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Hello again Hive, I'm back after a short break to get some things organized. I've started doing English classes to a high-school girl who comes all the way out here in the forest which is nice, though it means I have to have the house tidy and warm when she arrives and that's something that I'm not so used to doing more than once a week haha!
Anyway, I don't want to ramble, let's get on with today's post ;)
Plums are over, there few apples left... It's time for rosehips to shine! When the colder seasons begin rosehip is what's gonna keep us packed with fresh vitamins if we live in a cold climate.
I think that rosehips are wasted potential in many places because they resist diverse climatic conditions and have a versatile taste Yet there aren't many people who take advantage of this, probably due to the difficult harvest and processing required. Once again we face a time consuming activity when trying to feed off wild plants.
The good news is that with the proper tools we can save a lot of time. These are things we can make at home with common materials.
On this post we'll focus on harvesting more efficiently, but eventually I will make another one on processing rosehips.
I've seen some dented scoops online such as this one:
I imagined that it could be somewhat emulated with a hard plastic bottle, so I set out to find one.
First I cut off the half of the base and a part from one of the sides. I did so by drilling many holes as it was easier for me this way, but it's up to you how to do it. Finally trim the rough edges with a scissor.
With the basic shape ready, I attached a piece of wood so that it would hold some nails that will act as fruit catchers. I used screws but if you have some other less invasive method of attaching wood to plastic go ahead and use it.
The nails were placed by previously drilling holes into the wood and then sliding them in. I added some glue for wood to keep them in place.
Ready to be used!
I did a small video to show you how it works. It can certainly do with a few improvements and I plan to do an upgraded version in the near future. But this one had a lot of trial and error involved so I'm taking a break from this kind of project for a few days.
Hope you liked the post and the video. I'll probably take some time crafting the tools to process this fruit, but I'm excited to develop the ideas I have in mind.
I hope you found this useful, entertaining, and worth your time. Consider following me if you like learning about plants, life in the forest, use of primitive materials, recycling, and a plant based off-grid lifestyle.
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clever!
Glad you dig it
Looking forward to seeing what else you come up with!
Those seem indeed like the proper tools for the job. I find it very funny that they look so scary for such a gentle task, hahahaha. Beautiful fruits, by the way! Congratulations on the English lessons, man!
Thanks!
Hahaha! It does look menacing. I imagine it could also be used to harvest eyeballs... Just saying..
This is most definitely one of my favourites... every years i "run" the country sides to find all the spots. I even go and ask folks who have some in their gardens. Most of them i make jam with, but that's not all... i guess you know what else and how.
Definitely a vitamin bomb for winter times. The tool you made gives me some ideas for my next collection day. Though since here spring just started, i have to wait a few month first. hehehe
That's awesome motivation you got there, making the most of it! I'd like to see what other things you make from it, I think there's an unexplored world of creativity regarding rosehips
All to get the most delicious marmalade in the world of fruits... to me at least the surplus, if ever there is "too much" i dry for making
the "tea"infusions. To show you we both need some patience now... heheheheAh, that patience... A valuable resource that's growing all around and yet is nowhere to be harvested
I haven't seen this before though it looks like tomatoes but am sure it's not
Anyways well done over there
If you make soup from them it can actually taste like tomato soup so they must at least have some components in common hehe
Hehehehe 😁 but we don't have it here in Africa because I haven't seen it before
I am sure that this method of collecting rose hips. indeed very effective. in a similar way in our area they collect blueberries and cranberries, but. this is considered a poaching method that harms the integrity of the plant and can result in a significant fine. As one proverb says...the slower you go, the further you will be.
I would normally agree, but rosehip is very tough so I don't think in this case it's much of a problem
This is the visible side of the medal, the wild rose is strong, but the berry also clings very firmly to its branches, therefore, you do not know where the weak point will be when stretched.
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I'll keep that in mind
English teacher in the woods
sounds like a movie title ;<)
I guess it's nice to have some additional income.
Does she pay you in crypto? ;<)
Keep up the creativity!
In one class she was writing something on her journal and I started laughing... She looked at me startled and I explained: "I just never thought I'd be teaching English here in the woods". She replied: "ahh, yes, that's life". Pretty wise answer for her age haha.
And she doesn't pay, her mother does 😜 in fiat and food occasionally
Nice anecdote and a wise girl indeed :<)
and yeah, I expected her parents to pay for the class haha
fiat money and food isn't too bad a deal either
Abrazo!
This is lovely but I have not seen it before.
There's a first time for everything 🤠
Great invention brother. Congratulations
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Thanks for those huesos brother
that looks like a lot of work. Nicely
So what do you do with the rosehips after they're harvested? Are they processed? Eaten raw? Cooked?
I've heard they're very nutritional but have never seen them outside of processed vitamin tablets.
Patience my friend, on the next post I will be covering processing the rosehips 🤩 but I can tell you the main usage people around here give it is making jam from it. However, there is so much more to be done because it is not a sweet fruit so you can make many salty dishes with it.
Thanks for the reply. I have a rose bush in my backyard and have considered harvesting the rosehips but wasn't sure what to do with them. Looking forward to that post.