Where I grew up in New England we had a small plot of a few acres surrounded by town land that was all woods, hundreds of acres of it. We had a vegetable garden, about a quarter acre and we grew all sorts of vegetables and we canned about 2/3 of it. But we also went around and harvested wild food. We had wild strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and grapes. But we also harvested acorns and other wild nuts, and tons of greens. Spring was fun because of so many baby shoots that would grow out of the ground. I think as a kid I ate more salad just walking around the woods and back yard than at the dinner table. I can thank my grandmother for teaching me what I could eat. On a June day we could fill a basket with a weeks worth of greens and nuts in a few hours and later in the season berries. There has never been a time in my life when I couldn't go out into the woods and find free food. Now that I live in Florida I find different free food. I go out in my little boat and fish for about an hour or so and come back with blue crab, clams, various fish and have a feast. In a fish market my daily fish/shell fish intake would cost about $20. I eat it for free. I catch my own bait which is everywhere then catch my crabs and fish. Occasionally spiny lobster. The other day I caught a nice octopus and had calamari. Back in New England we made sweet deserts from sweet wild flowers like clover and wild violets. Did you know the French make a very expensive liquor out of flower petals. It's very tasty. I know because my grandmother made the same liquor the same way but she gave it away in little bottles as Christmas gifts. I used to pour a little into a jar of home made grape jelly to boost the flavor. I think a friend told me they saw the stuff on sale in Paris a few years ago for 500 Euros for a in liter bottle. My grandmother made the most delicious ice cream flavored by sweet clover flowers. No sugar needed!. We put up rose hips from wild roses. There were several wild grains that we harvested by snipping off the tops and filling baskets with them. Food is everywhere but we have been brain washed into thinking we can only eat what we buy in a grocery store or restaurant.
If you're used to the grocerystore food, you can get sick from the wild edibles if you're not careful. Just because there's stuff on there that your body doesn't know about and it might hurt you.
I really like how you show the plant up close while describing what it looks like. Then pick that same plant and eat it!! It gives me confidence to actually try these plants too. Thank you so much. - Jessica Marie
Dude...I'd love to hang on a Saturday with you and carry my balsamic vinaigrette with me and a beer and enjoy a day of edible yard weeds with you just so I could learn what to watch for...great vid!
51seluj That's true! I also have heard that wild edibles have more vitamins and are more nutritious than the veggies we buy in the store. You might want to do some research on that...
+primitivepathways Yep.. More nutrients and less chemicals.. A large portion of what I eat comes from the fields and woods right around my house.. Don't forget all the different mushrooms..
Same here. The stems appearantly upset the stomach very easily as well as the leaves of older plants. Just because they're edible, doesn't mean you have to eat every damn plant you see, haha.
Also dandelions are best when eaten before they flower. My grandmother had me as a young boy going outside and collecting the greens first thing in the spring. boil in water and sprinkle with some vinegar and it is just like spinach.
large amounts of raw chickweed can upset your stomach, cause diarrhea and vomiting due to toxic saponins. Boiling for 5 minutes helps to break these down. Pregnant women should avoid eating chickweed all together unless its in a survival situation
There is a lot of free food in Georgia -- the pine tree is everywhere and it has enough free food to feed an army. The pine needles make a delicious sweet tea, the pine nuts are nutrient dense, and the pine bark is chock full of medicinal value, the pine pollen is has all the essential vitamins and minerals and the sap is used for wounds. Nature is bountiful.
People are complaining about the fact that he is not washing the plants. ... To be honest so what!! I'm pretty sure that with the knowledge that he has already, he knows about pesticides etc. Many people do not have the privilege to wash their food. Resources are sometimes not available. Some people are so blind to see that it is a miracle that they can run water at anytime. Put your phone down, get unplugged, and go bond with nature. Anything you have can easily get ripped away from you.... Love the video btw 😝😝😝😁
Tia Hazard If you have the capability you should always wash your produce because you don't know what kind of animal has done its business on those plants, plus chemicals from weed killers and whatnot. If he doesn't get sick from it, more power to him, but try not to make it a habit.
I didn't even think about complaining of that. To me it just looks natural. And I'm pretty sure our ancestors didn't wash their plants before eating when they came across them in the wild, and in many cases it wasn't even an opportunety. If you ever need to survive in the wild, when is when you most need to know edible wild plants, it may not be an opportuney for you either. And for the pesticide thing, why would anyone spray pesticides on their private lawn anyway? And if they did they would be aware of it, most likely you could even taste or smell it if the plant was sprayed
Exactly, id rather eat it straight from the garden than eat the food that people are consuming from the grocery store, dog pee is so less harmful than pesticides
Those are mock strawberries, or Indian strawberries. They are not poisonous, and yes are edible, however they have no taste, true wild straw berries dangle, and have white flowers. The one you ate, mock strawberries stand straight up and have yellow flowers.. Both edible but no flavor in the one you ate unless they have perfect growing conditions and even then, very little.
That explains it. It thought it would be weird that a wild strawberry would taste less sweet than the grocery store strawberry, around here wild strawberries have stronger flavor than regular strawberries.
