Edible Weeds

modified phill

is there anyone out there who forages edible weeds out their yard or ANYWHERE for that matter. ive recently been looking into edible wild plants, becasue well, theyre free for one, and organic. basically, im not real sure where to start and im not sure which plants are edible and which ones arent safe. can someone help?

mandelicious

great topic! i know a few plants but i would really like to know more… i especially would like a book or class about plants in san francisco/bay area. i know there are several SF people who dwell on these forums… anybody here take nettles from golden gate park? i have before, and i steamed them (i wasn’t raw back then) but not lately.

Romany

We like young hawthorn leaves in salads, wild garlic (ramsons), borage, elderberries and flowers (sambucus nigra not the red berries), sorrels and good king henry (if you can find it wild). I recently discovered lamb’s quarters which grow all over our garden (previously weeded out!). I don’t relish the idea of eating dandelions yet, but am going to try to add a leaf or two to my green smoothies.