Do kids still pick blackberries wild?

[callingeveryone]

Just wondering if kids still do this or not?

[UndercoverCop]

Not sure about kids but my gran does!

[WhimHoff]

God yes, gets us through the end of the summer hols!

[eurochick]

Yep. We do it every year. And make delicious sorbet. I don't see many families out though.

We have wild garlic on our land which makes lovely garlic butter.

I have friends that are very into foraging but I have yet to venture beyond blackberries and garlic as they are clearly identifiable.

[Doje]

Absolutely, I've still got a bag in the freezer from last year's harvest!! 🤣

We take the kids, but DH also collects a bagful every time he takes the dog out for a walk.

[massiveclamps]

We do, every year. The new season will be starting soon, and DH has been finishing up the last few we still had in the freezer from last year. He likes them on his breakfast cereal. Thawed obviously, not still frozen - that would be weird.

[Chaotica]

Yes. We also pick plums/greengages if we see them and have moved on to apples for jam/jelly and pears. There are loads. A few people pick them but I suspect that most don't even realise they're walking past free food.

[heartofglass23]

Mine do

[Giselletheunicorn]

Blackberry bushes near us are not easy to access (either fenced off or across a ditch.) But would totally would do it if they were accessible.

Do pick sloes for sloe gin - but not necessarily a kid-friendly acitivity.

[TheFutureIs]

DD6 talks about it all year and has done since she was tiny, she loves a bit of a forage! We're so lucky there's apple and pear trees near us too so can make some delicious crumbles in the autumn

[CurlewKate]

Round our way they do. We have to get up very early to get any!

[guzzleandstuff]

Yes - and when they were little it was one of their favourite ever things to do. We'd all go off with our little tupperware containers - and when we came home there'd be blackberries and cream, blackberry ice cream, blackberry and apple pie! Happy days.

[electriclight]

Yes and sloes

[Superdupes]

We find blackberries a bit sharp, but the raspberries are wonderful right now! I'd recommend for anyone with even a small garden to grow raspberries, they are by far and away the best thing I've ever grown - and I really recommend Glen Ample if you're not sure what type.

[Twoshoesnewshoes]

Yes, always
they grow in our garden too
and my dog kind of mumbles them off the bush and eats all at her level

[Spanielsarepainless]

The Labrador and I are picking raspberries at the moment, where canes hang over to our regular walk. I haven't seen children out picking blackberries for several decades. All the more for me and Lab. I make bramble whisky and blackberry gin and vodka.

[Chasingsquirrels]

I think the last time I went with my kids was summer 2020.
They were born in 2002 & 2006, so 17 & 14 at the time. The 17yo picked the most.
I picked loads last year & still have some in the freezer.

[WotNoUserName]

Yes, mine are adults now, but I can usually persuade a couple of them to help me pick a load. We have an apple tree so make crumble and jam. Blackberry muffins are also delicious.

[bussteward]

Yes but they’re always eaten by DD before we gather nearly enough for jam or crumble. Thankfully she’s not bothered by rose hips, elderflowers or sloes so I can gather in peace.

[Drews]

Sod the kids, I still do it. Not for crumbles, for the vodka.

[mastertomsmum]

@callingeveryone

Just wondering if kids still do this or not?

Normally more of an adult activity

[simbobs]

Yes, and probably still would if they lived at home. Just the wild raspberries coming through at the moment on our walks, but unfortunately they seem largely to be behind a screen of nettles. Dog and I will be picking bilberries soon.

[MintJulia]

My ds likes them so much, he picks buckets of them every year and I bottle them in syrup so he can eat them all winter with ice cream & shortbread. 😊

[lapisamethyst]

My grandson adores them. We go blackberrying at every opportunity. Lucky to have loads within a few minutes walking distance.
They taste so wonderful.

[Oysterbabe]

We go blackberry picking several times every season. The kids love it.

[CosmosQueen]

Definitely! And having done blackberry picking with my DCs I have started it with my DGCs when they were tiny.
They live in London and I was quite shocked buy how many people asked what were we doing and who had never done this. We also found a wonderful Mirabelle plum tree growing wild and picked those too!
I love picking blackberries, I will carry on for as long as I can!