Food: Part One

Food for me falls into three categories:1- Food I grow myself or my friends grow and I get for free; 2-Food I forage for in the nearby forest and fields; 3- food I source/buy from local and small organic farms ( I walk or bike to most of these farms). I NEVER shop for food in supermarkets. Period.Today, I'm going to share with you photos of the food I forage and NEVER buy (each number describe a photo)
1-Cherries (above photo). There is a huge cherry tree in the fields nearby and I raid it every Spring 

2- Pears. Also from the nearby fields.

3-figs. There are more than 6 huge fig trees and there are two different varieties.

4- One of the HUGE fig trees in the field. Im going to raid it again this afternoon .

5-Grapes. There are lots of abandoned vineyards near where I live 

6-Walnuts. There are hundreds of walnut trees on this area. I mean just a walk to the main road or even in the town you will come back with pockets filled with walnuts. In few weeks I will be going for my usual round to fill bags of this nuts.

7-Hazelnuts. I just discovered about big four abandoned trees in the nearby field!

8-Persimmon. There are three huge trees in the fields.

9- One of the huge Persimmon trees I raid.

10-Mushrooms. It is amazing in this region; there are more than 100 varieties of mushrooms and one need to have a license to be able to forage for mushrooms. I go with my friend Stella and her husband who has a license.

11-Edible weeds. My friend Ina showed me most of the edible weeds in the fields and now I can spot an edible one from miles, hehe. This one in the photo is called Girasole (in the dialect) and it is bitter, so you need to blanch/cook it in boiling water, then eat it as desired. I usually make a frittata. (eggs+minced greens+garlic+grated cheese+chili+dried herbs)

12-Another type of edible weeds. This one is so rich in iron, it is amazing. Its name translate as wild fennel!

13-Wild berries. There are many different types, such as blackberries but this type is so sweets; it grows on trees. I can't remember the name now but will ask.

Next installment will be: Food I source from local and small producers (all organic and local)