(7 October 2012, 21:15)Fenman Wrote: Hazel nuts are a good one, a handfull has as much protein as a medium size steak!. Me and the wife went out foraging today, hazel nut, sloes , crab apple, pignut, hawthorn, we even found a pear tree growing in the hedgerow. In the past we have planted useful plants and tree's (propagated from local seeds and cuttings), in handy locations then mapped them all so we would'nt forget.
Fenman
Hazel nuts are one of the best wild foods you can find, our Palaeolithic ancestors certainly thought so as you find them all over human sites. Fenman is correct, they are very high in protein and fat and can be very common if you can beat the Squirrels to them. The root of the Cat tail is also high in Carbs and tastes great roasted in the embers of a fire alongside your nuts

. The gravel pits around me have a large population of Swam Mussels and you don't need a lot for a feed as they can be quite big.