Free Food Challenge

lswwong

Colleague at work kindly gave me 7 fresh eggs as she keeps chickens and I really wanted to try some "home farm" eggs. Think I will rustle up a spanish omlette with them tomorrow for lunch.

I was in St James's Park in London earlier today and pinched myself when I saw these really colourful, huge continental (e.g. swiss) chards in and amongst the flowers etc in the flowerbeds!! They looked great! Though I did wonder whether they were edible? So, I am just wondering, would anyone dare to pinch some for their dinner?

tru

Sweet_Pea wrote:

Am I allowed to ask, how do you all manage to get this much free stuff?
(Apart from stuff you yourself have grown, or foraged for, ie, brambles?)
Am I lacking the right technique? :think:

Our friends run their own biz selling pet food at the market, so they give us the odd freebie. Also they know a lot of the other traders, that's how we got the meat, leeks and stock cubes. The pork pies and quiche were from a party where they'd bought too much food, they had a fridge full of unopened boxes at the end

Ticklemouse

lswwong wrote:

I was in St James's Park in London earlier today and pinched myself when I saw these really colourful, huge continental (e.g. swiss) chards in and amongst the flowers etc in the flowerbeds!! They looked great! Though I did wonder whether they were edible? So, I am just wondering, would anyone dare to pinch some for their dinner?

I wouldn't if I were you - as sure as eggs are eggs, you would get seen and a theft conviction isn't worth it. The Park's Police are everywhere.

Zend

7 lb of blackberries the other day, to make chutney for Christmas. On the moated site opposite my house there were damson trees, wild raspberries and brambles, 2 months ago the council cut the lot down :mad:

catznine

Courgettes and cherry tomatoes from my neighbours and some spicy french sausages from a friend (she didn't like them) also runner beans from the garden.

bonnie_2

3 chocolate mousses, pineapple rings and a big bowl of fruit salad from mother.also kids had free lunch at other nannies.

cymro1170

We have a Chest freezer full of Blackberries and Rhubarb.
My Dad collects the Blackberries daily on his way home from work and we grow Rhubarb.

AussieLass

Sweet_Pea wrote:

Am I allowed to ask, how do you all manage to get this much free stuff?
(Apart from stuff you yourself have grown, or foraged for, ie, brambles?)
Am I lacking the right technique? :think:

I mustn't have it either, the only free thing over here is fresh air.:D

taplady

1 cucumber, bag of runner beans and 2 strawberry plants from a friends garden. :j

Allexie

Today friends mum gave me....

Courgettes
Pink Potatoes!
Lettuce
Salad onions

and best of all...oodles of parsley and mint...wheee...will make tabouleh tomorrow...Yum