Hands down the most informative video about this plant I've seen. I have a few stalks of this stuff growing in my spice garden and was wondering what it was, after further research I found it is not only edible but it has good nutritional value. Thank you for the information and the cooking tutorial. I live in Alaska where the land is plentiful with wild nutritious plants like these, its just a matter of identifying the edible ones.
@1fanger12 жыл бұрын
Hi Deane, I once brought in a large pile of compost in from somewhere, no doubt barnyard stuff, and left it to sit until needed. By the time I got around to spreading the stuff, there were pigweeds growing all over the pile, some with stems thick and woody enough to make a walking stick, most 5-6 foot tall.
@candicedahl23775 жыл бұрын
I was today years old when I found this channel. This plant i grew up with, and continue to cultivate and eat today. I can't wait to see some other videos and learn what else I can eat in my backyard!
@TheMrhycannon9 жыл бұрын
It's my favorite green.. Goes well with potatoes, eggs and sauces.. I eat it fresh, raw, frozen and dried.. ..... My Dad also called it horseweed..
@jasperjesse50953 жыл бұрын
I dont mean to be off topic but does anyone know a way to get back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot my account password. I love any assistance you can offer me!
@kaisondamon14613 жыл бұрын
@Jasper Jesse Instablaster ;)
@jasperjesse50953 жыл бұрын
@Kaison Damon Thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm in the hacking process atm. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@jasperjesse50953 жыл бұрын
@Kaison Damon It did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thanks so much you saved my account !
@kaisondamon14613 жыл бұрын
@Jasper Jesse Happy to help =)
@aratakitheoneandoniitto9 жыл бұрын
I love how you use the magnifying glass to show the really tiny detail of the plant. That's a brilliant idea. Also, the method you use for getting the seeds is also great. I always wondered how people collected tiny seeds like that. Thanks! :)
@EatTheWeeds9 жыл бұрын
Mista Gibbs The magnifying class was a good and inexpensive way with a cheap camera to get close.
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
If you mean Amaranthus retroflexus, yes it is edible. The only caution is that amaranth and chenopodiums can be high in nitrates, which if you are to avoid creates an issue. For most folks it is not an issue.
@shescraftea91072 жыл бұрын
I've had some appear in my raised beds and have started eating it. Mine are shorties though. Some are going to seed at half a foot high. There isn't a lot so I've mixed it with my other steamed greens for now. I'm letting it reseed and I'll be waiting for a new batch. It's so good!
@seth14born9513 жыл бұрын
you are the coolest guy in the world , i love eating weeds ive got sumac trees lots of dandilion , pig weed , and even sasafras, now i even make pipes out of the sasafras trees. again your the best.
@antoine778810 жыл бұрын
one of the best channels around...vvvery useful
@deborahmoen39522 жыл бұрын
I loved this video. Very informative and fun to watch. Thank you.
@Diaprojector7714 жыл бұрын
I go hunting for goosefoot a lot these days in The Netherlands. Yummy! Was curious to see if there 's any stuff on youtube about this edible plant. And wow, so much! Thanks Green Deane, am going to watch all your vids! Notice that the older and lower leaves typically look like the goosefoot, but the upper and young ones can be much more stretched and look different.
@M3d1aTake0ut9 жыл бұрын
We grew up eating this plant from the harvesting in the yard. its very much like a spinach in flavor. Delicious in flavor, very healthy!
@MyUKLife20094 жыл бұрын
South Asian like Bangladesh, Indian Name "Bathua". One of our favourite dish 😋
@mostgreatfull Жыл бұрын
Wild Spinach is a must have favorite..! 🙂
@KrisB4213 жыл бұрын
I live in southwest ontario and I displaced my veggie garden for a large lambsquarter patch. I love it! I also love purslane and borage flowers are awesome in salads. Thanks for the info!
@dazigg15 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!!! I checked your site... you even have the sorrel soup recipe!!! And in case you've never eaten (which you probably have) I can vouch that is just superb. Now I just have to go find some sorrel....
@maxpowers349411 жыл бұрын
I love this plant. It tastes way better than spinach and better for you. And it grows all around me l; like crazy. The leaf and plant size can be very small or very big.
