While in Secmol, we harvested Sea Buckthorn which grows wild everywhere around here. It is quite thorny and the berries small so the best way to get the berries off the bush is to beat it with a stick and let the berries fall to to ground. We placed plastic underneath to catch them. Upon returning to the campus we washed and separated the leaves/stalks from the berries. After cleaning, we left them in the sun to dry. They will use these to make juice in the spring.
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It was really nice to talk to you yesterday. We miss you both very much. Jen I am very interested in this plant, I use some of the oils made with Sea Buckthorn. Very interesting reading about all your adventures. We are looking forward to all the stories and the meals that you learned to prepare. Love to you both. What else do the use this plant for?
We have only seen it used for juice in the market. The juice is very high in vitamin c. The berries are tiny and very sour with a seed inside so they are not great for eating plain. Though I ate many during my time in Ladakh.