I've considered dandelions as pests in our lawn and it's been my routine to pull them up every weekend morning. I should change my attitude from now on. I shall gladly collect them, cook and eat! Seriously!
Cook them with a little olive oil and garlic, but pick the leaves while young. They're less bitter then. You can also cultivate them in a bed, just like you would any other green. But don't let them go to seed unless you collect the seed. Your neighbors wouldn't appreciate it if they're perfect lawn crazy! lol
Those are wood strawberries...recognizable by the seeds being on top of the fruit rather than embedded. Folks around here (NC) used to call them snakeberries and told us as kids that they were poisonous. They are, however, edible non-poisonous fruits although only good for survival as they have no flavor. Wild strawberries look very similar, but they look like "regular" strawberries, just small. They are very tasty but hard to find these days...at least in my area. Thank you for the video. I finally saw chickweed in a manner that I could recognize it as a plant growing in my yard. Most of the books available are of questionable use as they really don't picture things in a manner that allows you to really be able to tell what they are when found in your yard. Again, thanks.
When I was little I used to run around in the forest by my house every day, and sometimes I'd come across a wild strawberry on the ground if I was really lucky. Those strawberries always tasted so much sweeter and more flavorful than the ones from the grocery store, which tend to be sour where I live. I'm surprised that you find them better tasting than the wild ones, although you might live where the supermarket strawberries don't need to travel as far as they do to get to me.
Wonderful video! I'm really trying to familiarize myself with what's edible and what to stay clear of. Would love to see a similar video more focused on what to look for in shape and taste, clues to help people feel more confident in eating wild edibles.
I really enjoyed your presentation this evening! I've always wondered about dandelions to tell you the truth . . . . I mean I see the leaves in the salad section of the grocery store, but always wondered about what was growing in my own yard, in fields, and so on! You really put my mind at ease because I like what I get in the store. Now I can get them in my yard and fields all around.
Wild lettuce can be brewed for a good pain-relieving tea. And yes, only grows in early spring; harvest and dry the leaves, will store indefinitely if kept dry. Try it-- helps knock out a headache. Thanks for the info! Very helpful.
I think you would smell/taste that. Besides no other animal thinks that way, and in most situations where you really need to know about wild edible plants, washing them in advance may not be an opportunity or you need to save your water for something more important. I personally choose to ignore those thoughts if I have no clear indicator that those plants have gotten dirty
you are just an amazing human being billy you always surprise me all the time with your outdoor wisdom I just love watching and listening to you every chance I get and as for your neighbors about mowing the lawn they don't understand about natures gifts all around us--but you do--you understand and that is what i truly love about you and how you share this--I love red clover and dandelions and many other plants as well they have a purpose in our lives if we just take the time to learn from people like you billy and also I am a big fan of yours since I first saw you on naked and afraid and when I saw you shooting with your bow at the dragon flies you are very special and unique and I admire that in you--you should have your own television show billy--really--my best to you always
As a kid I used to roam around and eat all of the things I knew were safe... Ponysfoot, wild sorrel, pecans, wild onions, dewberries- you name it! I would even catch crawfish and small, tender rabbits sometimes. However, when I was about ten I ate some wild grapes growing in a tree near the road in our pasture and got terribly sick- the highway department had sprayed chemicals on the vegetation along the roadside!!
Well sir, I have to say you help open my eyes. This past Friday it was raining and I decided to walk home.. enjoying it I must add, and noticed wild strawberries growin in a yard... a day after I watched this video... Thank you for the knowledge! You rock man!
This is a really interesting video, but damn, I can't help but wonder what's going through the heads of the neighbours when they see you crawlin' around and recording yourself eating seemingly random plants.
thank you billy for all these videos. a few of my friends and i have been studying primitive ways and primitive bushcraft and we really love your videos. I will be ordering your dvd. i am looking forward to watching it and learning.
YEs they do, and in many cases wild plants are actually more nutritious than the vegetables you buy in the store. They have higher vitamin and mineral contents, and because they are fresh you get their full antioxidant potential. Store bought veggies have sat around, been transported, and their nutrients degrade during that time.
primitivepathways you know this video cracks me up, I love the woods but I have a feeling that you neighbors are sitting there thinking why is this guy just walking around eating stuff out of his yard.
I was looking for a comment saying this before I posted the same thing. I realized what they were when I ate one once, thinking it was a wild strawberry. He picked up I thought it was an Indian mock strawberry, then hen when he said it didn't taste like anything I knew it was. They are rich in vitamin. C and a few other nutrients though.
They are easy to detect the mock strawberry is mostly round and has seeds raised out of the fruit also the fruit grows upwards like a flower a wild strawberry has hanging fruits with a tip and the seeds are dimpled in the fruit.
Interesting. Thank you. Quick question: Have you ever gotten sick eating anything wild? I am new at this and want to be prepared if I should encounter any type of unpleasant physical symptoms. I guess I could just make myself throw up if I don't feel well after eating wild edibles.
Thanks for enlightening me to my wild salad greens. A live in Australia, and I thought that you would show greens that didn't grow here. I was wrong and we have all those things. It's winter here, but I look forward to foraging when spring comes.
