Tag: Wild Edibles
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Don’t Pull These 5 “Weeds” — They’re Actually Amazing Cover Crops!
Dandelions, clover, plantain, chickweed and lamb’s quarters are super accumulators of nutrients that fertilize, protect and condition the soil, while attracting beneficial insects!
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14 Beautiful Perennial Flowers That’ll Bloom Year After Year and Never Need to be Replanted
Perennial flowers also make excellent cover crops for your veggie garden, improving soil and keeping pests away!
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Farmers are Giving Up the Fight Against “Invasive Weeds” and Selling Them to Chefs and CSAs
If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em! Did you know Japanese knotweed and pokeweed shoots are delicious and medicinal?
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How to Make Sparkling Dandelion Mead
Celebrate spring with a new twist on the “nectar of the gods”
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Horsetail Herb: Another Miracle Medicine Mistaken for a “Weed”
Studies show horsetail “weed” improves Alzheimer’s, inhibits cancer cell growth, strengthens bones and nails, and can double the number of hairs on your head
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Top 7 Wild Fruits to Forage This Summer
Wild berries, cherries, grapes, plums and apples are far more nutritious and delicious than store-bought… plus, they’re free! Here’s how to find them:
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6 Edible Weeds that are More Nutritious than Store-Bought Veggies
These six common “weeds” are loaded with more vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and protein than almost any vegetable at the grocery store… and better yet, they’re free!
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Berries Help You Breathe Better, New Study Finds
A new study finds dark-pigmented fruits such as strawberries, blueberries and purple grapes improve lung function.