Autumn is the perfect time for foraging, as there are so many varieties ripe at the same time. Depending on where you live, there may be something on offer just round the corner. However, some times you need to go a bit further afield to hunt for your treasure.
Maybe you find something on your weekly walk, or maybe you plan a trip out especially for foraging, but either way you’ll need a container of sorts, to carry the spoils of the hunt back home. I, personally, prefer plastic bags. Either small ones, or sturdy carrier bags. They’re easy to carry, so even if you don’t find anything , you won’t have carried lots of containers for nothing. But if you are hunting squidgy berries you may be better off with a plastic box.
I went out in search of damsons the other day, and was very lucky to find a few. The best time for them is mid-September, so I was a little late and there wasn’t much on offer, but I found just enough to make a glass of jam. Berries are usually ripe a little earlier in the UK, around the start of September.
As always when picking wild food, be careful to only pick things you know are edible. Also, keep to land that you can legally access. I don’t want to be patronising or too preaching, but please leave nature as you found it. Don’t strip a bush or tree completely, there are small creatures that depend on the food you are picking. And don’t destroy living plants just to get to that apple just over there. Please.
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