Edible Weeds

[Akita Suggagaki]

I am pretty pessimistic about the future and our environment. It may be very likely that one day we will be eating the weeds on our yard.

10 Edible Weeds Likely Growing in Your Yard

Many of the so-called 'weeds” in your garden might actually be totally safe - and tasty! - to eat.

modernfarmer.com

Edible Weeds | Identify via Flowers, Leaves & Pictures

Listing of edible weeds that are free and nutritious food. Easy identification via images and distinguishing features such as leaves, flowers and habitat.

www.ediblewildfood.com

 

[Benjamin Müller]

I am pretty pessimistic about the future and our environment. It may be very likely that one day we will be eating the weeds on our yard.

Per my sister, people already eat weeds and call it gourmet. They will put dandelion greens on salad and claim it's now a fancy salad.

I'd personally like to add that we will also be eating the bugs in our backyard.

But in all seriousness, my sister and I have been studying foraging for this very purpose. She was mentioning earlier that you can use plantain seeds as a binder in baking (like what eggs do) I don't think using them is that realistic, but, it's interesting to know. We were also talking about milkweed pods; dad says they taste like a much more mild asparagus, but you have to pick them while the pods are still small (about an inch)

I bought Apios Americana or the Indian Potato; the first American settlers learned to dig these up and eat them like you would potatoes and it helped them survive the winter (among other foraged foods of course)

The amount of calories you'd get from leaves wouldn't be enough to sustain a person, but the nutritional value (iron, vitamins a, bs, c, e, k etc) would be very helpful. That's one reason why I got the Indian Potato because it would provide more calories and can be stored up into the winter.

 

[godisagardener]

I am pretty pessimistic about the future and our environment. It may be very likely that one day we will be eating the weeds on our yard.

If we can eat chickweed, dandelion and wild violets my husband and I are set for life. We watch a number of streams on YouTube about foraging plants and mushrooms but so far none about bugs.

Seems every day there's something in the news about farmers going out of business due to all types of new legal requirements and use of resources. If we don't have farmers where will our food come from unless we individually grow it ourselves? Reminds me of sci-fi stories in which people eat a pill at every meal and that's it. No worries about food. Maybe that's where we're heading.

 

[Benjamin Müller]

I remembered earlier today you can also eat tulip bulbs and jerusalem artichoke tubers.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

If we can eat chickweed, dandelion and wild violets my husband and I are set for life

Violet flowers and leaves are edible with the leaves having a high level of vitamins A and C. They can be used in salads or cooked as greens. The flowers can be made into jellies, candied, or tossed into a salad.

I need to get more comfortable and confident identifying. It may be our future. I know duckweed is high in protein.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Purslane is a powerhouse with omega 3

Probably growing in your driveway.

 

[Michie]

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10 Ornamental Flowers You Can Cook With or Eat in Salads

Beautiful to look at, flowers are a welcome addition to almost any environment, including the kitchen or restaurant. Avant-garde cuisine often features edible flowers, but you don’t have to have a Michelin star to join in—you only need to know which species are edible. Some flowers we commonly...

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[godisagardener]

Purslane is a powerhouse with omega 3

Probably growing in your driveway.

They come up every year and I can never decide whether to pull them up or let them fill in the empty spots they seem to emerge from. Guess I might just let them grow!

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Now that I want to try them I cant find any. They look like spurge. Plenty of that.