Wild Food exploits

I love hunting for wild foods, I'm really new at it but I find it a ton of fun. Jake and I scouted out elderberry bushes and huckleberries this weekend. We didn't find any huckleberries, they are elusive and well guarded. As far as elderberries go, I was unsure if the shrub/tree down the block was one, but after our friends pointed them out when we were in Idaho I am convinced this and several across the street are elderberries.

This weekend we had a fair bit of thimbleberries and a few dewberries. Those are always good, but we can never harvest enough to put up. Maybe if we lived in an area they grew and could go harvest every few days, but they don't grow within 45 minutes of us, so it's a no go on the daily collecting.

The wild cherry tree across the field was torn down about 4 days before the berries were ripe enough to pick. Thank you construction project. Neighbor Kara and I were really sad, we cleaned that tree out last year.

I was able to get Saint Johns Wort while still in flower, I didn't get enough to dry for tea but I made a half gallon of SJW infused oil and a quart of SJW tincture. I did miss the nettles this year, but I am determined to get some next year!

I still need to find a mycophile. I've never tried exotic mushrooms (even store bought ones) so I'm not sure what ones I might like. My mushroom knowledge extends from white, crimini, to portobello, I'm real versed (insert sarcasm here.)

Garden pictures to come soon, I need to go outside with the camera.