@virginia719112 жыл бұрын
For my widowed grandmother during the depression raising 3 children, knowing which wild plants were edible was a matter of survival. There were times when that is ALL they had to eat. As a child, I remember my mother pointing out lambs quarters, plantains, etc. and telling me how to cook it. She always said she hoped it wouldn't be a necessity for me, but wanted me to know "just in case". Now I see it not as a necessity (yet) but as an adventure! And when it becomes a necessity, I'm ready.
@ka-ba-ahk3 жыл бұрын
Still people learning from you in 2021 man, thanks
@virginia71919 жыл бұрын
My mother grew up in the depression and Lambs Quarters, along with Plantain, and Crease Salad were staples of their diet. As kids, we feed Lambs Quarters to our rabbits, because they were so nutritious. Now I am trying to find some to transplant into my garden.
@What..a..shambles5 жыл бұрын
Damn it I've been pulling it out from the spud patch looks a lot like hauazontle I'm growing for the 1st time this year, good video 👍🏻
@goforgreenliving11 жыл бұрын
First off thank you for taking the time to look at our video maybe the new video to you is a better one! Please take a look at it if you have time.
@Eclipseoraw8 жыл бұрын
First video of yours that I've seen. I recently picked up a book called "Eat the Weeds" by Ben Charles Harris, which brought me to researching more content such as this.
@TheGeoJG11 жыл бұрын
I remember my Mom went wild over seeing an old corral full of it. (in the '70's) I thought she was nuts, out there picking it until I sat down to eat. Wow! It was yummy! I had forgotten what it looked like so I googled it and ended up at your video. Can't wait to pick my own.
@jeanninebarnard5805 жыл бұрын
First time I've watched a video of yours. Guess i'm hooked now. I have found lamb's quarter in between my flowers (in a pot) ... didnt know what it was so i pulled it out and in a few weeks, more appeared. They cant stay in my flower pot too long as my flowers are stunning and already a bit crowded so will be harvesting my pigweeds in a week or two. Interesting that its a cousin of quinoa.
@FacetsOfTruth13 жыл бұрын
"Not insane ground". Love the humor. It's like the vinegar in the oil. Nicely done Deane. Thanks for everything.
@garyjohnson8018 жыл бұрын
I have a lot of lambsquarters in my yard so I have transplanted some across the road so I can get them out of my yard. and they take to transplant well.
@jpdenk11 жыл бұрын
I like Lamb's Quarters when they're very young but don't care for the older plant, gets tougher and stronger in flavor. Also, you might want to mention that due to its oxalic acid content, people with rheumatism, arthritis, gout, kidney stones or hyperacidity shouldn't eat it because the oxalic acid can aggravate those conditions.
@DebzShakti13 жыл бұрын
thank you! I have so much growing in the outskirts of my own organic garden - score!
@mikepellerin46116 жыл бұрын
I know this video is old, but, I had to add to it. The stem of Lambsquarters have vertical maroon/red lines. If it doesn't have it, put it down. Saute like you would spinach, or just dump in salads. Lamb's Quarters and Epizote are ancient foods, and you should be growing and eating them! Epizote have been growing since pre-Mayan times, and Lambsquarters have been introduced since the Spanish contact.
@grannygood-law388711 жыл бұрын
I gathered a few bags and dehydrated it for adding to smoothies. Wow, did it stink while drying!!
@iwishiweregay11 жыл бұрын
i was looking for something about lamb's quarters after reading michael pollan's 'food rules'. i thoroughly enjoyed this. subscribed!
@jefe2112 жыл бұрын
This is called myeong-aju in Korean. Apparently, when lambquarters get very tall and woody the stalks were traditionally used as walking sticks .
@Cheryl_izzy13 жыл бұрын
so glad, today i found this in my yard. for sure the same thing. gonna study some more for a while to make sure before i try it.
@stevebordian987311 жыл бұрын
By the way, you don't have to cook it. I've made salads with goose foot, wild chives and baby dandelion leaves. Very very yummy.
@painchaud200014 жыл бұрын
I have a weed like that growing every where here....but I'm not sure it's the same plant. Still I'm gonna check it out! thanks for the vid.
@EatTheWeeds11 жыл бұрын
Thanks... I had fun with that video but I think you're the first one to mention it. Much appreciated.
@josepharagon82593 жыл бұрын
Great if made with chopped bacon, red pepper flakes and chili seeds and chopped onion- easy on the salt. Remember to slightly boil and chop before frying
@soulfoodforinnerpeac8 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this beautiful video.
