I like how effectively you spend time there and focus also on sustainable harvesting of fireweed, spruce tips or pine pollen. Wonderful to watch. Always pleasant to see what you cook, too :) Looking forward for the next episode.
Thanks for the info on the fireweed! Glad to see randy doing good and out picking. Alec, I'm sure glad you got away from that bear. You guys are an awesome group, watching out for each other. Got 60 pounds of Naturals this weekend in 30+ year logging thats just getting back to its Natural state. Stay safe and can't wait to see next weeks video!!
Great video guys, that bear was too close for comfort! Dinner looked awesome, fireweed sounds delicious and I am glad the later mushrooms are looking better. I am looking forward to a lot of mushroom harvesting on Sunday. Thanks Phil!
I've been making Ivan chai this season when I've been finding fireweed. Absolutely amazing how it goes from smelling like spinach when fresh to smelling like black tea.
Do you ever ferment your fire weed? I prefer it fermented and I mix it with fermented blackberry leaf. Makes a fantastic dark tea with really nice flavor. I've just subscribed and am very glad to have found your channel.
I sure enjoy your videos guys I'm an old man in northern Minnesota has been picking mushrooms for 40 years I would love to have that kind of an opportunity wow
If you keep it cool it will last up to a week fresh. Yep you could par boil and freeze but hard to do in the bush. My favourite is to bruise the leaves, ferment them and then dry them to make ivan tea.
Alex, one of the people in the video actually made some bush kimchi using fireweed, in one of the episodes from this series. It could be done a lot better in a real kitchen but it was still really good.
Just a quick question. Do you test your bear spray every once in a while/keep it primed? and do you also have to update and check your bear bangers also?
Bear spray has an “expiry date” which I watch for but I doubt it actually goes bad. If the can is fired off in any way then I will no longer use it. The bear bangers I go through fast enough that it hasn’t been an issue but I carry 1 charge on my person and 2 more charges in my packboard when I go deeper in.
A grade morels will generally have a better texture and will be cleaner. If you just want the flavour of morels and don't need a nice-looking mushroom in your recipe, then I usually use morel powder personally.
@@northernwildharvest thanks, I ordered the whole morels for my sister who is an amazing cook and the powdered morels for my self, I do a lot of microwave things! Scrambled eggs and powdered morels with butter on sourdough toast is amazing!!! Not microwaved, stove top cooking, also adding the powder to my instapot bean soup was wonderful!
Jeeze that bear was well frightening. Love that you all cook and have your own styles of cooking.
Glad you had a colab with JustAlex. Love your style of video. Will be watching your videos from now on.
Alex was great to work with. Thanks and welcome!
I like how effectively you spend time there and focus also on sustainable harvesting of fireweed, spruce tips or pine pollen. Wonderful to watch. Always pleasant to see what you cook, too :) Looking forward for the next episode.
We do try to keep busy. Thanks Luke, hope you’re having a good spring season this year!
@@northernwildharvest Thank you. Actually the summer season has already started here - everything is one month sooner this year.
got half way through and decided to go check for fireweed. A bit early here, but got a bag for supper!
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Thanks for the info on the fireweed! Glad to see randy doing good and out picking. Alec, I'm sure glad you got away from that bear. You guys are an awesome group, watching out for each other. Got 60 pounds of Naturals this weekend in 30+ year logging thats just getting back to its Natural state. Stay safe and can't wait to see next weeks video!!
I have absolutely loved watching your Videos I'm blown away by what's out in the Bush that is edible. Thanks for sharing
You guys always make meals that look fantastic. I bet they taste amazing after a day of pickin'. Can't wait for next week and some morel picking.
Great episode! That visitor was definitely too close for comfort 🐻
Thanks for showing the edible fireweed. Wish I would have known about it when I was in the Yukon.
It’s common in BC as well. Such an abundant plant, especially a few years after a fire as you see in this vid
@@northernwildharvest i see much of it in the north Okanagan but I am not sure of the species.
Great video guys, that bear was too close for comfort! Dinner looked awesome, fireweed sounds delicious and I am glad the later mushrooms are looking better. I am looking forward to a lot of mushroom harvesting on Sunday. Thanks Phil!
I enjoy all your episodes. Very relaxing and informative. Thanks!
I've been making Ivan chai this season when I've been finding fireweed. Absolutely amazing how it goes from smelling like spinach when fresh to smelling like black tea.
Yeah it’s amazing isn’t it! I have some fermenting right now
I like it 😊
Do you ever ferment your fire weed? I prefer it fermented and I mix it with fermented blackberry leaf. Makes a fantastic dark tea with really nice flavor.
I've just subscribed and am very glad to have found your channel.
Yes! Ivan tea is one of my faves, just had a cup an hour ago actually.
I sure enjoy your videos guys I'm an old man in northern Minnesota has been picking mushrooms for 40 years I would love to have that kind of an opportunity wow
Glad you enjoy. Respect to you for picking mushroom for that long.
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How long does it keep fresh? Also, could you blance it and freeze it? Eating like frozen asparagus but keeping leaves?
If you keep it cool it will last up to a week fresh. Yep you could par boil and freeze but hard to do in the bush. My favourite is to bruise the leaves, ferment them and then dry them to make ivan tea.
@@northernwildharvest Could you make it into like a kimchi with ramps or something?
Alex, one of the people in the video actually made some bush kimchi using fireweed, in one of the episodes from this series. It could be done a lot better in a real kitchen but it was still really good.
Just a quick question. Do you test your bear spray every once in a while/keep it primed? and do you also have to update and check your bear bangers also?
Bear spray has an “expiry date” which I watch for but I doubt it actually goes bad. If the can is fired off in any way then I will no longer use it. The bear bangers I go through fast enough that it hasn’t been an issue but I carry 1 charge on my person and 2 more charges in my packboard when I go deeper in.
Why every time you cooked look so yummy..
How do you deal with mosquitoes?
Pure suffering. At least they don’t carry any viruses in Canada.
Is there a taste difference between grade A and grade B, or is it just a visual difference?
A grade morels will generally have a better texture and will be cleaner. If you just want the flavour of morels and don't need a nice-looking mushroom in your recipe, then I usually use morel powder personally.
@@northernwildharvest thanks, I ordered the whole morels for my sister who is an amazing cook and the powdered morels for my self, I do a lot of microwave things! Scrambled eggs and powdered morels with butter on sourdough toast is amazing!!! Not microwaved, stove top cooking, also adding the powder to my instapot bean soup was wonderful!
Awesome to hear that! Thank you 😊