Michael White ponders...Chanterelles
Michael White ponders... Water Mint
Michael White ponders... Pignut
Michael White ponders... Common Sorrel
Michael White ponders...Common Gorse Flower
Michael White ponders...THE GIANT PUFFBALL
Michael White ponders...The Black Berry
Michael White ponders...hairy bittercress
Michael White ponders...Wood Sorrel
Stinging nettles suffer from a bit of an image problem. They tend to be viewed as vicious botanical bullies and, as such, strimmed pulled and weed killed with great glee by all.
With global food shortages looming and the price of the weekly groceries rising, perhaps it is time to get out and explore some wild foods.
Wild foods are still seen by most as a novelty, but they surely deserve a more regular place in our kitchens.