Far North Bushcraft And Survival Hi ya Lonnie! Nice to see u here, well I guess u caught me, yep, I’m serious to know and learn all their is to bushcraft, wild edibles, wild meats included! U know me 😁. I found Her channel this week, I hope like u, she will help n my learning with answers to my questions! she does have a wonderful channel, I like her description of the plants, mostly the close up views on them (except peppercrest, (spell check) I couldn’t make it out, I’ll see it one day) spring is creeping n and I’m trying to not only learn to identify these wonderful plants, but on how to prepare them to eat, and she does this as well. I bought myself a dehydrator/break bleeder For Christmas, so I’m gonna dry/jar up what wild edibles I do know + garden greens/vegetables, I’d freeze some but with a 2-3’ fridge, not much freezer space there. Well Lonnie, it was great to see u out and about and I’ll see u around on ur channel! Have a wonderful day!!!
Excellent video, I just love how you go through the picking, identifying and then practical use! Nothing better than seeing the yummy final product. Love it!
im starting recognize each weeds, I do like it and very healthy food, thank you so much this video. watching you from taiwan, God bless and keep always healthy, I'm done subscribe xoxo
I love this series. I’m so happy that I found you. It gives me such a lift. When I look at Twitter, and I see food shortages are coming, and a few powerful mega corporations are controlling the food industry, and food processing plants are being burned, it makes me happy to think that we can pick our own.
Thank you for staying aware 🙏 4 fertilizer plants burned too. I was told fertilizer may go up 150% due to it. I stocked oil and wheat 😉 Also tried canned salmon 1st time. Not bad at all. I found a bulk company for canned meat. Ppl raving how good it is. It's like $10 for 13 Oz can🤔 good for 5 yrs ppl have eaten there 10 yrs old cans sd still good. But I think making the plunge of $400 for a pressure canner may be a better investment. Do u can?
@@cjd5255 that’s a good idea. I don’t know about pressure canning. We put the filled mason jars in boiling water. This year my son and I are going to can some mulberry preserves. There is a huge tree behind my house that gets loaded with mulberries. Do you like pressure canners? I don’t know anything about those.
I am absolutely obsessed! Especially with wild mushrooms and the fear of missing out on them. Pretty much to the point that I am out every single day somewhere for at least an hour or two. I teach foraging in Southern Ontario and it drives me crazy having to wait through the winter!!! I absolutely love your channel! Keep the great videos coming!
I am LOVING your channel. Have been foraging (or trying to) for years, but trying to learn from books is tough. I live in the PNW, Oregon, and I have finally found someone who can Show me and teach about the plants in my vicinity. Thanks so much for your clear style and funny talking nettle flowers, " I am like you, just tiny." :D
This year I plan to preserve for winter again and have started drying a few plants. Being off grid there's a lack of freezer space so canning & drying it will be, & some freezing. Did try to preserve plants last year but ran short and ended up with only the dried wild powder mix for 4 months. That's most of the long winter here in zone 2. A little story here. While foraging weeds & veggies in my garden a couple days ago, the thought occured to me why don't I simply skip planting domestic vegetables and grow weeds, they grow so well in any weather compared to domestic vegetables here. The garden could be downsized quite a bit and then it would be maintenance free, maintenance free, weeee! Every fall, simply spread a thin layer of manure on the surface and eat what grows. Then I watched your video of just that, your garden bed of weeds you harvested, it was wonderful to watch. so much food for so little work just seems right. So now the seed has been planted, this fall will will be the start of my first wild greens garden bed Thanks Hollie Chris, your awesome, awesome awesome:)
your awesome with your with knowledge. I think that your going to be way more popular than you can imagine. get ready for your channel to grow. I speak it.
You always make me so hungry! My family won't eat it, so I eat alone! They'll give in some day as I relish your fun food and clear instructions. Thank-you!
Thanks for the tips. I've honestly been feeling a bit down about my new area. There isn't quite the biodiversity of the other places I've lived, but I feel a little more motivated now. A friend told me about some good areas, so perhaps that shall be a weekend venture.
This is a great video and my 2nd or third time viewing it. To extend our spring where snow covers the ground for 5 months of the year, we dry plants for winter. One method I try to use every day is powdered weeds. I blend together up to 15 different plants in a small batch and pour this into a shaker. Makes it handy to add to just about everything. Am making an omellette tomorrow and thought of this video that I liked. Will have to use powder for now with fresh vegetables, but spring is coming!
Awesome video. Loved it. I did find some leeks. I also found the sticky weed in my own back yard. Watching for purslane. I know I can find that. Not missing out now. Thank you for all the good info.
Thanks for your comment that inspired this video! The cleavers (the sticky weed) get tough surprisingly early. Purslane is such a wonderful weed to eat! Nice work in knowing that one -- you won't miss out, now, for sure! It likes the warmer temperatures, so for me at least, when I'm picking purslane, spring has moved into the early summer. And there are so many great summer weeds for eating, too. Enjoy your weeds!
