Garden Foraging: 12 Tasty Weeds that are More Nutritious than Vegetables

Fun fact; an overgrown, weed-infested garden is full of delicious and nutritious wild food! In this foraging video, Sergei Boutenko roams around in his backyard garden harvesting different wild edibles. Instead of rambling on about boring cultivated vegetables, Boutenko finds 12+ unintentional greens that are worthy of discussion.
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00:48 Introduction
02:35 3 Simple Rules for Foraging
04:54 Common Dandelion
08:07 Green Amaranth
09:04 Meristem Lesson
11:11 Common Mallow
13:33 Respect the Roots
14:25 Longer Roots = More Nutrition
16:32 Wild Grass
18:11 Common Clover
19:48 How to Remember a Plant for Life
21:45 Wild Radish
23:40 Engage All your Senses while Foraging
24:32 What is this Plant?
25:25 Prickly Lettuce
28:08 Wild Mustard
29:53 Sow Thistle
31:19 Lance Leaf Plantain
33:12 Where Psyllium Husk comes from
34:08 The Benefits of Seasonal Eating
36:32 Purslane
40:39 Lamb's Quarters
44:16 Don't Fear Garden Weeds
45:11 Additional Resources
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[@Lilmissbaker3173]

I dehydrate plantain, powder it, add organic aloe Vera juice to get it to a poultice stage and use it on a small spot of eczema. I started this about 3-4 weeks ago and my eczema has just about disappeared, I was using every other day and now it is about once a week, what a great healing/drawing plant! I keep dehydrated plantain on hand at all times… organic gardening is the best therapy, good for the soul.

[@maggietaskila8606]

Funny story: I had a small herd of sheep , so decided to turn them out in the farm yard to trim down the new spring grass that was getting ahead of me. I noticed after a couple of days that my sheep were peeing this orange red urine. So being concerned I took them out of the yard and called my vet . We puzzled over this for a bit and decided to observe for a few days, then put them back in the yard if all was well , and observe again . Same thing orange red pee . No one seemed to be sick , so I followed them around observing what they were eating . The sorce of my worry ? Dandelions , than I knew why you never find a dandelion out on the prairies. They are candy to critters. They would fight over them. Another story to add to this is about my daughter, when she was about 7, she thought it would be good to just "hang out" with her horse, . So she followed him around the pasture . She noticed he would eat a bite of differant grasses and plants as he grazed along , and which ones he returned to most often. Then she decided to sample his menu. She came back and excitedly explaind to me that horses eat really delicious salads, every grass and plant has a differant taste, salty , sweet, spicy, green , sour and bitter . She didn't get sick so , her conclusion was , horse food was actually pretty good.😊

[@loisbroughton407]

What a great story!!

[@91stephers]

Thanks for this! It explains why my rabbit always had bright coloured pee in spring! I was feeding them dandelions daily

[@tamirundell8392]

She is amazing! Good job!

[@sabrinawanderer7560]

That's amusing. Well my grandfather's family ate grass too during World War II.. He was the only survivor among 9 children. His parents and siblings all died of starvation hiding in the mountains😢 I think whatever that grass they fed my late grandfather literally saved his life...

[@twinkletoes22221]

Yes horses are much more evolved than humans. Your daughter knows this intuitively and has excellent horse sense

[@goddessmother]

Amaranth is called Calaloo in Caribbean cooking. Calaloo soup is a standard in our home. I spent 5 years in India, 3 of which was a drought. People were so hungry that they ate grass. Those who ate grass to stay alive didn't think they were that delicious. When my kids were young, they didn't like eating green vegetables. I would collect wild greens and make them "green quiche" to camouflage the greens. In fact, they still love green quiche. I'm going to make it for supper tonight. In France, only the vegetables in season in that area is available to eat, even in the restaurants. In fact, in France, the government rewards farmers who increase the carbon in their soil each year. The government does 20 samples of soil from your farm and compares the results to last year. If it contains more carbon, the government pays you a premium.

[@lisa32469]

I have your book! It's a great resource!! I know all the weeds in my garden are edible, but the hubby won't eat them. I have snuck some in but I have to be careful 😉 I think with the way things are going, more people will be wishing they knew all of this info!💚

[@tanarehbein7768]

I have dehydrated and blended down to a powder some greens that my family says they don't like but they don't know they get it sprinkled in smoothies, soups, sauces, ect. It's a free supplement!

