New to Foraging? Start Here! 5 Plants for Absolute Beginners

Learn how to safely identify 5 plants in Spring and early Summer, along with some useful tips for new foragers

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00:00 Foraging for beginners
00:29 Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
02:44 Foraging Tip
03:06 Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
05:10 Wild Garlic/ Ramsons (Allium ursinum)
08:51 Foraging Tip
09:16 Clover (Trifolium spp.)
10:51 Foraging Tip
11:05 Bramble Shoots (Rubus fruticosus)
13:14 Outro

[peterlowery]

Love your videos mate. Thank you. I just started foraging. I went yesterday and managed to get some nettles, Dandelion leaves, common Hogweed and wild garlic. I have a juicer so I threw most of it in with a lime, apple, ginger and carrot. I've realised everything in a supermarket has no "life force" left in it. Even the organic stuff. As soon as I chew on a wild garlic leaf I can feel the energy from it.

[tashcheung]

I echo the last commentator: "Love your videos mate!"
Not only for the content, but because, living in Spain, I'm used to loud, abrasive delivery. Whereas yours is soft, gentle and infinitely more pleasant to listen to!

Just one thing: I have found that nettles (one of the few things you mention that we have here) lose their 'sting' if you put them on water . Strange, as they often grow almost IN water, but it's true 😊

[TheUnhousedWanderer]

The first plant I became comfortable being able to identify on sight and forage is nettles. They're so abundant where I am.

[kyloluma]

I recently found a giant bank of wild garlic while I was across the country. I took enough to make a jar of wild garlic paste so that it can last longer and I can bring it back.

[HighRiseCollective]

I really like you going in to the very specific identifying characteristics like the leaf and stem patterns because that is something most foraging videos forget to tell us. Just seeing it visually doesn't always get it to sink in. I'm glad you went into stinging nettle especially talking about the alternating leaf pairs.

[TitiniusAndronicus]

Please could you do a video on how to forage for carbohydrates? It seems to be the most difficult part of foraging (and the easiest part of agriculture).

[Noingoldmells-holidays]

Been foraging for a while but this was very sensible info. I feel less like the village weirdo now that I see so many other are actually foraging. Keep the videos coming.

[Westbird]

I make sure to always keep dandelions and catsear in my back yard when mowing. I eat about 5-7 a day.
dandelion flowers have a mild sweet taste cats ear is a little more bitter.
I like the mythology about the dandelion how it represents the rising of the sun and moon (to put it short)

[phoenixrose]

😂 you just saved me 🤭 The park near me had a field of Dandelions & Daisies (or Chamomile) so i was going to forage a basket full 😟 BUT it's a dog park area and at night lots of foxes.
I thought a good soak in Baking soda would clean the flowers of impurities but ANIMAL URINE does not sound like something i want to even come close to consuming 🤐

[lottieisthequarry]

Nettles. I spend every march picking as many nettles as I can to make soup for the freezer for the next winter. Bloomin lovely, my fave soup (get them while they are tiny or they're bitter) and the Garlic I make pesto with it (half n half with peas so it's not so strong) freezes really well too. I need to have a go at dandelion 'honey'.

[nimfluence]

Sat watching tucked up in bed unwell but can't wait to get started, calming video and very helpful <3

[nicholaspaul]

The Lion King.. lovely plant.. looks beautiful too.. daisy family.

[orangeedo]

I didn't know about the blackberry leaves. Thx.

[craigandheston-urbangarden]

Love how much detail that you went into on dandelions 😂 consistent!

[oliveu]

This was so clear, detailed and helpful! I'm excited to go out today and look for what I've learned!

[poczytamci]

You make 'coffee' from roasted dandelion roots, it's my plan this year, great video👍🏻
The flowers you can fry in light or deep batter, taste awesome 😎
Great tip about the nettle and flowers 🌸

[rumpelstilkstin]

That was so good. Really appreciate your kindness in telling us. I know all those plants so well from I never knew you could eat blackberry leaves, , , , wow,

[Falconer]

Just having a refresher 😂🤣😂watched this vid awhile ago going out this weekend ☮️

[seansmart]

Just a thanks for all the content on your channel. This is just the kind of channel I've been looking for!

[peterfleming]

Glad your back with another great video. I've been making nettle tea and eating gorse and primrose flowers so far this year.