tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531874687635989627.post8616323095508217659..comments2024-01-26T21:06:24.807-05:00Comments on The Foraging Family: Hunting and Gathering: Is it still possible?Thaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15632246325868000701noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531874687635989627.post-76120174921758952022011-05-16T19:59:02.544-04:002011-05-16T19:59:02.544-04:00Great post Thag. I hope you write more on why you...Great post Thag. I hope you write more on why you have this dream of being a professional forager. <br /><br />For me foraging is a pleasurable, meaningful, and spiritual pursuit. I would love to have more time to devote to it. But what I wonder is how much can I forage without sacrificing the feelings of joy and sacredness. I would hate for something so pleasurable to turn into a stressful chore. Also I wonder how much wild food I can eat and still love it. I’ve been gradually increasing the percentage of wild food that I consume. Maybe it’s about one third to one half of my diet right now during this good foraging time of year. Gathering enough wild food for the long winter would be hard. I would want to migrate south.<br /><br />I’ve been acutely aware of how much of a food I can eat and not deplete my wild resources. There are unlimited quantities of certain wild “invasive” plants. But with many plants I’m limited as to how much I can gather. It can take years to build up enough reliable spots for gathering certain wild foods. <br /><br />For me the issue of the legality of gathering wild food is a complex one. Have you read Steve Brill’s account of being arrested for eating a dandelion in Central Park? http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Clippings.folder/Arrest.html I think it’s far more important to cultivate and live by a deep respect for land, animals, plants, and fellow humans. And to have one’s actions reflect that deep respect. Unfortunately we have laws that encourage greed, raping and destroying land and resources, and an overall lack of consciousness in general.Arenanoreply@blogger.com