Kim, a friend of mine gave me some purslane to grow in my yard, one group in water and one large planter full of it. The long and short of it is that it appears we have many wild critters that love it and their instincts tell them that it is a great booster to their immune systems, so guess what. Yep! You guessed it, they et it all up in only a few short days. You or anyone have a good suggestion how I can solve this issue? Hey, I even separated some out and put in a special place, so they would have their own and same for me. Nope! They didn't get that concept at all.
MerAngel12121 ... I can relate. I live in the city, and it's against the law to discharge a firearm. Otherwise, I would have a steady supply of rabbits, squirrels & groundhogs. I know ... it's frustrating. :/
You're welcome. Where there is one English Daisy, there is usually a lot! I like their tiny leaves, too. The flavor of the leaves changes and leaves a sweet taste, like artichokes do. The flowers are the easiest to pick, though. I hope you like them!
Trees are so under-appreciated for food, beyond fruits and nuts. But the ones for eating are easy to identify - and once we know the identity of the trees around us, we can go back to the same tree for a long time. I'm such a fan of eating from the right trees!
An omelette like this works with so many kinds of wild edible greens and flowers. I'm glad you and your husband could enjoy it - even though you didn't get to eat any of it! ; )
I'm totally bugging out about FOMO!!! Particularly because I'm so careful with ID and ethical / seasonal picking appropriateness....sigh...SE Pennsylvania - THIS IS THE MOST GORGEOUS, super appetizing meal ever to me ~ danggggg cannnnot wait to do my own !! SO THANKFUL FOR YOU!!!!!!
Welcome to my channel, tyana jansz! Thanks for your appreciation. And for appreciating all the goodness that's growing out there, just waiting for us to understand it and enjoy it. I hope you have some of these plants in your area!
Am reviewing some of your video's as it's May 7th and we are still waiting for dandelions to appear. Am anxious to try your stir fried wild plants but things are a month behind schedule here. Purple Dead Nettle is one of the new ones to add to my list, and I'm told we have mustard plants here too, they will ad some nice spice you mention in another video. In the forest have found kinnikinnc and another plant but both are too small for a meal. Well, am off to view another video, thanks again!
+Tall Cedars Spring arrives at its own pace, that's for sure. I'm in St. Paul, Minnesota right now, and they are in the middle of their dandelion flowering. So many dandelion blossoms! I was surprised it was this late. So spring is creeping northward. It will be interesting to learn what mustards you find. The wild field mustard is so great, I think, because it's not super spicy, just hearty. Hang on, spring is coming! : )
Weather seems to have delayed spring in many places I see, glad you have the blossoms up while you are there. What a good idea, following spring growth, lol. Am in the garden today and dandelions are up almost 2" so have dug a few up and will add the roots to dinner tonight. First fresh plants from the great outdoors, not yummy but healthy, ha ha. Happy St. Paul foraging!
My partner and I just moved to the Alsea area. We had our first wild salad yesterday. It was fabulous. we love you!!! Do you have any plants That we as beginners could easily find, cook, and enjoy. We live on the Alsea river, is there wild river Weeds we could eat?
Hi there 🤗. I really appreciate your videos, very informative. I live in South Africa but we have many of the same wild edibles. I forage often and have a large list of edibles I pick personally even before watching your channel. My favourites so far are lamb's Quarters, purslane, Spekboom (also known as pork bush but that's a local one), common mallow, wild mustard, prickly lettuce and Plantain. I use many others but love these most. Haven't tried bittercress though and I saw lots Infront of my neighbours house. Will ask for some. Stay safe and be blessed 🤗👋
Thank you for the information and motivation. Do you recommend freezing dandelion, plantain and chickweed greens for later sauteeing? They are so abundant right now.
I freeze pretty much any wild greens if I have too many to use at one time. They cook down a lot in the blanching, just like spinach or swiss chard do. Every plant will have it's own look and feel, but they will be tasty. I use frozen wild greens all year long. In my video "Homestead Haul 3", you can see what different greens look like after they have been parboiled. That gives you some idea about what they will look like after freezing, too. Enjoy your greens!
Wow, that's the first Super Thanks I've ever gotten, Elias Fauzey! I'm glad you enjoyed my video and weed omelette. I hope you can enjoy some of the great plants around you this spring!
Thank you, it was nice to see when the dead nettle was starting to get past it's prime, I was fortunate this year to get some before it got too tough. Especially since this is the first year I knew it was edible. I know that some plants are medicinal and I'm always afraid of getting too much of one that has medicinal properties.
