Note for Forest Hikes: Time to Forage Wild Garlic

April is the time for wild garlic. I had forgotten about it this year but Deniz from Mide Lobisi brought it back to my mind and we wanted to start our hunt before it got too late. Open your eyes during your hikes from April to June! Its scientific name is allium ursinum, which can be translated as bear's garlic (similarly it is called ail des ourses in French). The reason is quite obvious: apperantly European grizzlies love digging and eating the bulb! Boars are also quite fond of them. Of ...