@fx8027 жыл бұрын
Green Deane is the best teacher of edibles and how to cook after, which makes me hungry.
@ericmccann21 Жыл бұрын
This spring i thought i found a variant of goosefoot without the white dusting that had very pronounced wider leaves and thicker. I tasted one and it was a mix between a malabar spinach leaf and goosefoot. Are variants without the white dusting also edible?
@dbingamon13 жыл бұрын
Spinach has Oxalic acid as well. A little cheese with with the Lamb's Quarters keeps the Oxalic Acid out of your kidneys. Same rule goes with spinach - The perfect dish: lambs quarter dip - Prepare it like spinach dip.
@ItsAllForMeGrog9 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Green Deane
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
I thank you ... Gus... ah... Augusta thanks you.... You grew up in Maine, too. Where? I was in Freeport, LLBean town.
@jksatte10 жыл бұрын
Just wondering how you know all this stuff. You know so much about, haha wild edibles. I love your video's. I wish you had a show for kids on TV. You would be awesome.
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
In the United States there are at least 18 different species of plant called "pig weed" some edible some deadly. This is why botanical names are important. Purselane (portulaca), amaranth (amaranthus) and lambs quarters (chinopodium) are all called pig weed.
@colibri114 жыл бұрын
One of the best-tasting greens I've ever eaten. I just steamed it thoroughly. I thought it had a slightly salty flavor, very nice. And it can be abundant in favorable locations so you can have a lot of it. Someday, I wanna try the species that was cultivated by eastern indigenous people, Chenopodium berlandieri, but I've heard it requires more cooking.
@ktyler110311 жыл бұрын
We have a TON of this growing in the midrows of the pepper fields at the farm where I work right now. You should come eat it all.
@fx8028 жыл бұрын
Green Deane's video's are just full of great info and fun and knowledge. He,s like Captane Kangaroo for the grown-up,s!Dig it!!!
@123JumpingJacks11 жыл бұрын
YEs! Fantastic! I am using your videos to reinforce stuff I learn on tours with Steve Brill.
@kathleenzimmerman82278 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! What a THOROUGH presentation!!! TYVM!!! Liked & subscribed :-D
@jamesdjesse5 жыл бұрын
I really like you videos. Now I have to learn more about edibles
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
Thanks camboy.... the opening and closing bird is an American Goldfinch. All the other birds sounds are as they happen.
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
Thanks... yep, oil, vincegar, pepper and salt. Butter is good too but it is easier to show olive oil than butter. So, you have a lot of these frozen.... like a visitor?
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
Good. It grows all over the place here. I've never been able to get past the smell of a fresh leaf. To me it smells just like spar varnish, but I know a lot of folks who use it in cooking.
@jpdenk11 жыл бұрын
There's apparently some evidence that consuming raw Lambs Quarters leaves in large quantities can cause photosensitivity, so use caution when eating raw Lamb's Quarters.
@eatmegoog36911 жыл бұрын
We have about 2 acres of the weed. It was about 4' high. Did not know people ate the stuff.
@pookiroo12 жыл бұрын
thanks for showing us how to collect the seed. sometimes i am afraid of taking too much from the small forest we have in my area without replanting.
@DonClaude15 жыл бұрын
And a relative to Quinoa too! Fantastic plants. Is it true that chickens love the seeds? There are several Fat hen plants growing close to where I live, albeit with smaller leaves than those in this video.
@donaldjaggersjr26865 жыл бұрын
Is that fiddle fingers growing behind you? Another thorough video! Thank you!
@Woodsygirl6211 жыл бұрын
So cook like collards, cook and and fry in a little oil with seasoning. Can I add a lil bacon or side meat? Thanks for the video.
@aredditor15 жыл бұрын
I just tried some from my backyard where I've been pulling it out for years. Your right, it does indeed resemble spinach. I live in a southern California high desert. I wish I hadn't pulled them up a couple of weeks ago. As a weed I prefer pulling it as early as possible, because it's amazingly deep rooted. It's one of the last weeds to emerge here. Mustard is the first. I submitted this video to a subreddit of reddit, a social news website like digg, but with a much better comment system.