I grew up watching and "helping" my dad garden but this year I am putting in my own garden. In doing research into the veggies I plan to grow I am noticing that most of what we grow to eat is stuff that is anything but natural. It got me to thinking why we don't grow and eat more natural stuff to our areas. Stuff you could go out into the woods, or fields, or our yards to find and harvest. Instead we grow things that are kinda tricky to get just right. Seems counter productive considering why you are doing it.
@@xyz-pg3zd this was 4 years ago... I meant we grow non native plants for food when it makes more sense to grow and propagate native, naturally occurring plants for food. The kinds of plants would depend where you live.
That isn't WILD STRAWBERRY that you ate. It is Wild Indian Strawberry or Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea indica) - leaves and fruit both edible and medicinal, but fruit has little or no taste. True WILD STRAWBERRY ([Fragaria vesca) will beat the taste and flavor of any strawberry that you can buy in a store. Thanks for the video. Best!
As a fellow aspiring botanist and a professional wetland scientist, I have to say that you did a fabulous job. You are did excellent cinematography for deomonstration with focusing on the plants. Demonstrating yourself that the plant is edible really helps to drive the point home. I would critique the last plant you grabbed you stated that you were not sure about the species and you failed to inspect the flowering parts of the flower (at least for the camera) before you dove in and ate it. While you likely knew yourself that the species was edible, it's important here not to miss the main lesson, namely that you have edibles in your backyard and they are safe to eat. BUT you must be 100% certain that the plant species is the correct species BEFORE you consume that specimen. I would also mention what are in the world you are (ex eastern US) therefore someone might be able to better understand where these plants are found common in those habitats. All in all I would say your video is near a 10/10 and I could not have done a better job myself I am inspired to create one of my own. Thanks
Those berries were mock strawberries. Similar to wild strawberries, but mostly tasteless. Easy way to tell is the color of the blossoms (white flower = wild strawberry, yellow flower = mock). Also the direction the berry is pointing. Mock strawberries point straight up, wild strawberries tend to dangle more. Still perfectly edible.
Jerrod, we have wild strawberries here, eat them all spring and summer, you can actually contain them in a pot, cut runners back for a couple years and they will get bigger berries and much sweeter,
It looks like you misidentified wild strawberry (genus Fragaria) with Potentilla indica. That would explain why your "strawberries" didn't taste like store bought strawberries, and why they were earlier in the season than you expected. Potentilla indica has yellow flowers. Luckily it's edible too, but if I am correct (and i'm usually right when it comes to edible plants) maybe you should stop teaching edible plants until you become an expert.
As I knew that dandelion has been one of thousands Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years. So surely it's edible. Even though you can't buy it fresh either in a Chinese pharmacy store, or at any grocery store, some people do have their favorite home recipe of dish, and it's called "Scrambled egg with dandelion leaves". Try and cook it by yourself, if anybody feels interested in.
Oh no... they don't think I'm crazy. They KNOW I'm crazy. But that means the kids don't ring my doorbell on Halloween, so I get to keep all the Halloween candy for myself!
Yes, true wild strawberry grows with the tip of the berry facing down, while mock strawberry berry tips face up. Both are edible, but mock strawberry doesn't taste as good. True wild strawberry tastes amazing.
Make no mistake, I eat dandelions and clovers, too, but I would highly recommend you check to see if your neighbors and business partners and whatnot spray their yards and landscapes with chemicals first before you start chowing down. I usually pick the dandelions and clovers first and stash them away to either dry out for kindling or freeze them so I can thaw and boil them afterwards. And if I want to eat the leaves and roots as is, I'd hold them beneath a running faucet for five seconds or ten.
Listen to all those birds in the background. Due to the chemtrailing I haven't heard birds like that around Carter county in North Carolina along time..Thank you. Good info. 🇺🇸
Thankyou Billy Berger, I have these weeds, whoops, salad ingredients in my yard also; except for the wild strawberries. Although the wild ones here (in Brit. Col.) taste sooo much better than the store bought ones.
You have inspired many people to try the ways of the past...to be more self reliant...to be more simple and enjoy the world around us ...we dont have to conquer the world we need to learn balance...you help show people how...great videos
I'm so glad you said those clover things were edible because I used to eat those all the time.I would even have challenges with my friends to see who could eat the most because it was so sour.🍀
What books would you recommend for Ga. I'm just north of Atl. And can't seem to find good books for my area. If I was your neighbor, I'd gladly overlook your natural yard as long as I could help you eat it!! Good vid!!
This is very intresting . I wish I had a backyard (I live in NYC) and this may be a silly question , but can you clean and steam these up and put in your daily foods?
Many years ago, Paris was famous for being so beautiful because of edible gardens all over the city. It is possible to grow in cities - it is very clean to do so. Also why the French are known for having great food - fresh food is better. *Wash* your edible weeds by soaking them in apple cider vinegar for 5 minutes - and don't eat any leaves that are discolored, as it is a sign of parasites or other buggies.
Cool video - I have one question on the wood sorrel though: That is not the same as the oxalis we have over here in Europe (talking about the one with the white flowers), I assume this is oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel), isn't it?
