Country Lore: August/September 2018

By Mother Earth News Readers
Published on June 29, 2018
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Susan prefers serving her chestnut flour cake topped with cream cheese frosting.
Susan prefers serving her chestnut flour cake topped with cream cheese frosting.
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Try preserving foraged fruit in jams and jellies.
Try preserving foraged fruit in jams and jellies.
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These trellises are made with scavenged materials such as wood and twine.
These trellises are made with scavenged materials such as wood and twine.

Urban Foraging Provides Free Fruit

Finding a big, old fruit or nut tree in a city can indicate that you’re standing in a heritage neighborhood. Ask a resident, and you’ll often hear them say they don’t know what kind of tree it is, consider it a nuisance, and haven’t even tasted the fruit!

Last year, I decided to offset my food costs with foraged food. The season started with the Seed Swap held at the main branch of the County Library in Klamath Falls, Oregon. I asked if the group was planning to make an effort to harvest neglected tree fruit. About five people showed interest in the idea.

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