Nothing of the sort from my folks.
They were a bit too old to be hippies, but a bit too young to remember rationing after the war. Mam took over as Cub Scout Akela for a while and suffered the camping element, but a trip to the park once in a while was our outdoors experience.
I recall one particular incident on holiday at a Butlins, Mam & Dad bought us a meal of crab claws to show my brother and I, that not all food comes in packets - many years later, when I got my FAC and was into shooting, I was asked why I did it, and I retold them the story of the crab claws! Like many parents, you can provide a little guidance but the path taken by the child is entirely up to them.
Grandparents would tell stories of hardship and know a few edible plants but nothing out of the ordinary really.
So, my interest is totally self initiated, (can't say self taught as I have learned so much from other people) it feels good to be able to mention various natural things and provide little snippets of information to them as they get older.
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Ogri the trog
They were a bit too old to be hippies, but a bit too young to remember rationing after the war. Mam took over as Cub Scout Akela for a while and suffered the camping element, but a trip to the park once in a while was our outdoors experience.
I recall one particular incident on holiday at a Butlins, Mam & Dad bought us a meal of crab claws to show my brother and I, that not all food comes in packets - many years later, when I got my FAC and was into shooting, I was asked why I did it, and I retold them the story of the crab claws! Like many parents, you can provide a little guidance but the path taken by the child is entirely up to them.
Grandparents would tell stories of hardship and know a few edible plants but nothing out of the ordinary really.
So, my interest is totally self initiated, (can't say self taught as I have learned so much from other people) it feels good to be able to mention various natural things and provide little snippets of information to them as they get older.
ATB
Ogri the trog