Free Food Challenge

scuzz

Had a bag of apples given to us

And I got some sweet chestnuts from the tree up the road. But the miserable people in the flats by the tree have been sweeping them up as soon as they fall to stop people collecting them:mad:

Agutka

Somebody had raspberry plants in their garden and they crept out into the park behind his house. There is now a forest of raspberries which I discovered, to my utter delight, last autumn. Turns out these flower and fruit twice a year, so my dog knows there will always be a little detour and rest on her walkies as I stock up. Yummy.
Then there is my garden, which at the moment is yielding lettuces, tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, spinach, pak choi, raspberries (shoots stolen from the above) and radishes. The weather was continuing to be so nice, I seeded my veggie garden all over again in september.
Apart from that, there is always my mum's house, where the kitchen tends to be very generous...

saving_is_fun

I have got lots of brambles in the freezer ready for pies and crumbles this winter. Also plums which I have stewed and sweetened ready to have with yogurt or custard, and apples which I have also stewed. They all cost me nothing. Brilliant!!

flourgirl

So far I have in the freezer:- Elderberries, Sloes and Crab Apples to make Hedgerow Jelly. Rowan Berries for Jelly. Last week I was given Bramley Apples so made apple pies. Tomorrow I'm going scrumping in a friends orchard for cooking apples (more pies and crumbles) eating apples and pears to make chutney. Still plenty of elderberries about might get some more to make cordial. Which reminds me I think it's time to taste the Sloe Gin and Damson Vodka we made last year!!!!!!! :-)

freyaluck

Over the last week have got
- last of the seasons blackberries
- tomatoes- off my plant
-cape goosberries off my plant
- a box of goodies cereal bar thingys (boots paid me a whole penny to take them away (with voucher)
- cucumber cheers mil
- elderberries for wine of course;)
-apples off next doors tree that hangs over the fence
- loads of herbs,(about 15 plants) a friend was emptying her herb patch.
and lastly kind of for free (paying with my returned bank charges) 60ft of edible hedging ok wont be ready for another 3-5 years but I'll include it any way:rotfl:

hazzie123

I`m gutted I`ve got nowt.
Well I do have what looks like bird poo with bit of bramble in it splatered on my windscreen.Could always get one off the kids to lick it off,might count towards their five a day!

Penny-Pincher!!

Last week-

2 tomatoes (MIL)
3 loaves of granery bread (Lidls-giving away)
bag of spuds-lidls giving away
Chunk of cheddar-MIL
Bag of damsons-made into crumbles
Bag of apples-made into pie/crumble fillings
Butter x 2-Lidls giving away

Becles

some for people looking to collect free food:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5339440.stm

I normally get random food items from my husbands Gran. She buys things on BOGOf etc., then gives the "free" item away!

tinkerbell1978

mums coming round with the fre one of the BOGO cant believe its not butter deal today and some blackberries we picked from around the village

Liney_2

I was given 5lb of damsons last week.