I'll put that on my list for this coming season. I have pickled Elephant garlic flowers in my cupboard from this summer, but not any fermented ones. They should be good! Thanks for the idea! : )
Hello Chris, another very interesting video, thanks so much. Am wondering about roots after the foraging season is finished. Can they be harvested for use in dishes fresh late in the season and how could they be stored for winter use. This spring I am travelling with my wild plant books to attempt plant identification. If unable to identify will also pick a leaf and take a picture then find someone to identify it for me, no tasting for this chicken:) Have also been going out since the snow began to melt and have found there's a lot of green plants out there already, like kinnikinnic and some plant that looks like a violet, it's one leaf is popping up here and there. Thanks for getting me out this early, it's great!
Hi! you get a new subscriber here! thank you so much for sharing the knowledge and lovely cooking videos. By the way, I am not an English native speaker, English is not even my second language, but I found your explanation is so easy to understand (even without no subtitle), and your voice is also nice for my ears. Are you a teacher or a lecture?
OK ... second video I watched. I'm officially HOOKED. :-D It's good to know these weeds can be frozen, because I have so much purple dead nettle I don't know what to do with it all. Should all weeds always be blanched before freezing? If so, for how long? I haven't looked yet, but, do you have any videos on canning weeds? I doubt seriously Ball has broached that subject yet. LOL!!! You are AWESOME! :-D
There's not really any difference between garden greens and wild greens, in terms of preserving them by canning, freezing, drying, fermenting, or pickling. How well they turn out depends more on how well they hold up to a specific process. I wouldn't expect garden lettuce to do so well with canning, or wild lettuce, either -- but I've never tried either. Wild field mustard is the wild form of turnips (and bok choi and Napa cabbage, lol), so their greens can be handled just like turnip greens. And so on. I have not done any videos on canning greens, because I like the freezing greens so much better. Freezing wild greens is just like for garden greens -- blanching for 1-2 minutes, then draining and chilling in cold water, and then bagging them up. I can process a lot of greens that way. The blanching stops enzymes that break down plants over time. I like canning for other produce, like fruit and tomatoes, but it's just my personal preference for freezing the greens instead.
Good to see you you using purple dead nettle. I’m seeing it spring up all over where I walk, but unfortunately I walk near busy roads. I’ll get further afield soon, but for now knowing it’s edible is a start. Am I correct in noticing it has the smell of soil or dirt?
I don't think purple dead nettle smells as good as dirt, lol. It does have an earthy odor, but it's not my favorite smell, lol. And, at least to me, its flavor all by itself isn't my favorite, either. It's great in a mix of greens, though. I'm glad you have plenty in your area. And even if you see it in places that are no good for picking, it sharpens your eye for spotting it in better places. Happy foraging!
Thanks for the nice comliments, Todd Fagan! I'm glad my videos are enjoyable enough to rewatch. There are so many great plants to eat! I hope you can enjoy some, too.
lady im in love with you :) you are amazing, i learn so much, and the way you teach is fabulous, old style true style.. God Bless you, you are an angel of the Nature :)
Soak for a good while. My dog loves to pee on tall weeds…. He works on his aim. And living in the country has taught me there are a lot of wild animals that like to do the same. I have one fox that likes to pee/poo in the exact same spot every morning….. he does it on my walking stone. I wash it off each day and the next day….. new present for me. My dog has sniffed out where other wild animals have marked their spots as well on various plants. If you eat wild, you better soak and wash them more than thoroughly! Do I eat plants from the wild, yes - absolutely, but they are soaked and washed for a good while at my house. ;)
Do you know anything about the Venus Looking Glass ( round leaved Triodanis) I can't find much info on it and it's all over my garden. Just wondering if it has any medicinal value or good for eating. Thanks! Love your channel. You inspired me to have a chickweed salad today! Yum!
No, I had never heard of that plant until you mentioned it. I'll have to be on the look out for it. It's an interesting topic, too, about how to go about finding reliable information on a new plant. Sometimes it can be a real challenge. I'll put this plant on my list! In the meantime, I'm glad you've know Chickweed! That makes for a good salad! Happy foraging!
That's a good question. There is definitely a shift. Lambs quarter is one of the best wild greens out there. I have a video on it that you might find helpful. I'll have some more wild greens of summer videos soon, too. But there's definitely a shift to flowers and fruit during the summer. So it's worth packing a couple containers just for those, too. You might have Elderberry flowers around now, and I've got some videos on them already. Your question is a good topic for a future video. There's definitely a shift in plants and strategies for the summer.
Another great video! Could you tell me what plant is that near your left hand when you foraged in the patch? Your arm leaned on it.The big oval shaped leaf. I think I have that in my yard and wondered if it was an edible . A dock?
Good eye -- that plant at 3:10 would have been a good one to eat. It's in choice condition. It's the upper part of a giant Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). Only the top is showing, the rest of it is hidden in the grass. I have a video about Monster Dandelion Greens. Some of them can get so big! Dock are good plants, too, although their leaves do get too mature by summertime. In my videos, I've only shown the Curly Dock (Rumex crispus), also called Yellow Dock. Hope that helps!
Haphazard Homestead Wow! A dandelion! Does it have hairs on the leaf because mine does? I have a lot of Cat's ear in my yard as well. Thank you for responding! Love the wild edibles.