But seriously , well done , it is very educational for all , we all need to learn this for our health . our grandparents were much more healthy , and it is because they knew this .
LOVE the Ominous Tone of "some imperious Doom about to coming down" as the background of this Video whether Intentional OR its the "Natural" Sound in the Background. Either way, it made for a really Creepy Video while offering knowledge of what can be eaten instead of Brains of The Dead.....I give it 2 thumbs up
Imagine just looking in your backyard, and this guy is rummaging around in your plants, and then just starts eating them xD
MattsReptiles hey! this is my yard ! you can take em just give me some.
MattsReptiles *squirts bottle* GRT OUTTA HERE
Funny
I swear i thought the same thing lmao
lol
Where I grew up in New England we had a small plot of a few acres surrounded by town land that was all woods, hundreds of acres of it. We had a vegetable garden, about a quarter acre and we grew all sorts of vegetables and we canned about 2/3 of it. But we also went around and harvested wild food. We had wild strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and grapes. But we also harvested acorns and other wild nuts, and tons of greens. Spring was fun because of so many baby shoots that would grow out of the ground. I think as a kid I ate more salad just walking around the woods and back yard than at the dinner table. I can thank my grandmother for teaching me what I could eat. On a June day we could fill a basket with a weeks worth of greens and nuts in a few hours and later in the season berries. There has never been a time in my life when I couldn't go out into the woods and find free food. Now that I live in Florida I find different free food. I go out in my little boat and fish for about an hour or so and come back with blue crab, clams, various fish and have a feast. In a fish market my daily fish/shell fish intake would cost about $20. I eat it for free. I catch my own bait which is everywhere then catch my crabs and fish. Occasionally spiny lobster. The other day I caught a nice octopus and had calamari. Back in New England we made sweet deserts from sweet wild flowers like clover and wild violets. Did you know the French make a very expensive liquor out of flower petals. It's very tasty. I know because my grandmother made the same liquor the same way but she gave it away in little bottles as Christmas gifts. I used to pour a little into a jar of home made grape jelly to boost the flavor. I think a friend told me they saw the stuff on sale in Paris a few years ago for 500 Euros for a in liter bottle. My grandmother made the most delicious ice cream flavored by sweet clover flowers. No sugar needed!. We put up rose hips from wild roses. There were several wild grains that we harvested by snipping off the tops and filling baskets with them.
Food is everywhere but we have been brain washed into thinking we can only eat what we buy in a grocery store or restaurant.
+nunya biznez
Very well said.. I hope you are teaching younger generations.. I try but I find it hard to find anyone who's interested..
If you're used to the grocerystore food, you can get sick from the wild edibles if you're not careful. Just because there's stuff on there that your body doesn't know about and it might hurt you.
"Mom the neighbor is eating he's plants again" lol
XDDDDDD
haha ha hopefully not eat poison ivy ,tambien jiii
I thought the same thing as I was watching this LOL!
look more like a grass though....hopefully those plants are clean.....
Jose Hernandez it's his not he's
trying to explain to the neighbors that you haven't mowed the lawn because you wanted to eat all the new spring flowers
he doesnt have to lawn it he can eat it like a lawn mower yum yum yum!!!
I really like how you show the plant up close while describing what it looks like. Then pick that same plant and eat it!! It gives me confidence to actually try these plants too. Thank you so much. - Jessica Marie
Make sure you get a field guide. There's lots of look alikes it there. Done are poisonous.
"Hey, Billy, what do you normally eat?"
"My backyard and some deer!"
YES!!
This is perfect life.
Dude...I'd love to hang on a Saturday with you and carry my balsamic vinaigrette with me and a beer and enjoy a day of edible yard weeds with you just so I could learn what to watch for...great vid!
Damn and all this time I've been weed-wacking and I could've saved money on groceries :(
51seluj That's true! I also have heard that wild edibles have more vitamins and are more nutritious than the veggies we buy in the store. You might want to do some research on that...
same
+primitivepathways
Yep.. More nutrients and less chemicals.. A large portion of what I eat comes from the fields and woods right around my house.. Don't forget all the different mushrooms..
very true,lol
@@primitivepathways Do you have books that you'd recommend on this topic?
when he put the clover in his mouth I DIDNT expect him to eat it right on the spot it made me laugh hahaha
t rex clover is kinds sour/tart. We ever only chewed on them then spit them out
Wait till he eats a whole chickweed,with its stem ,roots,flowers and soil lol
I used to eat dandelions all the time when I was little. All the kids used to think I was insane.
+MrC0MPUT3R Were they saying that because you ate dandelions? LOL!
logmeindangit Yeah totally. Don't know why else they would say that... *eye twitch*
:)
we were told eating dandelions made you pee 0.
Same here. The stems appearantly upset the stomach very easily as well as the leaves of older plants. Just because they're edible, doesn't mean you have to eat every damn plant you see, haha.
Also dandelions are best when eaten before they flower. My grandmother had me as a young boy going outside and collecting the greens first thing in the spring. boil in water and sprinkle with some vinegar and it is just like spinach.
