Hope the weekend treated everyone well! I'm completely overloading with information, and have some great posts planned for this coming week. For now, a few fun foraging facts to start us off!
- Dandelions are edible, contrary to some popular belief. they are best harvested in April and May. The roots contain starches which help balance blood sugar, and they can even be dried and made into an energy drink! Dandelion also stimulates digestion. The entire plant can be used, though the larger leaves can be a bit bitter, especially raw. Dandelions are rich in many vitamins and minerals, including potassium, A, and C. They are also a great source of anti-oxidents, and can be cooked in just about any fashion imaginable.
- Cat-tails are also an abundantly growing food source. besides providing fuel for stating a fire with the dried spike-flowers, the roots can be baked or roasted, and the young white shoots and even flowering spikes can be chewed for nutritional starches and the fiber remainder spit out. A gel can also be made from the leaves which may have therapeutic value for sores, and pain reduction properties.
- Water Chestnuts, a non-native species to the United States, has also been extremely invasive on our ecosystems. When harvested from natural sources, they must be cooked to avoid exposure to intestinal parasites.
- Wild Onions and Garlic are abundant worldwide (and taste better than any frankenfood they can ship.)
Later: A review of a documentary everyone should watch with everyone they love, I get a hero, and how to find a pack for yerself!
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