I believe that it is the responsibility of the current generation to educate the next.
In the past few generations, it seems that many families have left the country lifestyle and moved into the cities. Along with leaving the land, they left a plethora of how-to knowledge that this current generation is completely ignorant of, for the most part. Even simple skills like knowing which wild plants you can eat and which ones are dangerous have for the most part fallen by the wayside.
This knowledge used to be crucial to life itself, but the times have changed. Now, we leave our families to go to work, whatever income isn't taken from us in taxes or paid out in bills we spend at the supermarket for over-processed "food-stuffs" that fill us up but leave us empty. I think that it is a fantastic thought to realize that many people who attempt to include more wild edibles in their diet can actually have negative effects as their bodies attempt to adjust to a nutrient and vitamin rich diet.
For @papa-pepper, foraging is not just a hobby, but it is becoming a lifestyle. Who wouldn't want to enjoy an incredible variety of healthy food for free? In the upcoming video, I show my oldest daughter a whole handful of common wild edibles in just a few minutes, and we don't even walk that far.
It is incredible to me how much food the common man tramples underfoot without ever realizing the potential of the plants at his feet. You'll have to watch the video to check out everything that we find, especially what we find to enjoy as "dessert", but the photos here show a sneak peek of some of the wonderful wild edibles that we found. To find out why I tagged this one #funny, you'll have to watch it. Enjoy the video!
TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION TO FORAGE
I strongly believe that having a good understanding of the wild edibles in your area it some excellent information to have in your head. If things get really bad, that info could save your life. If things don't get bad, you'll still have some great knowledge to supplement your diet with some healthy food for free!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-wild-edibles
Until next time…
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