My great grandma had me do the same thing.
large amounts of raw chickweed can upset your stomach, cause diarrhea and vomiting due to toxic saponins. Boiling for 5 minutes helps to break these down. Pregnant women should avoid eating chickweed all together unless its in a survival situation
"9-1-1 what's your emergency"
"Yeah there is a guy in my yard eating weeds"
"God dammit we finally have found him
There is a lot of free food in Georgia -- the pine tree is everywhere and it has enough free food to feed an army. The pine needles make a delicious sweet tea, the pine nuts are nutrient dense, and the pine bark is chock full of medicinal value, the pine pollen is has all the essential vitamins and minerals and the sap is used for wounds. Nature is bountiful.
What i leans is if deer and cows don't eat it, you shouldn't eat it....
Jerreinemy JAR so if a cow eats gras you eat it to?
Question to you do you eat salad?
Grass juice is realllly good for u!
K!ck Jerreinemy Deer will eat pine needles in the winter if they are hungry enough. Food gets scarce for them during a long, cold, snowy winter.
You need to tell your neighbors to shut up this is cool stuff!
I agree!!!
He forgot one plant, the honeysuckle. You can eat the entire flower and its very sweet/slightly bitter.
I knew you could eat the little purple flower like part but I didn't know the entire flower could be eaten thanks!
Rebecca Snow my freinds eat honeysucle all the time
Rebecca Snow
he was doing plants in his backyard... he may not have that.
People are complaining about the fact that he is not washing the plants. ... To be honest so what!! I'm pretty sure that with the knowledge that he has already, he knows about pesticides etc. Many people do not have the privilege to wash their food. Resources are sometimes not available. Some people are so blind to see that it is a miracle that they can run water at anytime. Put your phone down, get unplugged, and go bond with nature. Anything you have can easily get ripped away from you.... Love the video btw 😝😝😝😁
Tia Hazard If you have the capability you should always wash your produce because you don't know what kind of animal has done its business on those plants, plus chemicals from weed killers and whatnot. If he doesn't get sick from it, more power to him, but try not to make it a habit.
I didn't even think about complaining of that. To me it just looks natural. And I'm pretty sure our ancestors didn't wash their plants before eating when they came across them in the wild, and in many cases it wasn't even an opportunety. If you ever need to survive in the wild, when is when you most need to know edible wild plants, it may not be an opportuney for you either. And for the pesticide thing, why would anyone spray pesticides on their private lawn anyway? And if they did they would be aware of it, most likely you could even taste or smell it if the plant was sprayed
Tia Hazard EXACTLY!.. much love..
I agree dab on those four year old haters u savage boi
Exactly, id rather eat it straight from the garden than eat the food that people are consuming from the grocery store, dog pee is so less harmful than pesticides
Those are mock strawberries, or Indian strawberries. They are not poisonous, and yes are edible, however they have no taste, true wild straw berries dangle, and have white flowers. The one you ate, mock strawberries stand straight up and have yellow flowers.. Both edible but no flavor in the one you ate unless they have perfect growing conditions and even then, very little.
Uhh.man you wont go hungry.
That explains it. It thought it would be weird that a wild strawberry would taste less sweet than the grocery store strawberry, around here wild strawberries have stronger flavor than regular strawberries.
Came here to say this. Well done
Neighbor looks out the window and calls the police. "There a bumb walking around eating my lawn!
😂😂 wow I lost my shit on this comment! Buhahahaha!!
I've considered dandelions as pests in our lawn and it's been my routine to pull them up every weekend morning. I should change my attitude from now on. I shall gladly collect them, cook and eat! Seriously!
Cook them with a little olive oil and garlic, but pick the leaves while young. They're less bitter then. You can also cultivate them in a bed, just like you would any other green. But don't let them go to seed unless you collect the seed. Your neighbors wouldn't appreciate it if they're perfect lawn crazy! lol
make sure your lawn is pesticide free
Darryl Lobo
That goes without saying! I don't use chemicals on my lawn. It's barely a lawn anyway. Just a lot of green things lol
Those are wood strawberries...recognizable by the seeds being on top of the fruit rather than embedded. Folks around here (NC) used to call them snakeberries and told us as kids that they were poisonous. They are, however, edible non-poisonous fruits although only good for survival as they have no flavor. Wild strawberries look very similar, but they look like "regular" strawberries, just small. They are very tasty but hard to find these days...at least in my area. Thank you for the video. I finally saw chickweed in a manner that I could recognize it as a plant growing in my yard. Most of the books available are of questionable use as they really don't picture things in a manner that allows you to really be able to tell what they are when found in your yard. Again, thanks.
Shit, you got an all you can eat buffet right in your backyard. 😂 lmfao
Great video, I appreciate your clarity and the fact that you do not ramble on an on. Good video too, nice and steady close ups. thank you
GREAT video. So glad someone finally walked around and showed themselves eating the food. Exactly what I was looking for!
When I was little I used to run around in the forest by my house every day, and sometimes I'd come across a wild strawberry on the ground if I was really lucky. Those strawberries always tasted so much sweeter and more flavorful than the ones from the grocery store, which tend to be sour where I live. I'm surprised that you find them better tasting than the wild ones, although you might live where the supermarket strawberries don't need to travel as far as they do to get to me.
