Living Lime

Who doesn’t like free food?

August 3, 2009 at 12:44 am 3 comments

I’ve had these pics on my computer for a while now, but I’ve been trying to document my adventures in urban foraging.  Almost a month ago, I spent the afternoon finding wonderful free food, like elderflowers, wild garlic scapes, wild grape leaves, mullberries, wild cherries, and black raspberries.

I couldn’t help but brag about this when I visited my friend Alex in Toronto, so we went on an urban foraging walk.  And so I present to you:

Things you don’t expect to find in a park in Toronto.

Namely, food.

Like Mint

Oregano

Wild Strawberries!

then your teas, lavender and bee balm

And finally, your edible weeds like Lamb’s Quarters, which can get up to 4 ft tall and are delicious steamed like spinach

And plantain, the young leaves (2 inches long for the skinny ones and 1 inch long for the broad-leafed ones) of which are delicious fried with rice (especially stuffed into wild grape leaves).

Before I left, Alex promised me he would try some guerrilla composting, because of the garbage strike.  I’m not sure if he did, but I love the idea of him digging his veggie scraps into the ground in a park where there are tennis courts, before stopping for a strawberry snack.

Entry filed under: Food. Tags: 100 mile diet, bee balm, black raspberries, Food, lavender, mint, mullberries, oregano, permaculture, plantain, Slow food, Urban Foraging, wild cherries, wild strawberries.