No, a real dandelion won't be hairy. The Cats-ear (Hypochaeris radicata) has hairs. It's worth getting to know! I think I"ve shown some in wild salads. And the Bristly Hawksbeard (Crepis setosa) is really hairy. But it is so good. I had some of that with my Pine Pollen Pasta. And I see other folks mistaking other plants for dandelions, too, like Common Sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) and even some Wild Lettuces (Lactuca spp.). That's actually an interesting video idea -- to compare some of these plants with dandelions. Thanks! :D
I this is the second video I’ve seen if yours! I live in Florida so I don’t know if I have all the same plants as you but thanks for the very interesting video. I had no idea you could eat elm seeds?!? I knew the squirrels ate them but I didn’t know we could! Edit: YOU CAN EAT REDBUD FLOWERS?! How have I never known this?
AHHH I got my answer on the redbuds. That omelette looked so tasty and colorful. Good 5 tips...but I fail at step 1 LOL Chris, I have a question that you may be able to help me with. In my yard I have what I think is wild onion, the yard smells strongly of onion when I mow, yet when I look at them, the very bottom stem is hollow and taste a bit like garlic. The leaves are long, wide and flat..kind of like a tall grass. at the bottom, there is really not much of a bulb, but lots of what looks like roots of the small bulb. I had picked what I thought where wild garlic in the woods before, but it had bulbs at the top of the plant. Can you help me identify this plant? Thank You!
When the redbud trees are blooming, I have to use them in everything, lol. They go really well with eggs, like this omelette. Plant identification can be a challenge, but some great wild edible plants are pretty straightforward. I think trees are some of the easiest to identify reliably. It's funny about wild onions and wild garlic -- their leaves are the opposite of what we are familiar with from our gardens. But the whole wild onion, wild garlic, wild chives, and wild leeks identification is a mess, because every one of them has common names that include some of the others. Like wild onions (Allium canadense) also being called wild garlic and meadow garlic. The wild onion has flat leaves, like grass - and like garden garlic. If there are bulbs at the top of the plant, that's a wild garlic (A. vineale), for sure, but that happens later in the season. That whole question is worthy of a video itself. Fortunately, if it smells like an onion or garlic, it's going to be edible, any part of it, depending on whether you like things that are mild or hot, or how you want to prepare them. But if it doesn't smell like an onion, then it's best to leave it alone because some of those are quite toxic. So a good sense of smell and paying attention to each plant is important. I know that's a long answer, but I hope it helps -- and
I grew up eating Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea). But I don't have any in my yard. I"ll put it on my list to watch for when I'm out and about, for a video. It's an invasive weed in many areas and is a good weed for eating! Thanks for the suggestion!
Your channel deserves *FAR* more views then you are getting so far and hopefully you will get them. Great content and delivery.
Thanks, Lonnie. I do appreciate your encouragement -- and all the great things you know about the wild plants in your region!
Far North Bushcraft And Survival Hi ya Lonnie! Nice to see u here, well I guess u caught me, yep, I’m serious to know and learn all their is to bushcraft, wild edibles, wild meats included! U know me 😁. I found Her channel this week, I hope like u, she will help n my learning with answers to my questions! she does have a wonderful channel, I like her description of the plants, mostly the close up views on them (except peppercrest, (spell check) I couldn’t make it out, I’ll see it one day) spring is creeping n and I’m trying to not only learn to identify these wonderful plants, but on how to prepare them to eat, and she does this as well. I bought myself a dehydrator/break bleeder For Christmas, so I’m gonna dry/jar up what wild edibles I do know + garden greens/vegetables, I’d freeze some but with a 2-3’ fridge, not much freezer space there. Well Lonnie, it was great to see u out and about and I’ll see u around on ur channel! Have a wonderful day!!!
Agreed! Its time to take our nutrition out of big business hands. Knowlwdge is key.
Yes yes! I agree with you 3000 %
Excellent video, I just love how you go through the picking, identifying and then practical use! Nothing better than seeing the yummy final product. Love it!
im starting recognize each weeds, I do like it and very healthy food, thank you so much this video. watching you from taiwan, God bless and keep always healthy, I'm done subscribe xoxo
I absolutely love your videos, this channel of yours should Fly High with success, I’m excited and very hopeful it will.
That omelette was beautiful...thank you for the info about wild edibles
I spent the last year "missing out" but i take it as a learning experience.
I love this series. I’m so happy that I found you. It gives me such a lift. When I look at Twitter, and I see food shortages are coming, and a few powerful mega corporations are controlling the food industry, and food processing plants are being burned, it makes me happy to think that we can pick our own.