UGh dude...the neighbors dog lifted its leg on that one...Its not really supposed to be bitter! LOLOL!!!
Exactly what I said..lol
😂😂😂
How bout we skip to the part when he’s miserably puking his guts out!
Wonderful video! I'm really trying to familiarize myself with what's edible and what to stay clear of. Would love to see a similar video more focused on what to look for in shape and taste, clues to help people feel more confident in eating wild edibles.
Lmbooooooooooo dude your face while eating these wild foods is priceless!!! keep up the videos
I really enjoyed your presentation this evening! I've always wondered about dandelions to tell you the truth . . . . I mean I see the leaves in the salad section of the grocery store, but always wondered about what was growing in my own yard, in fields, and so on! You really put my mind at ease because I like what I get in the store. Now I can get them in my yard and fields all around.
Our wild strawberries here in Finland are out of this world!! Better than store bought hands down!
Wild lettuce can be brewed for a good pain-relieving tea. And yes, only grows in early spring; harvest and dry the leaves, will store indefinitely if kept dry. Try it-- helps knock out a headache. Thanks for the info! Very helpful.
Lol, who needs a law mower when Goat Boy is around!..... Get busy boy!
jack siscavage lmfao😂😂😂😂😂riiiight...
We love Billy!
Mom the guy next store is eating weeds again
Great video! I'm excited about our many dandelions!
you know, even if its edible to eat it on the spot, you have to realize that a dog may pissed on the plants -__-
I think you would smell/taste that. Besides no other animal thinks that way, and in most situations where you really need to know about wild edible plants, washing them in advance may not be an opportunity or you need to save your water for something more important. I personally choose to ignore those thoughts if I have no clear indicator that those plants have gotten dirty
Yoga Prasidya don’t be a pussy
i have a garden with a fence so im good
Get revenge. Piss on the dog.
you are just an amazing human being billy you always surprise me all the time with your outdoor wisdom I just love watching and listening to you every chance I get and as for your neighbors about mowing the lawn they don't understand about natures gifts all around us--but you do--you understand and that is what i truly love about you and how you share this--I love red clover and dandelions and many other plants as well they have a purpose in our lives if we just take the time to learn from people like you billy and also I am a big fan of yours since I first saw you on naked and afraid and when I saw you shooting with your bow at the dragon flies you are very special and unique and I admire that in you--you should have your own television show billy--really--my best to you always
As a kid I used to roam around and eat all of the things I knew were safe... Ponysfoot, wild sorrel, pecans, wild onions, dewberries- you name it! I would even catch crawfish and small, tender rabbits sometimes. However, when I was about ten I ate some wild grapes growing in a tree near the road in our pasture and got terribly sick- the highway department had sprayed chemicals on the vegetation along the roadside!!
Where did you live?
+Sabrina Kawortha On a farm in southeast Texas. Why do you ask?
are you writing a comment or a childrens book?
+Soroush P a comment... Why do you ask? I'm simply sharing my childhood with all y'all :) You don't have to be so rude, you know!
+Soroush P Besides, it sounds to me like you're just jealous of my childhood :)
Good stuff Im in Ga. and this is exactly what I was looking for edible plants in GEORGIA, total coincidence but hit the right video on 2nd try.
Thanks
One day, Ima go gather plants and cook some meat and the plants up and serve it without telling anyone
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Well sir, I have to say you help open my eyes. This past Friday it was raining and I decided to walk home.. enjoying it I must add, and noticed wild strawberries growin in a yard... a day after I watched this video... Thank you for the knowledge! You rock man!
This is a really interesting video, but damn, I can't help but wonder what's going through the heads of the neighbours when they see you crawlin' around and recording yourself eating seemingly random plants.
Blutteufel really who cares what they think.
I've been wishing for this kind of video for months. thank you so much billy!
You're the naked and afraid guy aren't you? That show definitely made me wonder what is edible in my fertilizer/pesticide free lawn
John Miller Yup! That was me. Hope you liked my episode!
What edisode was it?
+primitivepathways hey you are from. necked an a afraid
Primitive what episode of naked and afraid were you in? And can you recommend a good book for edible north american plants please?
+D Snow Honestly, the "Peterson's Field Guides" series is pretty good.
thank you billy for all these videos. a few of my friends and i have been studying primitive ways and primitive bushcraft and we really love your videos. I will be ordering your dvd. i am looking forward to watching it and learning.
Do these plants have nutrient value??
YEs they do, and in many cases wild plants are actually more nutritious than the vegetables you buy in the store. They have higher vitamin and mineral contents, and because they are fresh you get their full antioxidant potential. Store bought veggies have sat around, been transported, and their nutrients degrade during that time.
Thank you
Melvin Mushero TV
clover is good protein!
Melvin AM Great for detoxing! And juicing!
primitivepathways you know this video cracks me up, I love the woods but I have a feeling that you neighbors are sitting there thinking why is this guy just walking around eating stuff out of his yard.
That video quality is really good man. Nice work. Its super clear even on my phone.
