I went alone to collect wild edible plants.

In the morning I drove to the Tomakomai Eastern Industrial Estate to collect wild edible plants. Ayako wasn't feeling well so that I went there alone. At this time of  every year,we go to the same place because we can collect a lot of warabi (bracken) and fuki (butterbur).  
By the way, this industrial estate was developed by a great national project known as "Toma-toh Kaihatsu" or Tomakomai Eastern Industrial Estate Development" in 1970s and 1980s. But the project has not succeeded because only less than 10 % of the 10,000-hectare-developed land is now used for industrial sites. Before the land was developed, there used to be farms and pastures,so in such places along beautiful roads newly built, we can find a lot of edible wild plants. 







Fuki



Warabi