Thank you for staying aware 🙏 4 fertilizer plants burned too. I was told fertilizer may go up 150% due to it. I stocked oil and wheat 😉 Also tried canned salmon 1st time. Not bad at all. I found a bulk company for canned meat. Ppl raving how good it is. It's like $10 for 13 Oz can🤔 good for 5 yrs ppl have eaten there 10 yrs old cans sd still good. But I think making the plunge of $400 for a pressure canner may be a better investment. Do u can?
@@cjd5255 that’s a good idea. I don’t know about pressure canning. We put the filled mason jars in boiling water. This year my son and I are going to can some mulberry preserves. There is a huge tree behind my house that gets loaded with mulberries. Do you like pressure canners? I don’t know anything about those.
@@cjd5255 I also have a Mr. Buddy propane heater and have stocked a few bottles of propane, in case the power grid goes down during the winter.
I am absolutely obsessed! Especially with wild mushrooms and the fear of missing out on them. Pretty much to the point that I am out every single day somewhere for at least an hour or two. I teach foraging in Southern Ontario and it drives me crazy having to wait through the winter!!! I absolutely love your channel! Keep the great videos coming!
Fascinating. Great information.
I am LOVING your channel. Have been foraging (or trying to) for years, but trying to learn from books is tough. I live in the PNW, Oregon, and I have finally found someone who can Show me and teach about the plants in my vicinity. Thanks so much for your clear style and funny talking nettle flowers, " I am like you, just tiny." :D
This year I plan to preserve for winter again and have started drying a few plants. Being off grid there's a lack of freezer space so canning & drying it will be, & some freezing. Did try to preserve plants last year but ran short and ended up with only the dried wild powder mix for 4 months. That's most of the long winter here in zone 2.
A little story here. While foraging weeds & veggies in my garden a couple days ago, the thought occured to me why don't I simply skip planting domestic vegetables and grow weeds, they grow so well in any weather compared to domestic vegetables here. The garden could be downsized quite a bit and then it would be maintenance free, maintenance free, weeee! Every fall, simply spread a thin layer of manure on the surface and eat what grows. Then I watched your video of just that, your garden bed of weeds you harvested, it was wonderful to watch. so much food for so little work just seems right. So now the seed has been planted, this fall will will be the start of my first wild greens garden bed Thanks Hollie Chris, your awesome, awesome awesome:)
Talking flowers ;)) love that!
Excellent video and excellent advice.
Glad you enjoyed my video. I hope you get to enjoy some wild plants yourself!
your awesome with your with knowledge. I think that your going to be way more popular than you can imagine. get ready for your channel to grow. I speak it.
Thanks for your kind words -- and sending your thoughts out there! I appreciate it!
I second that! :-D Not to worry ... ;)
Kathleen Zimmerman Hey Kathleen! I 3rd that!
So glad I found you! Easy to understand videos! Informative and USEFUL!
You make it look so easy to pick and prepare.
You always make me so hungry! My family won't eat it, so I eat alone! They'll give in some day as I relish your fun food and clear instructions. Thank-you!
Best channel ever, i have learnt so much . Thank you.
Thanks for your appreciation, Shirin. I hope you can enjoy some of the wild plants in your area, too. Happy spring!
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Thanks to you I don’t have to throw away any weed any more. I have a big lot but never thought of the treasure that it holds.
Thanks for the tips. I've honestly been feeling a bit down about my new area. There isn't quite the biodiversity of the other places I've lived, but I feel a little more motivated now. A friend told me about some good areas, so perhaps that shall be a weekend venture.
Very good video. Thumbs up. Thank you so much for good information. I am eating those edible weeds now. Thank you so much.
You're welcome. I'm glad that you know some wild plants and how to use them. It's amazing how much wonderful, free food is all around. Happy foraging!
This is a great video and my 2nd or third time viewing it. To extend our spring where snow covers the ground for 5 months of the year, we dry plants for winter. One method I try to use every day is powdered weeds. I blend together up to 15 different plants in a small batch and pour this into a shaker. Makes it handy to add to just about everything. Am making an omellette tomorrow and thought of this video that I liked. Will have to use powder for now with fresh vegetables, but spring is coming!
I saved lambsquarter seed and plant it in early spring. I also have an amaranth patch.
Awesome video. Loved it. I did find some leeks. I also found the sticky weed in my own back yard. Watching for purslane. I know I can find that. Not missing out now. Thank you for all the good info.
Thanks for your comment that inspired this video! The cleavers (the sticky weed) get tough surprisingly early. Purslane is such a wonderful weed to eat! Nice work in knowing that one -- you won't miss out, now, for sure! It likes the warmer temperatures, so for me at least, when I'm picking purslane, spring has moved into the early summer. And there are so many great summer weeds for eating, too. Enjoy your weeds!
Kim, a friend of mine gave me some purslane to grow in my yard, one group in water and one large planter full of it. The long and short of it is that it appears we have many wild critters that love it and their instincts tell them that it is a great booster to their immune systems, so guess what. Yep! You guessed it, they et it all up in only a few short days. You or anyone have a good suggestion how I can solve this issue? Hey, I even separated some out and put in a special place, so they would have their own and same for me. Nope! They didn't get that concept at all.
