Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium), also known as rosebay willowherb, is an edible wild plant often found in disturbed areas. Fireweed is one of those distinctive plants that's easy to identify and plentiful around the globe. The
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
Clover is a widely available edible wild plant with medicinal uses. Here's what to know about identifying and using edible clover.
Common mallow (Malva neglecta) is a useful edible weed you may find growing in your garden. Here's what to know about foraging & using it. #ediblewildplants
This recipe for how to make homemade violet jelly is a great edible flower jelly recipe. The jelly turns out to be a beautiful color and tastes so delicious, with a wonderful berry-like flavor.
The goldenrod plant, also known as solidago, blooms in the late summer and early fall with yellow flowers, and is also edible and medicinal.
Gathering, drying, and using clover is so simple! If you are a beginner at using wild edibles, then learning how to preserve white clover is the place to start! #foraging #foodpreservation #whiteclover #wildedibles #howtoforage #homesteading #eattheyard #eatthelawn
Foraging for edible wild plants is an invaluable skill for preppers as survival will often depend on eating what's available.
Make the most of common yard weeds by using white clover for food and medicine with these easy tips and recipes.
Borage is a beautiful annual flower that's popular with gardeners, mostly for its abundant display of showy blue flowers. It also happens to be both edible and medicinal, and it has a number of uses
Self-heal is a common herb, a highly nutritious edible plant, and a medicinal powerhouse that is also known as heal-all or woundwort.
Dandelions seem to take over every spring. Since we can't beat them, we might as well eat them...and drink them and wear them, too.
Wild edible plants are everywhere. Today I take a 2-block walk and discover 17 wild edibles just on that short trip. You can do it too - and survive.
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
Yarrow is a common wild herb that's useful in both the kitchen and medicine cabinet. This list of yarrow uses covers everything from biscuits and beer to salves, soaps, and tinctures. Yarrow's always seemed magical
When elderflowers are in season make these great elderflower recipes! Includes elderflower cordial, liqueur, tea, jelly, cake, and more!
Did you know there are dozens of wild herbs you can forage? Find out the best herbs to find growing wild throughout the year.
Pineapple weed (Matricaria discoidea) is often one of the first plants a budding forager tries as a kid. It can grow just about anywhere but has a gift for growing in the most uninviting locations. That
Did you know many common weeds are edible -- AND delicious? Not to mention incredibly nutritious. Yes, there are numerous weeds you can eat! It's that time of year when weeds are evvvvverywhere, and homeowners
Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a common wild weed that's both edible and medicinal. This particular weed should be in every herbalist's medicine cabinet, and it's easy to forage in the wild. Mullein is one of
Dandelion jelly is like sunshine in a jar, and it's the perfect way to brighten your morning toast.
Wild spinach (also called lambs quarters or goosefoot) is a tasty and versatile edible wild plant that's probably growing in your garden already. Here's what to know about identifying and foraging wild spinach. #foraging #ediblewildplants
Nearly every part of the common dandelion, from its brilliant yellow petals, to its roots have been foraged throughout history
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) is a common edible weed that’s incredibly common in lawns, fields and woodland edges. It’s not only tasty, but incredibly useful. Ground Ivy is a common lawn weed all around the
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
Fireweed jelly is made from fireweed wildflower blossoms, freshly picked while still in bloom. The jelly is a bright pink colour, and glows in the sunlight. It also tastes absolutely delightful.
That daisy or chamomile like early spring wildflower might be daisy fleabane, Erigeron annuus. Perky fleabane grows in fields, roadsie ditches in North America.
The habit of making a big plate of dandelion fritters in the spring must be left over from my hippie days in college, but it is still a favorite.
Nasturtiums are a herbaceous annual flowering plant best known for their peppery taste, stronger than watercress, and perfect for salads, but most have no idea about nasturtium medicinal uses. Nasturtiums are annual flowers grown both
Wild Fireweed grows everywhere here. It lines the roads and fills the valleys, bringing a vibrant splash of color in an otherwise green temperate rainforest. Also called Willowherb, Wild Fireweed is not only edible, it has some minor medicinal uses, too. Learn more about this wonderful wild edible and increase your foraging knowledge! Wild Fireweed […]
Dandelion flowers have many uses! Here are over 50 dandelion recipes for drinks, sweets, savories, bath and body, and remedies.
Learn identification tips, facts, and recipes for wild purslane—a wonderful, edible weed!
Learn about the identifying characteristics of red clover (Trifolium pratense), its health benefits, and how to make a simple foraged red clover recipe: wild tabbouleh.
Edible weeds are a great way to increase the foods you grow- and consume- without any additional work on your part. Here's a list of 15 edible weeds to try!
There's a theory that the tastiest things need the best defenses. If you've ever stepped on or brushed by a bull thistle, you've experienced their robust defense system. What on earth are they hiding behind
While most honeysuckle berries you'll find growing wild are poisonous, some types of honeysuckle berries grown in the garden are edible. Here's what to know about edible honeysuckle vs poisonous honeysuckle.
Some of the most nutrient-rich foods can be gathered for free in your yard or neighborhood. Check out the many edible wild greens you can forage!
As the opioid epidemic worsens, people are desperate for natural pain relief options. Wild lettuce has been used for millennia as a natural herbal pain reliever, and now survivalists are touting it as a form