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  • PinkPeach
    PinkPeach Posts: 613 Forumite
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    I've also just picked some this morning. I presume then that they are ok to keep for 1 year in the freezer? Thanks :)
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  • toni_
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    PinkPeach wrote: »
    I've also just picked some this morning. I presume then that they are ok to keep for 1 year in the freezer? Thanks :)

    of course :)
  • thenanny2die4
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    Ooh, I was out walking to the local shop this afternoon and took a detour onto the disused railway line (shimmied through the nettles at the edge of the fence :D) on the way back. I just knew it would be blackberry country. There were masses! Not ready for picking yet but it didn't look as if many people had been down there so I shall be keeping a close eye on them over the next couple of weeks. ;)
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  • CAT££
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    kiwichick wrote: »
    I used to love berry picking as a kid, can I ask what the rules are in the UK though...............I hate to be breaking some unwritten rule. If the berries are growing along the roadside are they there for everyone to pick?? Is there anywhere I shouldnt be picking.

    We wont be picking anything for a while here yet, the blackberries are still small, green and hard.

    The law states that you can pick anything growing wild, whether on private or public land, as long as it is not for commercial purposes. It is against the law to pick wild things with the intention of making a pie to sell at a local farmers market, however, it is legal to pick wild fruit with the intention of making a pie to feed the family.
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  • kerri_gt
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    CAT££ wrote: »
    The law states that you can pick anything growing wild, whether on private or public land, as long as it is not for commercial purposes. It is against the law to pick wild things with the intention of making a pie to sell at a local farmers market, however, it is legal to pick wild fruit with the intention of making a pie to feed the family.

    Do you know what the law is regarding fruit trees where the branches are overhanging from private property to public footpaths etc? I noticed some apples and plums overhanging the other day which I wouldn't want to go to waste :wink:
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  • peachyprice
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    My daughter picked me a nice big bowl tonight, I blended them with a few strawbs I had in the fridge and some yellow sticker raspberries and made a lovely summer fruits ice cream for dessert :j
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