Easy Edible Wilds in Southern Ontario

[@gavinhumphrey2724]

Just getting started with my foraging journey with a six nations friend of mine in southern Ontario. Learned a few things from this! Thanks man!

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

I've certainly learned so much more since I shot this video but may serve as a start for some. Once you have a sense of confidence identifying, the next step is learning how to utilize it. Eg. Sumac is ripe and ready, but take the time to make sumac lemonade to complete the experience.

[@Panlover_]

I learned so much from such a short walk. You really get a much broader understanding and learn much faster from someone with experience rather than Googling each plant

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

Thankyou very much. Please check out my other videos for similar tips and adventures.

[@adamg8588]

My dude. Great stuff, i agree, even the slightest knowledge is empowering, but especially this stuff. I was on a hike and I saw a lady eating "spikey plants" and i was floored because i thought "arent thise weeds?" but i had to try it, she peeled off the leaves, and the outter skin of the stalk, and i ate that. Tasted like celery. I was amazed, and now im watching videos like yours. Also, I heard about sumac, now im going to try for sure. Thanks for this vid!

[@valleylad6969]

As a kid born and raised in Ontario I find this very useful for when I go on my yearly camping trip with the boys

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

That's awesome. Enjoy the outdoors with your boys. Just make sure you consult good wild edibles sources before eating. Many copycat toxic plants, fungi, etc out there.

[@jeffdubuque3755]

@@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON great content, have you come across any paw paw trees, the fruit looks like a mango and taste is really good, they grow in the midwest U.S and up here in southwestern Ontariio.

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

@@jeffdubuque3755 Interesting. Likely not as north as I in Ontario but I will have to research this one and keep my eyes open. Cheers.

[@laeseries1163]

With the price of vegetables so high, I've started foraging greens on my way home from work. Thanks for this video. It was helpful

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Alien2799]

It makes hiking so much more interesting! Fascinating actually. I like searching for mushrooms too. Now I am getting into tracking nature signs (which includes animal tracks, signs etc.) I wish my husband would get on board. He gets bored after 2 hours of hiking. I never get bored.

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

Good for you. I bet he doesn't like shopping either... I hiking really allows me to look around and truly take 'inventory' of my surroundings. I also run scenarios and environmental challenges in my head. "You have 15 min to make a shelter....go!" or Grab the best fire tinder in next 30 seconds... Enjoy your outdoors. Jeff

[@jiggywid_it]

This video was very intruging and informative.Thanks bud keep it up

[@maddieleonard3548]

Captain Awesome ^^

[@freakyflow]

Little heads up on "Staghorn" Sumac is is the only one edible in the sumac family for Ontario My metis family have been using it for a few hundred years. And the native clans thru out North America Staghorn Sumac is one of many great as it is And add in to teas Spruce buds and sumac And wild raspberries makes a Very good anti toxin immunity booster This was use to keep the health up in natives and new comers to the new land There is tricks to Sumac ...#1 never pick it right after a rainfall (2days) #2 Mid to late August i was told it loses its use And should be left alone as it will fill with Nat like bugs that lay larve (smaller than maggots and white) inside the pods You will see them in water #3 Never boil the pods It kills the vitamin C content And the taste And loses the Tannans This is also why Orange juice has powdered chemical flavor And Vitamin C added back after boiling the OJ I would go as hot as my hand can take This does release all the good stuff And softens the pod But yes you want 24hrs before drinking And buy a cheesecloth Use it like a tea bag .......Last time i had it was slippery elm for a sore throat And while Ivy League universities are still out to lunch or paid off from the phama companies You can buy all these items (i wouldn't trust it ) in stores

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

Thanks so much for the extended learning. I always love learning more.

[@astewart4045]

We had Sumac tea to try as a kid. It sucks my tonsils in just thinking about it!

[@trevorsara1]

I find it heartwarming that God provided so much in nature that we can enjoy and live off of.

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

... And I am trying to learn all about his wonderful creation.

[@huntshackwildernessexperie6820]

Good video. Reminds me of plants I see when I visit southern Ontario. ATB

[@goforit194]

Hello Jeff, Are you by chance live in Ontario

[@astewart4045]

We had wild grapes growing around the park near our house, my son was standing at the fence feeding his friends grapes and the dad of a boy came along and hollers to his wife to call poison control. I say they're just wild grapes. He says, it is safe to eat wild grapes though? ummm yes.

[@purpledeer1]

what's the difference between edible sumac and poison sumac?

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

The edible sumacs have red berries in cone-shaped clusters at the end of main branches. They have skinny leaves and like dry ground. The poisonous sumac has roundish leaves, pointy on the end, has white fruit that grows out from where a leaf meets the stem, and grows only in very wet places. Poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) is also a small tree with leaves like regular sumac. Difference is, poison sumac has clusters of grayish white berries that hang down, and the plants grow exclusively in low, wet, or flooded areas such as swamps and peat bogs.

[@purpledeer1]

@@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON Thanks! I thought all sumac was poisonous!

[@emperorhadrian6011]

Those shots remind me of survivor man, good stuff.

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

Well thank you. That is a very nice comment.

[@emperorhadrian6011]

@@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON Don't mention it 👉😎👉

[@JacobGelinasOffical]

Im only 13 but i think shits boutta hit the fan and im in the amherstburg area of ontario. that being said, im making a bug out bag based on 50+ videos ive watched and trying to educate myself so i can know what i can eat to survive

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

Jacob. I applaud your interest in survival and bushcraft education. Knowledge is never a bad thing and being prepared in life can provide you great experiences and opportunities. Be careful what channels you watch as many 'preppers' are misguided with disturbing views and beliefs of the future. Remember the more you know the less you carry. As your skills grow your edc bag may shrink. This is ok. Enjoy your outdoors. Jeff.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Paranoid at 13, wow, that’s a shame. Try to remember that by almost any metric humans are doing better than ever. Even in Amherstburg.

[@atifsheikh5326]

Did u see any wild basil ? Location plz

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

Don't think do... But many other plants that I have since learned about..

[@northof7551]

Great video. Thank you! I'm looking forward to some Sumac tea!!!

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

Thanks. An older video of mine but useful for some who are unfamiliar with edible options. Filmed near Marmora, Ont.

[@northof7551]

Marmora! Sweet! We're not that far away! We are near Bon Echo park!

[@emperorhadrian6011]

Milk weed is great for fire starter.

[@markdemell3717]

Thank you so much! Halleluyah.

[@hairyballbastic8943]

There are multiple types of sorrel, sheep sorrel is pretty common in ontario and tastes very similar to wood sorrel. The leaves look like a sword (Also be careful, sheep and wood sorrel are high in oxalic acid which can cause kidney stones)

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

True. Many also mistake Clover for Wood Sorrel but not as critical. Need to look for white variegation on leaves of wood sorrel I believe.

[@josephdonkers7429]

I’ve heard many times that goldenrod is edible yes but terrible tasting. Keep making videos! I for one believe in learning from each other!

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

That is what I hear as well. Many say it can be used as a flour substitute but haven't had very tasty success with it. Cheers.

[@kevywilliams3304]

Can’t see the writing

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

Let me know what I can help you with in terms of the writing. If you mean on the thumbnail, I agree. Not the best thumbnail colour choice!

[@K.I.M.7777]

Sirach 38:4 " GOD created medicines from the earth, and a sensible man will not despise them".

[@JEFFALLENOFFTHEGRIDIRON]

I respect and welcome all of Earths gifts. Enjoy Your Outdoors also.