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As you may have read in previous posts, we are trying to live a more frugal and sustainable life. So I thought we would give foraging a go; I’m not going to say no to free food.
So off we went with our carrier bags ready to fill them up with our finds. Along our journey we found the river at the bottom of the village and the kiddies had great fun throwing rocks in and going for a paddle. With Lowenna in her finest foraging gear, complete with sparkly skirt and lacy top!
Foraging for Hazelnuts
The first bit of free food we found were these hazelnuts but they are not quite ready for picking yet.
Foraging for Acorns & Blackberries
We also found some acorns and blackberries but again none of them were ready for picking.
We also found these but I’m not really sure what they are. I was thinking maybe rosehip or hawthorn. Any ideas anyone? We left them there, I didn’t really fancy a trip to A&E later with food poisoning.
Even though we ended up coming back empty handed the kiddies still had a great time out and about in the fresh air.
I tried my hardest to make it exciting and to and get them interested in the prospect of foraging but being kids they were far more interested in the drains by the side of the road!
At least it wore them both out. I think we will try again in a few weeks when everything is ripe and ready and as a plus we know where it all is now.
I’m linking up with Country Kids from Coombe Mill, Magic Moments from The Olivers Madhouse , and What’s The Story from Podcast
Absolutely gorgeous photos, and I love your foraging plans! You’re ready and poised for the ripening.. 🙂
Just can’t wait until next time when we actually come home with something!
Lovely photos! Love the perfect foraging outfit! 😉
I saw some ripe plums today and wondered whether I should take them, but I didn’t!
Yes it wasn’t a very practical outfit, bless her. You should have grabbed them, we have a plum tree in the garden but they’re not ready yet.
What a fantastic adventure!! i cant wait to read about your 2nd trip .. i do hope its all ripe next time.
Thanks for linking up with #MagicMoments
I’m thinking to leave it a couple of weeks and then go again. Hopefully we will have better luck next time x
What a wonderful post Gina – I love the idea that you went foraging and it looks beautiful where you are. It will be interesting to see what you can find next time. I love that they’re taking an interest in the drain, my toddler does that too! Thank you for sharing #whatsthestory
Thank you for hosting. I’m glad that the post is suitable, I worry sometimes that they don’t fit the linky. x
Such a fun adventure, the sun was shining and the children had a great time exploring and searching. I’m sure the next trip will be bountiful, thanks for sharing your lovely outdoor photos with Country Kids.
No worries, thank you for hosting x
Ahhh that’s lovely – looks like the kids really enjoyed it! I get such a sense of fulfilment out of making something out of nothing, particularly food. The nuts and berries will be fab in a few weeks time 🙂 #MagicMoments
I hope so, can’t wait to go back and get them and hopefully before the squirrels do 😉
What fun! I especially like the foraging outfit with sparkly skirt and lacy top! Your post reminds me of when we lived down a lane with lots of blackberries and our girls picked them all before anyone else could and then tried to charge passing motorists 25p per berry!!
hahah that is very funny. Bless them, how cute is that! Did they make much money? 🙂
What a great thing to do with the kids, teaching them about the plants and getting them interested. Good luck when you go again 🙂
I think I was more excited about it than they were 😉
Look’s great fun! We went blackberrying last year which was brilliant. Except the kids wouldn’t eat them afterwards…..
awww why wouldn’t they eat them?
What is it with kids and drains? We could be at the most exciting place and a drain will always stop my son in his tracks. Lovely photos by the way!!
Thank you. Mine are the same, anywhere we go the drains are always the highlight of the day that and puddles if it’s been raining. 🙂
Looks like a fun day! We love hedgerow fruit picking and can’t wait for the blackberries to ripen! And we’re lucky there are plenty of rose-hips about to make yummy rose-hip syrup to make fruity hot drink in the winter – a staple favourite in our house!
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