@TheNESRules13 жыл бұрын
This is always growing in our garden, I knew what it was, but I did not know it was edible! I'll be sampling it this year instead of just pulling it out.
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
Chenopodium can have some purple coloring but there will be white, particularly on young leaves at the top. One possibility is Solanum ptycanthum .
@ej94046 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the nice video. Love those edible weeds.
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
It's really a great plant to have around and it is disappointing that is not common hereabouts. The seeds of its relative have been a mainstay for many people for many years and these are just as good. They do have saponins so they do have to be soaked first. I would not be surprised that they are viable for many years.
@mellasone12 жыл бұрын
great info, I am glad I found you, thanks for posting
@dazigg15 жыл бұрын
I remember the leaf because I found it when I was a teenager - I grew beneath our willow oak in the side yard. The leaf was medium small, somewhat narrow, and bright green. It looked like an elongated arrow head. Maybe that attempt at describing it will help you. :))
@ApostleRon15 жыл бұрын
it is great that you show them the plant so they can actually learn how to find them. This is better than petersons guides I think.
@Jefferdaughter13 жыл бұрын
Deane - enjoy your videos. Informative and entertaining! The leaves don't look like a goose (or swan) foot to us; different shape... (Name suggestion for your pal: 'Tim the Trumpeter'.) You mention the waxy/ powdery undersides of the leaves, but do not mention how that they have a silver-metallic appearance when submerged. Not certain if other plants in the same range do as well, but is seems to be a fairly distinctive feature. Thanks!
@rayme4raw14 жыл бұрын
@EatTheWeeds A lot of raw fooders are becoming interested in eating the weeds. I loved Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko which explained very simply why everyone needs to increase the greens in their diets and why green smoothies are a quick, efficient and easy way to do that. I try to have a green smoothie every day.
@123JumpingJacks11 жыл бұрын
Any chance you can do a video on the piosonous copycat. I understand it has a resinous smell so its easy to tell the difference.
@blackdiamond89 жыл бұрын
Had to subscribe...your information is great indeed.
@phrankus200912 жыл бұрын
Goose Egg on the humor attempt, Deane, but the rest is pure gold ! ... Thankyou very much for DRILLING the classification into my head (redundantly) ... I sure do hope this plant is very common to Central Texas. I am also wanting to cultivate some Jerusalem Artichoke ... ... You know, Deane ... I **REALLY** wish you had an insiders SEED SUBSCRIPTION CLUB where you would send me/us packets of seasonally appropriate "weed mixes", that could be broadcast into prepared soil (Along with web links).
@MichelleLathrom13 жыл бұрын
nice video. We grew up with lambsquarters. We used to use them in soups or stews, instead of spinach. like in egg-drop soup. it grew wild all over in kansas. And now i live in southern california and i have a few growing in my backyard. is it possible to dig up the root and transplant it to be a container plant? and does it only come back up by seed? or is its recurrance root-based? (not sure of the proper terms for all that).
@redcapedjoker11 жыл бұрын
Green Dean I managed to find some Lambsquarters while walking about. Do these plants fair well if transplanted to a new soil, in my garden parhaps... Have you ever tried growing 'em. Big fan, thanx for the video.
@roselightcafe17542 жыл бұрын
I do not know what zone you are in. Could you possibly do a foraging video for zone 9 here in Florida? If possible…. 🌿🕊😉😊
@greendeane12 жыл бұрын
That video was shot in Central Florida (as are most of my videos.)
@thanrose15 жыл бұрын
I've been wondering why I can no longer find it in Florida. Yeah, a plant here or there, but not big disturbed ground sites loaded with Chenopodium album. C. Ambroisiodes yeah, but not C. Album. Maybe we'll find more this summer because of the light freezes we had this past winter. Here's hoping.
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
No, they are not bitter. Perhaps you tried a leaf of the Solanum Americanum
@zarahdoan135611 жыл бұрын
I saw somewhere that goosefoot has a poisonous look alike. can you pls show us that for comparison?
@gphx2 жыл бұрын
So many wild edibles are merely edible but lamb's quarters is outright deliciously satisfying. I did a little research to find out why and discovered it's 24% protein. No wonder shepherds grew lambs big and strong on it.
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
Yeah... in the temperate north on good ground it can easily reach 6 feet.
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
If you go to my website and type rumex into the archival search window you'll get a lot of info. The particular plant is probably Rumex hastatulus.
