What is better than enjoying the great outdoors and subsequently relishing nature’s bounty? It gives us the opportunity to feed our souls as well as filling our bellies. People have foraged for food for thousands of years out of necessity. Nowadays, we can benefit from seasonal gluts of fruits and nuts; eating them fresh, using them to concoct a variety of delicious preserves or by freezing them for later use. In the UK, the collection of fruits, flowers, foliage, and fungi is permitted, although digging up roots would need permission. So as not to have your stash of fruits confiscated by an indignant landowner, careful research should be conducted before foraging in your local area to verify if the land is truly public, or privately owned. The old English term to ‘scrump’ for apples (effectively stealing them from an orchard owned by someone else) should clearly be avoided here if …