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What are some free-to-do hobbies that are fun too? (lemmy.world)
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A counter question to the guy who posted a similar question few hours ago, cause most of the answers weren't helpful for someone like me, who doesn't have much money😅.

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[+] 41 points 1 month ago (9 children)
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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago*

    Oh man I got to enjoy a chicken of the woods mushroom for the first time last year and it was amazing. We enjoyed sumac tea all summer and have a bounty of hickory nuts this fall. I made wild riverbank grape jelly from grapes harvested from my mom's backyard. Definitely need to be careful with ID'ing and never picking something you're not 100% sure of but it's liberating and satisfying.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    This does sound very compelling, but how did you start?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    When I go outside in a place that has plants I try to ID at least one that I don't know. When I get a positive ID on it, I'll look it up and sometimes it will have edible or medicinal properties.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I unfortunately live too deep inside the city to try that😅. There's very little vegetation around.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    I’m not sure where you are exactly but you’d be shocked. When I was last in New York I actually took an “Urban Foraging Tour”. They showed us these wild weeds that grow on stoops that apparently make a great tea.

    I don’t forage as a hobby so obviously this is all just experience from one two hour tour I took like five years ago but still!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Garlic mustard can be great, but you have to get it at the right time. It becomes bitter when the plant starts to mature.

    While experimenting with it one time I did something resembling Palak Chaat with some tender young leaves. They fried up beautifully and ended up translucent - like green stained glass - and wonderfully crispy.

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