MerAngel12121 ... I can relate. I live in the city, and it's against the law to discharge a firearm. Otherwise, I would have a steady supply of rabbits, squirrels & groundhogs. I know ... it's frustrating. :/
Thanks, excellent video and accompanying notes with botanical names.
I didn't realise English Daisies were edible and I have lots in my lawn.
You're welcome. Where there is one English Daisy, there is usually a lot! I like their tiny leaves, too. The flavor of the leaves changes and leaves a sweet taste, like artichokes do. The flowers are the easiest to pick, though. I hope you like them!
love LOVE love - never used trees before!
Trees are so under-appreciated for food, beyond fruits and nuts. But the ones for eating are easy to identify - and once we know the identity of the trees around us, we can go back to the same tree for a long time. I'm such a fan of eating from the right trees!
It looks good. My husband said I can almost smell it.
An omelette like this works with so many kinds of wild edible greens and flowers. I'm glad you and your husband could enjoy it - even though you didn't get to eat any of it! ; )
I'm totally bugging out about FOMO!!! Particularly because I'm so careful with ID and ethical / seasonal picking appropriateness....sigh...SE Pennsylvania - THIS IS THE MOST GORGEOUS, super appetizing meal ever to me ~ danggggg cannnnot wait to do my own !! SO THANKFUL FOR YOU!!!!!!
I love all of your videos. Thank you so much.
I'm grateful to have found your channel. I'm on my 8th video of yours in a row
Welcome to my channel, tyana jansz! Thanks for your appreciation. And for appreciating all the goodness that's growing out there, just waiting for us to understand it and enjoy it. I hope you have some of these plants in your area!
Thanks for the video they're very detail and helpful especially when you show the comparison between two different plants. Thank you
THAT LOOKED SOOO GOOD
Thanks! And it tasted good, too, lol. Greens and flowers go so well with eggs.
Am reviewing some of your video's as it's May 7th and we are still waiting for dandelions to appear. Am anxious to try your stir fried wild plants but things are a month behind schedule here. Purple Dead Nettle is one of the new ones to add to my list, and I'm told we have mustard plants here too, they will ad some nice spice you mention in another video. In the forest have found kinnikinnc and another plant but both are too small for a meal. Well, am off to view another video, thanks again!
+Tall Cedars Spring arrives at its own pace, that's for sure. I'm in St. Paul, Minnesota right now, and they are in the middle of their dandelion flowering. So many dandelion blossoms! I was surprised it was this late. So spring is creeping northward. It will be interesting to learn what mustards you find. The wild field mustard is so great, I think, because it's not super spicy, just hearty. Hang on, spring is coming! : )
Weather seems to have delayed spring in many places I see, glad you have the blossoms up while you are there. What a good idea, following spring growth, lol. Am in the garden today and dandelions are up almost 2" so have dug a few up and will add the roots to dinner tonight. First fresh plants from the great outdoors, not yummy but healthy, ha ha. Happy St. Paul foraging!
Glad to hear you have some greenery to eat, finally, even a couple inches, lol.
My partner and I just moved to the Alsea area. We had our first wild salad yesterday. It was fabulous. we love you!!! Do you have any plants That we as beginners could easily find, cook, and enjoy. We live on the Alsea river, is there wild river Weeds we could eat?
Hi there 🤗. I really appreciate your videos, very informative. I live in South Africa but we have many of the same wild edibles. I forage often and have a large list of edibles I pick personally even before watching your channel. My favourites so far are lamb's Quarters, purslane, Spekboom (also known as pork bush but that's a local one), common mallow, wild mustard, prickly lettuce and Plantain. I use many others but love these most. Haven't tried bittercress though and I saw lots Infront of my neighbours house. Will ask for some. Stay safe and be blessed 🤗👋
That looks soooo yum! 🙌
OMG 😲 that's the most amassing omlet. Lol lol yum 😋yes I'm going to start writing. Because i want to remember where a certain weed is
Thank you for the information and motivation. Do you recommend freezing dandelion, plantain and chickweed greens for later sauteeing? They are so abundant right now.
I freeze pretty much any wild greens if I have too many to use at one time. They cook down a lot in the blanching, just like spinach or swiss chard do. Every plant will have it's own look and feel, but they will be tasty. I use frozen wild greens all year long. In my video "Homestead Haul 3", you can see what different greens look like after they have been parboiled. That gives you some idea about what they will look like after freezing, too. Enjoy your greens!
Thanks!
Wow, that's the first Super Thanks I've ever gotten, Elias Fauzey! I'm glad you enjoyed my video and weed omelette. I hope you can enjoy some of the great plants around you this spring!
Thank you, it was nice to see when the dead nettle was starting to get past it's prime, I was fortunate this year to get some before it got too tough. Especially since this is the first year I knew it was edible. I know that some plants are medicinal and I'm always afraid of getting too much of one that has medicinal properties.
