Teaching myself to identify native edible plants!
Clockwise from top left: Nasturtium flowers, blackberries, Miner's Lettuce, Wild Lettuce, and Dandelion Greens.
Like any other hobby, the work I put in is not necessarily time/cost efficient but practicing skills of searching, identifying, and gathering is deeply satisfying. The food is surprisingly flavorful, much more than store bought lettuces and blackberries. The Nasturtium flowers have a wonderful peppery bite with a sweet finish provided by the dewdrop of nectar stored in the bottom of the blossom!
I would really love to learn how to identify edible mushrooms when fall rolls around.
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