Derrick in the Ozarks
Your "wild strawberry" is a Mock strawberry they have no taste but they are edible, a real wild strawberry bursts with flavour almost artificial
I was looking for a comment saying this before I posted the same thing. I realized what they were when I ate one once, thinking it was a wild strawberry. He picked up I thought it was an Indian mock strawberry, then hen when he said it didn't taste like anything I knew it was. They are rich in vitamin. C and a few other nutrients though.
They are easy to detect the mock strawberry is mostly round and has seeds raised out of the fruit also the fruit grows upwards like a flower a wild strawberry has hanging fruits with a tip and the seeds are dimpled in the fruit.
When I first clicked on this video, I hoped it was for the north and low and behold, its my state, Georgia!! Thanks for making this video!!
Wild lettuce could make u high, so i suggest to not eat it.
Just another reason to eat it in my opinion ;)
I find it really bitter, and leave it alone.
Kirin Hartman i smoke it, it makes me high asf
That's just gonna encourage people to eat it
Interesting. Thank you. Quick question: Have you ever gotten sick eating anything wild? I am new at this and want to be prepared if I should encounter any type of unpleasant physical symptoms. I guess I could just make myself throw up if I don't feel well after eating wild edibles.
3:10 What if a dog pee there before you came? LOL
Ryan Llarena don’t whine, it makes you seem like a little bitch Pussy
Thanks for enlightening me to my wild salad greens. A live in Australia, and I thought that you would show greens that didn't grow here. I was wrong and we have all those things. It's winter here, but I look forward to foraging when spring comes.
That was an Indian Mock Strawberry.
Seriously love your natural video just wandering around your garden, you know... chewing the cudd!!! Thank you
how abiut sime stinging nettle salad 👍😊
Gahhh. I will always hate the nettles. I stuck my hand in a bush as a child.
I grew up watching and "helping" my dad garden but this year I am putting in my own garden. In doing research into the veggies I plan to grow I am noticing that most of what we grow to eat is stuff that is anything but natural. It got me to thinking why we don't grow and eat more natural stuff to our areas. Stuff you could go out into the woods, or fields, or our yards to find and harvest. Instead we grow things that are kinda tricky to get just right. Seems counter productive considering why you are doing it.
Such as?
@@xyz-pg3zd this was 4 years ago... I meant we grow non native plants for food when it makes more sense to grow and propagate native, naturally occurring plants for food. The kinds of plants would depend where you live.
@@TGSureal do you happen to have any resources to find native crops?
That isn't WILD STRAWBERRY that you ate. It is Wild Indian Strawberry or Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea indica) - leaves and fruit both edible and medicinal, but fruit has little or no taste. True WILD STRAWBERRY ([Fragaria vesca) will beat the taste and flavor of any strawberry that you can buy in a store. Thanks for the video. Best!
This is so satisfying and fun to watch. Can you make more videos of you eating wild edibles.
Now I want to go in my yard and eat stuff, but there is snow on the ground -__-
Do it now.
( I know I’m super late because I just saw this lol) I was gonna say eat the snow to the plants but this a year later. Lol.
As a fellow aspiring botanist and a professional wetland scientist, I have to say that you did a fabulous job. You are did excellent cinematography for deomonstration with focusing on the plants. Demonstrating yourself that the plant is edible really helps to drive the point home.
I would critique the last plant you grabbed you stated that you were not sure about the species and you failed to inspect the flowering parts of the flower (at least for the camera) before you dove in and ate it. While you likely knew yourself that the species was edible, it's important here not to miss the main lesson, namely that you have edibles in your backyard and they are safe to eat. BUT you must be 100% certain that the plant species is the correct species BEFORE you consume that specimen. I would also mention what are in the world you are (ex eastern US) therefore someone might be able to better understand where these plants are found common in those habitats. All in all I would say your video is near a 10/10 and I could not have done a better job myself I am inspired to create one of my own. Thanks
Now they sell dandelion leaves in the supermarket. Figures!
lol. bottles of oxygen. its only a matter of time.
I like to dehydrate kale. Is there any value in collecting and drying/dehydrating these wild edibles? Can you collect enough to make it worthwhile?
He's really handsome lol
Those berries were mock strawberries. Similar to wild strawberries, but mostly tasteless. Easy way to tell is the color of the blossoms (white flower = wild strawberry, yellow flower = mock). Also the direction the berry is pointing. Mock strawberries point straight up, wild strawberries tend to dangle more. Still perfectly edible.
tell your neibours to fly a kite...........................next to a power line
Wonder what part of Georgia you live, this old coot lives in Barrow county. Does my heart good to see someone else trying to keep the old ways alive
my mom always told me that those strawberries are poisonous
Jerrod Hammond same I've heard that my whole life
Jerrod, we have wild strawberries here, eat them all spring and summer, you can actually contain them in a pot, cut runners back for a couple years and they will get bigger berries and much sweeter,
+Amy Anne Blackberries are still better....
your mom is a fucking liar
Jerrod Hammond She could be right if she sprays her lawn with insecticides.
I love that you are doing this in your back yard!
