Urban Grazing

Since it is offically spring now but we don't have anything to really eat from our little garden I thought I would share some wild plants to eat. I brought in the chickweed pesto from The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved by Sandor Ellix Katz with my own little twist. I added some wild chives and used sunflower seeds. Chickweed and wild chives aren't the only things ripe for the pickin' right now! Thanks to a little website called Eattheweeds.com and a little research I found some other things that are growing in my yard and downtown. Dandelions used for salads or in wine, henbit which is super easy to spot is completely edible and is used for salads or cooked, plantain leafs are good fried as chips according to the website, Violets can be used raw dried or cooked and the flowers can be candied. There are probably some more I haven't found out about but if nothing else its pretty fun just seeing what is actually edible, and most people consider "weeds". I've also noticed a fair amount of rosemary planted around campus and I tend to break off a sprig or two to add to some of my pasta dishes. Remember a weed is just a plant somewhere you don't want it, so the term is relative. I also suggest doing a good bit of research before actually eating anything. There are lots of sources out there so you can be really confident before you take the leap! Happy Hunting!!!
(right) chickweed

Plantain:

Sweet violet:

Henbit:

wild onion or garlic (either way it smells like onion and tastes great!)