Can you make a video on fermented Elephant garlic flowers, please, thank you
I'll put that on my list for this coming season. I have pickled Elephant garlic flowers in my cupboard from this summer, but not any fermented ones. They should be good! Thanks for the idea! : )
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Hello Chris, another very interesting video, thanks so much. Am wondering about roots after the foraging season is finished. Can they be harvested for use in dishes fresh late in the season and how could they be stored for winter use. This spring I am travelling with my wild plant books to attempt plant identification. If unable to identify will also pick a leaf and take a picture then find someone to identify it for me, no tasting for this chicken:) Have also been going out since the snow began to melt and have found there's a lot of green plants out there already, like kinnikinnic and some plant that looks like a violet, it's one leaf is popping up here and there. Thanks for getting me out this early, it's great!
Hi! you get a new subscriber here! thank you so much for sharing the knowledge and lovely cooking videos. By the way, I am not an English native speaker, English is not even my second language, but I found your explanation is so easy to understand (even without no subtitle), and your voice is also nice for my ears. Are you a teacher or a lecture?
Yeah i feel the fear of missing out .
super freaking cool! thanks for the tips. Where are you located. I'm in Louisiana some of these weeds I know some i don't.
Very health Awesome thanks
OK ... second video I watched. I'm officially HOOKED. :-D It's good to know these weeds can be frozen, because I have so much purple dead nettle I don't know what to do with it all. Should all weeds always be blanched before freezing? If so, for how long? I haven't looked yet, but, do you have any videos on canning weeds? I doubt seriously Ball has broached that subject yet. LOL!!!
You are AWESOME! :-D
There's not really any difference between garden greens and wild greens, in terms of preserving them by canning, freezing, drying, fermenting, or pickling. How well they turn out depends more on how well they hold up to a specific process. I wouldn't expect garden lettuce to do so well with canning, or wild lettuce, either -- but I've never tried either. Wild field mustard is the wild form of turnips (and bok choi and Napa cabbage, lol), so their greens can be handled just like turnip greens. And so on.
I have not done any videos on canning greens, because I like the freezing greens so much better. Freezing wild greens is just like for garden greens -- blanching for 1-2 minutes, then draining and chilling in cold water, and then bagging them up. I can process a lot of greens that way. The blanching stops enzymes that break down plants over time. I like canning for other produce, like fruit and tomatoes, but it's just my personal preference for freezing the greens instead.
I love your channel!
Good to see you you using purple dead nettle. I’m seeing it spring up all over where I walk, but unfortunately I walk near busy roads. I’ll get further afield soon, but for now knowing it’s edible is a start. Am I correct in noticing it has the smell of soil or dirt?
I don't think purple dead nettle smells as good as dirt, lol. It does have an earthy odor, but it's not my favorite smell, lol. And, at least to me, its flavor all by itself isn't my favorite, either. It's great in a mix of greens, though. I'm glad you have plenty in your area. And even if you see it in places that are no good for picking, it sharpens your eye for spotting it in better places. Happy foraging!
had to like the video when the flowers started talking to each other ^_^ yep, i'm here very late
Very nice for tips thanks23❤
Thank you
Your vids should have repeat offender bonuses for you i like to rewatch your vids you have blessed my life .your my hero.thank you..
Thanks for the nice comliments, Todd Fagan! I'm glad my videos are enjoyable enough to rewatch. There are so many great plants to eat! I hope you can enjoy some, too.
lady im in love with you :) you are amazing, i learn so much, and the way you teach is fabulous, old style true style.. God Bless you, you are an angel of the Nature :)
I like this channel.
Just about all of these are in my back yard now. Except the redbud flowers...
Soak for a good while. My dog loves to pee on tall weeds…. He works on his aim. And living in the country has taught me there are a lot of wild animals that like to do the same. I have one fox that likes to pee/poo in the exact same spot every morning….. he does it on my walking stone. I wash it off each day and the next day….. new present for me. My dog has sniffed out where other wild animals have marked their spots as well on various plants. If you eat wild, you better soak and wash them more than thoroughly! Do I eat plants from the wild, yes - absolutely, but they are soaked and washed for a good while at my house. ;)
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Do you know anything about the Venus Looking Glass ( round leaved Triodanis) I can't find much info on it and it's all over my garden. Just wondering if it has any medicinal value or good for eating. Thanks! Love your channel. You inspired me to have a chickweed salad today! Yum!
No, I had never heard of that plant until you mentioned it. I'll have to be on the look out for it. It's an interesting topic, too, about how to go about finding reliable information on a new plant. Sometimes it can be a real challenge. I'll put this plant on my list! In the meantime, I'm glad you've know Chickweed! That makes for a good salad! Happy foraging!
What summer plants do you recommend? I try to eat in season. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge!!!!!!!!