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
This is why the botanical names are important. I suspect three of the smelly ones in each genus are called the same name (Quelite) and used the same way as a spice. But the amaranth, coriander and chenopodium are three different genuses though amaranthus and chenopodium are distantly related. Coriander is not related at all. The smelly versions of Amaranthus and chenopodium tend to smell like spare varnish. Doesn't strike me as tasty at all. Look up Epazote.
@omnicopynotfooled59735 жыл бұрын
Lambsquarters and pigweed are 2 different plants. Lambsquarters has yellow flower-kind of like a small sunflower look but the center is also yellow not black like a sunflower. Pigweed doesn’t have flowers-it gets the tops that look a little like quinoa. At least mine does! Both are very edible. They are some of the most common edibles.
@greendeane15 жыл бұрын
There are some 18 pigweeds...
@rayme4raw14 жыл бұрын
I've been reading that conventional agriculture is failing due to round up resistant pigweed. I didn't realize that pigweed was also lambsquarters. I have some lambsquarters growing in my garden that I planted from seed. I going to use it for some of my green smoothies. Have you ever had a green smoothie?
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
It was a fowl thing Gus did.
@tomcatt18246 жыл бұрын
EatTheWeeds ÷÷÷ he threw de goose,,, unforgivable
@fbt200715 жыл бұрын
They just keep gett'n better all the time. Thanks for another enjoyable video. Okay, what's it taste like??? Spinach? I think it is related to it. There sure are a lot of types of Goosefoot. One species, goosefoot cornsalad here in Indiana, is an endangered species. Others are considered invasive. Are all "Goosefeet" editable, except the endangered one of course?
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
Free food is not quite free, it does take some study if not a book or two... but the price is right and the nutrition is excellent and immediate. Our ancient ancestors did not have to fret about nutrition because all their food was fresh and prime....And if I get to Kentucky again, you're on.
@beckylaplante662811 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this!! I am so grateful for this!!
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is a relative of spinach and should taste that way. And yes it is a hurdle, and each new plant will be the same way.... it is one thing to be ill from random chance, it is another to be ill because one made a mistake. So, be careful.
@luckyfire314 жыл бұрын
is lamb's quarter edible raw?
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
Thanks... it almost make me look like I know what I'm doing..... Pick some, shred it, add water, boil down until it is an ugly paste (not burnt.) Add sour cream and a little sugar and put into tartlettes. Delicious.
@greengreek65658 жыл бұрын
looooved the video,and that swan! i never new the names in english! im greek,and i go for horta with my mom! kee up the videos!
@buckneva8 жыл бұрын
+Green & Greek my Yay always cooked them for me!
@morlanius12 жыл бұрын
These seems to be this growing in huge abundance here (UK Fenland) especially around farmed land (disturbed soil) if it worth gathering these by choice rather than necessity? and what green would you most liken it to? love your videos! keep going. ~mors
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
Thanks you, and as always, be careful and identify plants completely.
@EatTheWeeds15 жыл бұрын
Great, though they are native to England and you should be able to find them. Whether wild or cultivated they are an excellent green and you will wonder why it is not cultivated.
@SylvanusTheGreenMan12 жыл бұрын
Sylvers Berry Veggie Saute' 1/4 cup raisins 1/4 cup Cranberries 1/2 small wild apple chopped 1/4 small red onion diced Heat 2 tbs Olive Oil & 1/4 cup water in pan add fruit & onion ~ simmer for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 tsp garlic, 1/4 tsp black pepper & 2 or 3 dash of sea salt. Add 1 or 2 cup Lambs Quarters ~ 1 cup Mallow including tender shoots, green 'cheese' pods & flowers - chopped. Add 1/4 cup of raspberry dressing (or Russian) steam until cooked. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese & serve
@Healinlight9 жыл бұрын
Do you know where I can get some? I tried seeding but it is not working too well. thanks any help to get purslane and lambsquarters would be great! Thanks for getting this fantastic info out..
@someguy21354 жыл бұрын
Spinach has oxalic acid too. Cooking it removes most of it. I figure this "wild spinach" is the same in this sense.
@BoingotheClown15 жыл бұрын
I have eaten lambs quarter, but never more than a few leaves. I will see if I can try them again, but in a more substantial amount.