herbs

Wild and Weedy

For many years I waged war in my garden. I dug dandelions out of my lawn, using a tool called Grandpa’s Weeder, and I made huge piles of wilting Sheep’s Sorrel, which slowly dried up in a distant corner by the big pine tree. Every summer my back complained, and every spring the weeds returned

The Magnificent Nettle

Nettles thriving in the shade of a Japanese Maple Have you ever eaten stinging nettles? Believe it or not, they are delicious and good for you. Urtica dioica, stinging nettles, contain vitamins A, C, and K, as well as several B vitamins. They also contain calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium, as

By |2024-11-09T11:08:40-08:00May 6th, 2022|Food Preparation, Foraging, Herbs, Recipes, Wild Food|0 Comments
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