That's a good question. There is definitely a shift. Lambs quarter is one of the best wild greens out there. I have a video on it that you might find helpful. I'll have some more wild greens of summer videos soon, too. But there's definitely a shift to flowers and fruit during the summer. So it's worth packing a couple containers just for those, too. You might have Elderberry flowers around now, and I've got some videos on them already. Your question is a good topic for a future video. There's definitely a shift in plants and strategies for the summer.
Another great video! Could you tell me what plant is that near your left hand when you foraged in the patch? Your arm leaned on it.The big oval shaped leaf. I think I have that in my yard and wondered if it was an edible . A dock?
Good eye -- that plant at 3:10 would have been a good one to eat. It's in choice condition. It's the upper part of a giant Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). Only the top is showing, the rest of it is hidden in the grass. I have a video about Monster Dandelion Greens. Some of them can get so big! Dock are good plants, too, although their leaves do get too mature by summertime. In my videos, I've only shown the Curly Dock (Rumex crispus), also called Yellow Dock. Hope that helps!
Haphazard Homestead Wow! A dandelion! Does it have hairs on the leaf because mine does? I have a lot of Cat's ear in my yard as well. Thank you for responding! Love the wild edibles.
No, a real dandelion won't be hairy. The Cats-ear (Hypochaeris radicata) has hairs. It's worth getting to know! I think I"ve shown some in wild salads. And the Bristly Hawksbeard (Crepis setosa) is really hairy. But it is so good. I had some of that with my Pine Pollen Pasta. And I see other folks mistaking other plants for dandelions, too, like Common Sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) and even some Wild Lettuces (Lactuca spp.). That's actually an interesting video idea -- to compare some of these plants with dandelions. Thanks! :D
Haphazard Homestead That's what I thought because it has hair as well as not having a single stalk. I can't wait for your video. Thanks!
Curious could cheese be used in an omelette like that with all those weeds just curious
Yes, absolutely, David Smith! A little cheese would be pretty tasty in there.
I this is the second video I’ve seen if yours! I live in Florida so I don’t know if I have all the same plants as you but thanks for the very interesting video. I had no idea you could eat elm seeds?!? I knew the squirrels ate them but I didn’t know we could!
Edit: YOU CAN EAT REDBUD FLOWERS?! How have I never known this?
AHHH I got my answer on the redbuds. That omelette looked so tasty and colorful. Good 5 tips...but I fail at step 1 LOL
Chris, I have a question that you may be able to help me with. In my yard I have what I think is wild onion, the yard smells strongly of onion when I mow, yet when I look at them, the very bottom stem is hollow and taste a bit like garlic. The leaves are long, wide and flat..kind of like a tall grass. at the bottom, there is really not much of a bulb, but lots of what looks like roots of the small bulb. I had picked what I thought where wild garlic in the woods before, but it had bulbs at the top of the plant. Can you help me identify this plant? Thank You!
When the redbud trees are blooming, I have to use them in everything, lol. They go really well with eggs, like this omelette. Plant identification can be a challenge, but some great wild edible plants are pretty straightforward. I think trees are some of the easiest to identify reliably.
It's funny about wild onions and wild garlic -- their leaves are the opposite of what we are familiar with from our gardens. But the whole wild onion, wild garlic, wild chives, and wild leeks identification is a mess, because every one of them has common names that include some of the others. Like wild onions (Allium canadense) also being called wild garlic and meadow garlic. The wild onion has flat leaves, like grass - and like garden garlic. If there are bulbs at the top of the plant, that's a wild garlic (A. vineale), for sure, but that happens later in the season. That whole question is worthy of a video itself.
Fortunately, if it smells like an onion or garlic, it's going to be edible, any part of it, depending on whether you like things that are mild or hot, or how you want to prepare them. But if it doesn't smell like an onion, then it's best to leave it alone because some of those are quite toxic. So a good sense of smell and paying attention to each plant is important. I know that's a long answer, but I hope it helps -- and
Hey your. Good. That looks. Divine
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Can you eat the white deadnettle?
Do you ever do anything with Creeping Charlie?
I grew up eating Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea). But I don't have any in my yard. I"ll put it on my list to watch for when I'm out and about, for a video. It's an invasive weed in many areas and is a good weed for eating! Thanks for the suggestion!
@@HaphazardHomestead I haven't done it yet, but American settlers used creeping charlie to flavor their beer in lieu of hops.
where do you live? can I find good plants here near Greenville SC?
So weet
Did I miss where it says what's in the bowl next to your omelette?
That's just a simple homemade applesauce that I canned in the fall. It makes a good dessert, especially with that weed omelette.
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The red bud flowers whatis the tree its self called ?
The tree is a Redbud. There's an Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis), and a Western Redbud (Cercis occidentalis), and even species in Asia and Europe.
@@HaphazardHomestead thanks hun GBY have a beautiful day
Haha! The Redbud! Some call it the Judas Tree, I hear.
Thats so great hi how are you iam the same just tinyer.love that