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Urbane Forager
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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Urbane Forager
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dpack
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Falstaff
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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Urbane Forager
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Falstaff
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Posted: Fri Jun 26, 15 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Urbane Forager wrote: |
............We pick Cherries, Plums, Blackberries, Walnuts, Hazelnuts, Apples, Pears, Chestnuts and Sloes mainly................ |
Well as far as I'm concerned, you can pretty much forget "Walnuts, Hazelnuts, Pears, Chestnuts And probably "Apples" "
Which leaves you with rather a paucity of fodder for the "Children" you are "Trying to educate" in how to produce alcohol !
As for "Public land", I'm wondering whether Highways Agency Land (the road adjacent to Southampton Airport) is suitable for gangs of "foragers" intent on picking apples to produce their own cider ?
If a few of them get theirselves "run-over" I suppose you are ready to explain how your recommendations for them to go and pick this "FREE fruit" is disconnected from the deaths ? |
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 5645 Location: East london/Essex
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 5645 Location: East london/Essex
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Mistress Rose
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 15 8:47 am Post subject: |
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I think the book looks good, but it is the map I am concerned about. Perhaps slightly different, but we have had problems with geo-cachers putting up routes through the wood without permission and causing damage. Because they are following a route, or going to a spot, they seem oblivious of everything else around them, so are quite happy to tread on all sorts of other plants to get to what they are aiming for.
I have no problem with people picking blackberries or raspberries in the wood, as long as they don't do any damage, but sadly some do.
Urbane Forager, I think it would be as well to investigate any restrictions on the 'public land' that you are covering, as some areas will have by-laws preventing certain activities. I know for instance, that if I want to arrange a walk for a group in our country park, I have to inform the Park Manager first with approximate numbers, who the group are etc., and as I know some restrictions are placed on foraging fungi, some may have other restrictions too. |
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Urbane Forager
Joined: 08 Sep 2014 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 15 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Pilsbury wrote: |
Don't be ridiculous, anyone out doing anything on public land and roads are responsible for their own safety be that climing trees, walking down the street or foraging.
Just becausexaomeonectells you where there is an Apple tree doesn't make thst person responsible for your health and safety precautions or what happens while your there.... |
Totally agree, for starters the trees indicated above were nothing to do with me. The map I use is public and free access, anyone can use it.
Secondly I do not put everything I find/know on the map, that would be impossible. I do not put hazel on for instance because it is too common, likewise Elder or blackberries. Nor do Indicate anything that might upset people living nearby. I also don't show my favourite places, simply because I don't want to, and also people need to learn how to look for themselves, if they want.
I do produce cider and country wine, and yes my kids help me. I drink my cider and the kids drink the apple juice which I pasteurise. Nothing wrong with any of that as far as I can see. It is a chemistry/biology lesson
There are lots of walnut and apple trees in Southampton and else where, if you know where to look. Buy the book and you may learn how to locate them
My kids and I gathered over 200 kgs of apples last year all from common ground, none by he airport.
I encourage my kids to climb safely and assess danger in their environment, important lessons as most reasonable people would agree |
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