It looks like you misidentified wild strawberry (genus Fragaria) with Potentilla indica. That would explain why your "strawberries" didn't taste like store bought strawberries, and why they were earlier in the season than you expected. Potentilla indica has yellow flowers. Luckily it's edible too, but if I am correct (and i'm usually right when it comes to edible plants) maybe you should stop teaching edible plants until you become an expert.
Matthew Hunter or maybe you could stop being a know it all arrogant asshole
As I knew that dandelion has been one of thousands Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years. So surely it's edible. Even though you can't buy it fresh either in a Chinese pharmacy store, or at any grocery store, some people do have their favorite home recipe of dish, and it's called "Scrambled egg with dandelion leaves". Try and cook it by yourself, if anybody feels interested in.
People just need ta mind
There own yard not yours
What ur doing is your
On business
A couple of my favourites are Ground Elder and Nasturtians. Is Wild Lettuce the same as Rocket? It looks the same.
his neighbors probobly think hes crazy just going aloung his house eating weeds
Oh no... they don't think I'm crazy. They KNOW I'm crazy. But that means the kids don't ring my doorbell on Halloween, so I get to keep all the Halloween candy for myself!
what book or books would you recommend to read on wild edible plants?I would like to learn more about it,I live in WV.
That isn't wild strawberry, it's an edible lookalike.
an imposter!!!!!
It is Wild Indian Strawberry or Mock Strawberry (Duchesnea indica) - leaves and fruit both edible and medicinal, but fruit has little or no taste.
Yes, true wild strawberry grows with the tip of the berry facing down, while mock strawberry berry tips face up. Both are edible, but mock strawberry doesn't taste as good. True wild strawberry tastes amazing.
Make no mistake, I eat dandelions and clovers, too, but I would highly recommend you check to see if your neighbors and business partners and whatnot spray their yards and landscapes with chemicals first before you start chowing down. I usually pick the dandelions and clovers first and stash them away to either dry out for kindling or freeze them so I can thaw and boil them afterwards. And if I want to eat the leaves and roots as is, I'd hold them beneath a running faucet for five seconds or ten.
Listen to all those birds in the background. Due to the chemtrailing I haven't heard birds like that around Carter county in North Carolina along time..Thank you. Good info. 🇺🇸
Very good presentation, and quite informative. Thanks for your video.
great video man, you just earned a new subscriber, this insanely helped me learn about wild edibles in my area
Thankyou Billy Berger, I have these weeds, whoops, salad ingredients in my yard also; except for the wild strawberries. Although the wild ones here (in Brit. Col.) taste sooo much better than the store bought ones.
My husband showed me some wild strawberries and they're normally super tiny, even smaller than the one you showed, and they were so sweet amd yummy!
$5 says this dude is healthy af but has at least 12 parasites from not washing off the plants lol
You have inspired many people to try the ways of the past...to be more self reliant...to be more simple and enjoy the world around us ...we dont have to conquer the world we need to learn balance...you help show people how...great videos
I'm so glad you said those clover things were edible because I used to eat those all the time.I would even have challenges with my friends to see who could eat the most because it was so sour.🍀
What books would you recommend for Ga. I'm just north of Atl. And can't seem to find good books for my area. If I was your neighbor, I'd gladly overlook your natural yard as long as I could help you eat it!! Good vid!!
This is very intresting . I wish I had a backyard (I live in NYC) and this may be a silly question , but can you clean and steam these up and put in your daily foods?
Many years ago, Paris was famous for being so beautiful because of edible gardens all over the city. It is possible to grow in cities - it is very clean to do so. Also why the French are known for having great food - fresh food is better. *Wash* your edible weeds by soaking them in apple cider vinegar for 5 minutes - and don't eat any leaves that are discolored, as it is a sign of parasites or other buggies.
Cool video - I have one question on the wood sorrel though: That is not the same as the oxalis we have over here in Europe (talking about the one with the white flowers), I assume this is oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel), isn't it?
Are those plants not a little close to the main road? Exhaust pollution?
The Best TH-cam video made
I really like your videos man, they inspire me to learn more about wildlife and survival stuff!
It's awesome that more ppl are starting to. Open their knowledge man thanks for the video :)
Thank you for the great info, I enjoyed your video. what about tree barks ?
Dandelion derives from the French: 'Dent de Leon'; Tooth of lion... Great video. All our fruit, veg and salads were wild at one time...
Thanks man I missed the wild edibles walk last Saturday in Cartersville this is some great info
another great video !!! Keep em coming ! We have alot of those plants up here in Canada
But seriously , well done , it is very educational for all , we all need to learn this for our health . our grandparents were much more healthy , and it is because they knew this .
Wow, you have a nice gigantic garden! Looks awesome to have such a garden
Haha i used to eat the first one when i was little all the time. Really makes your mouth water. Tart stuff almost like rhubarb.
LOVE the Ominous Tone of "some imperious Doom about to coming down" as the background of this Video whether Intentional OR its the "Natural" Sound in the Background. Either way, it made for a really Creepy Video while offering knowledge of what can be eaten instead of Brains of The Dead.....I give it 2 thumbs up