myfreeforum.org/index.php http://flapdoodle-oursmallholdinglife.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/kimkerly http://www.thegleefulgoat.co.uk/ Back to top Smooth Hound Neepster Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 8684 Location: near turriff Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:59 pm    Post subject: its not the germs, its the exhaust fumes , the plants absorb it. Back to top Maria Moderator Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Posts: 1908 Location: Huntly-ish Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:57 pm    Post subject: Collected a few raspberries (memory shoddy, could have sworn the ones in the forest were blackberries) and luckily spotted some blackberries on the way home. Made a delicious forest fruit fool   _________________ Better late than never! Back to top andybebbington Moderator Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 1067 Location: peterhead Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:03 pm    Post subject: sloes blackberries rose hips rowan berries hawthorn and for crafting driftwood pinecones and needles acorns sea glass rope and some of above berries for drying and more thats slipped my mind _________________ why do feet smell and noses run? Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad! Back to top Townie Moderator Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 2724 Location: Fife Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:24 pm    Post subject: The Hawthorn bushes are absolutely laden with berries down here... Noticed HFW made a haw-sin sauce to go with his ducks last night on river cottage autumn Back to top Maidenstone Neepster Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 303 Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:21 pm    Post subject: My dad always used to say that worms in apples and maggots in mushrooms would be 99.9% apple or mushroom anyway, so not to worry! _________________ Local food - better by far! Back to top kimmie Neepster Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Posts: 3297 Location: new byth Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:55 am    Post subject: sloes blackberries rose hips rowan (although these are quickly going over) hawthorn Damsons _________________ http://goatherd.myfreeforum.org/index.php http://flapdoodle-oursmallholdinglife.blogspot.com/ http://twitter.com/kimkerly http://www.thegleefulgoat.co.uk/ Back to top Maidenstone Neepster Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 303 Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:59 am    Post subject: We picked crowberries on Sunday on the Menie Links - lots of them there.  Another reason why Donald Trump should not build his resort there!! _________________ Local food - better by far! 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