GET TO KNOW THE POKEWEED PLANT (Phytolacca americana) Poke is actually a toxic plants that has a long history in the South and Eastern states as a good spring food, when properly prepared. I first encountered pokeweed while living on my grandfather’s farm in Ohio during the summers. As...
EPAZOTE — A TRADITIONAL SPICE FROM MEXICO
GETTING TO KNOW EPAZOTE About the Author: Christopher Nyerges has been teaching ethnobotany since 1974. He is the author of “Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants,” “Foraging Wild Edible Plants of North America,” and other books on the uses of wild plants. He can be reached at www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com. ...
STINGING NETTLES: A GREAT FOOD AND MEDICINE!
STINGING NETTLE (Urtica dioica) Stinging nettle is a member of the Nettle Family, which has about 700 species found world-wide. The genus Urtica has 45 members, and most are very similar to the stinging nettle described here. DESCRIPTION: This annual plant typically arises in the spring after the rains and...