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Sonchus is a popular salad ingredient and potherb. In this third Green Deane video about this common edible that some find difficult to identify.
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Most of your foraging will be done in your neighborhood. In this video Green Deane shows us some of his yard then walks around his neighborhood finding wild edibles. (For some unknown reason the screen shots got cut off when uploaded. )
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/myricanthes-f ragrans-nakewood-twi nberry-2/
The Simpson Stopper is a rare tree found in southern Florida but now cultivated as a native landscape plant. It has many edible relatives around the world, several of which can tolerate freezing temperatures.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/camphor-tree- cinnamon%E2%80%99s-s melly-cousin/
Long known as a medicinal tree, the camphor tree also has edible uses. In this video we look at four of them.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/conyza-canade nsis-herb-fire-food- 2/
Spice, food and source of a drill for making fire by hand, Horseweed is found around the world.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/blue-porterwe ed-bottom-up/
The Blue Porterweed is a staple of butterfly gardens throughout the world, but it has uses as a beverage and a salad ingredient.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/epazote-smell y-food-of-the-gods/< br />
Epazote is a common cooking spice and found throughout most of Central and North America.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/christmas-wol f-goji-they%E2%80%99 re-all-berries-2/
Many people pay a lot for Goji berry products when there's a similar native plant nearby. Many species in the genus Lycium have edible berries and they are more common than you might think. In this video we look at the Lycium carolinianum, the Christmasberry or Wolfberry, a Goji relative.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/eastern-red-b ud-pea-pods-on-a-tre e/
The redbud has an interesting strategy to attract bees; it blossoms before other trees and puts leaves on later. That makes it very easy for us to spot not only for the edible blossoms but for the young seed pods that follow.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/edible-elaeag nus-2/
Related to the Russian Olive and the Autumn Olive the Silverthorn or Thorny Olive is one of the few shrubs that fruits in the winter providing vitamin C when it is needed the most.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/acorn-grubs-b aittrailside-nibble/
Do you fish? Does the thought of eating grubs bother you? In this video you learn about acorns (oaknuts) and how to find, use and eat the grubs found in them. You'll also so see how to process acorns and some acorn flour.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/coccinia-gran dis-cucumber%E2%80%9 9s-versatile-kin-2/< br />
A cultivated vegetable in warmer areas of the world, the Ivy Gourd (Coccinia grandis) is an escapee that is quite tasty. It has vitamins A and C and is high in beta carotene when ripe. (Recipe is on my website.)
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/nephrolepis-c ordifolia-edible-wat ery-tubers-2/
Though tropical, sword ferns with edible tubers can be found around the world and in cooler climates as ornamentals in pots kept through the winter. Eat them when you find them them, add them to salads, boil or bake them.
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Do you like Mate? Can't do without caffeine? Learn about six hollies, three with caffeine and three without, that can make a healthy tea full of antioxidants and caffein if you want.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/american-nigh tshade-a-much-malign ed-edible/
Learn why one of the most consumed plants in the world is considered toxic in English speaking countries.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/broussonetia- papyrifera-paper-cha se-2/
Related to the common mulberry, the paper mulberry produces an exotic pompom like fruit if conditions are right. Invasive in most places its leaves are edible and its bark can be made into paper and cloth.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/loquat-gettin g-a-grip-on-grappa/< br />
A common tree around the world, Loquats are an escaped tree wtih delicious and versatile fruit rich in calcium and vitamin A.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/mulberry-gluc ose-controlling-hall ucinogen-2/
A common tree around the world, the mulberry is a delicious fruit of spring. There is a wide variety of species. Most have edible fruit as well as edible leaves and young shoots.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/coral-bean-hu mming-bird-fast-food /
One of the more unusual wild edibles, the young flowers (and leaves) of many species in the genus are a common vegetable. Edibility varies from species to species and they can be narcotic. Properly prepared they are a tasty addition to any meal. The beans are toxic and not edible.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/smilax-a-brie r-and-that%E2%80%99s -no-bull/
Species in the Smilax genus have been feeding people for thousands of years. In this video we look at the common Smilax bona-nox, how to tell it from another (toxic) vine the Virginia Creeper, and how to cook the Smilax.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/cast-iron-coo kery-buying-and-rest oring-2/
Foraging includes cooking. Learn with Green Deane how to rehabilitate a cast iron pan from a rusty throw away to a handy kitchen tool you can use for generations.
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WIld food is where the water is. The farther you get away from water, the less food you will find. Also a large amount of edible weeds are found in urban areas, not in the wilds. To demonstrate that, Green Deane walks around a small lake and points out a couple of dozen edible species.
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WIld food is where the water is. The farther you get away from water, the less food you will find. Also a large amount of edible weeds are found in urban areas, not in the wilds. To demonstrate that, Green Deane walks around a small lake and points out a couple of dozen edible species.
http://www.eatthewee ds.com/radish-mustar d%E2%80%99s-wild-rou gh-cousin/
Can you tell the difference between wild mustards and wild radishes? In this video we look at a wild radish and talk about the differences between these two closely related plants.
