Posted in Herbal Shmerbals, tagged calendula, chamomile, edible weeds, medicinal weeds, plantain, Shepherd's Purse on March 18, 2009 | 16 Comments »
There’s a neglected lot between two buildings near my house. Somehow I wandered into it several years ago, having glimpsed it from the sidewalk. It looked like a weedy sort of place…and I like weeds. But as it was a hot, dry September then, the place looked like this.
Following my instinct next spring, I went [...]
Posted in Eating Local, Herbal Shmerbals, tagged edible weeds, medicinal weeds, urban foraging, wild food on August 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On a ten-minute walk around the neighborhood today, I counted 23 medicinal or culinary plants. Some were cultivated and some were wild. One, a huge old eucalyptus, is an historic landmark. Others, like the citrus fruit and many varieties of hibiscus, are so common around here that nobody notices them. Most of our native wild [...]
