tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190698551624574472.post1228082005479141281..comments2024-03-06T15:41:15.077-08:00Comments on Trout Caviar: Apologia Pro Vita Foragia*Trout Caviarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236671377889601457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190698551624574472.post-5573372567191024492009-05-15T14:03:00.000-07:002009-05-15T14:03:00.000-07:00Hi mdmnm: Gardeners always joke about the $10 tom...Hi mdmnm: Gardeners always joke about the $10 tomato, but were I to calculate what each trout dinner costs me, I imagine I'd find we'd save money eating lobster a couple times a week! (As for the price of each grouse I manage to shoot, I'm not going to go there....)<br /><br />And on your more serious point, I completely agree that there's an implicit value in exploring the world beyond your doorstep. Ironically, there are many wild areas that wouldn't exist were it not for those of us who burn up all that gas driving to them, to fish, hunt, hike, forage, birdwatch, whatever--we make sure they don't all get sold off for subdivisions.<br /><br />Best to you and thanks for writing~ BrettTrout Caviarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236671377889601457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190698551624574472.post-68574588751818350912009-05-15T13:56:00.000-07:002009-05-15T13:56:00.000-07:00Hi Nate: Yes, it's odd, sometimes even just looki...Hi Nate: Yes, it's odd, sometimes even just looking for mushrooms can be hallucinogenic! But I see from your Duo Team blog that you've gotten a lot closer to morels this spring than just smelling phantom 'shrooms. Quite a haul, that was, congrats. And congrats also, to you and Karen on your other great news. Hope to catch up in person soon.<br /><br />Best~ BrettTrout Caviarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236671377889601457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190698551624574472.post-13924785269904462532009-05-13T17:16:00.000-07:002009-05-13T17:16:00.000-07:00My hunted meat or self-caught fish might not be th...My hunted meat or self-caught fish might not be the most inexpensive (or sustainable), but it feeds a lot more than physical hunger. What a shame it would be to live in this amazing modern world, where we can easily forage, fish or hunt a hundred miles away, and to limit ourselves to our immediate surroundings. <br />"shouldn't the way we use our life, our happiness, have some weight in the whole balance of things? I think it should."<br />Me, too!mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190698551624574472.post-13345469558556847692009-05-13T10:02:00.000-07:002009-05-13T10:02:00.000-07:00Funny. I was just telling Karen yesterday while h...Funny. I was just telling Karen yesterday while hunting (unsuccessfully) for morels how there was this one spot where the wind shifted and I was low to the ground and I swear I could <I>smell</I> the morels. Alas, just wishful thinking!<br /><br />I appreciate the thoughts on local food vs. driving miles to forage. So far I've kept the trips relatively close, but there's no denying it's an extra drive...Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559761512895060361noreply@blogger.com