[@Dianah1952]

Yes his book definately would come in handy in case if an emergency like a food shortage.

[@julianadelion5497]

I made sauce with greens and reds like peppers and tomatoes and other spices. Nobody knew it was all vegetable gravy. Lol

[@Mrbfgray]

Weed out that hubby. ;-) It takes me time for many of these too, dandelion the only one I took to right off, I like the bitter as replacement for endive and such. Common mallow is extremely productive but yet to use it and purslane I'm working on. Odd how we'd be fine with it off the store shelf but not from our own backyard.

[@janamiles597]

COmpost it for happy soil.

[@marymanessiotou1910]

In Greece we eat all these weeds you mention, and many many others and they are very popular. They are being sold in the markets, some of them are very aromatic and very tasty being used in delicious dishes. In the winter you will often see mostly women on the hills picking wild vegetables. In the summer the green amaranth which is cultivated is a very popular vegetable eaten boiled as a salad with lemon and olive oil.

[@shelahogletree7711]

@marymanessiotou1910 Please start a channel about how Greeks survived the food shortage of 1940 and the foods they eat now.

[@happy_times01]

Great idea!!! 👍 💛💛💛🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@purelightlove8888]

Just a little reminder that prickly lettuce has another name called: opium lettuce, so if you see that you’re getting super tired after you eat a salad made of prickly lettuce perhaps it would be best dried and used as a tea before bedtime✨ if you have issues with sleeping you’ll be able to fall asleep much easier with Opium Lettuce then Sleepytime tea guaranteed✨Enjoy!

[@lpmoron6258]

You are right about the prickly lettuce benefits!

[@anug8643]

Amaranth is widely used in India. We make lentils, stir fry, cook and add to yogurt. They say that it is very high in iron and is a good alternative iron source for vegetarians. Purslane too is eaten in India. Interesting fact about stronger roots in weeds compared to domesticated. No wonder they say when kids that grow big, strong and healthy that they have grown as weeds.😁

[@LvlyKaos]

Yes that saying does make sense now that you mention it

[@druszaj]

Amaranth leaves are also widely eaten in Greece and it's called Vlita there. It does fantastic in hot, dry climates.

[@sandrasue44]

The invasive kudzu is a very nutritious plant

[@raksha1940]

Hi! I am of East Indian descent & I have eaten most of these "weeds".. The wild amaranth & purslane are sauted with a bit of coconut or olive oil.. mustard & cumin seeds.. onion..garlic..chillies & tomatoes..it's delicious.. Thank you! I also use most of the other "weeds" in different ways..I am now 82.. & pretty healthy. God Bless😋❤️🇨🇦

[@NowAbundant]

Do you eat the Purple Amaranth also?

[@remediosquintos25]

I grew up eating amaranth, we call it wild spinach. We make it soup sautéed with tomatoes,a bit of ground pork and shrimp . Some people also call it pig weeds.

[@christopherfisher128]

Even the Bible repeatedly mentions using "Bitter Herbs" to treat all kinds of ailments.

[@cristineconnell7803]

Started gleaning from my lawn instead of letting my son work on a pristine lawn, had much more energy etc all throughout the growing season! Ended up with cravings all winter, & eagerly anticipated this years produce! My purslane is just popping out!😋😋😋 Trying to freeze Self Heal, definitely better fresh!

[@christopherfisher128]

@@cristineconnell7803 Exactly! Spread that knowledge to as many in your community as you can! The way America "farms" is awful. It is creating a population of fat but starving citizens.

[@chaayahyasharahla8444]

Facts

[@michellegrovak]

Where? The Bible says to eat bitter herbs on Passover.

[@J_a_s_o_n]

@@michellegrovak Ezekiel 47:12 NKJV - “Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine.”

[@eabird4358]

No judgement here. I'm jealous of your weed bumper crop!💚

[@cindyq52700]

Purslane is growing all over our 1 and a half acres! Marshmallow, dandelions, even mullberry trees came up in our orchard for years before we knew what they were!! And a fig tree!

[@lpmoron6258]

I add purslane and lambs quarters and radish seeds pods to my peppers onions and garlic 'veggies' then put in my scrambled egg mix with turmeric and carrots grated finely. Frittata! Yummy

[@sandrasue44]

If you have mulberries,you are surely blessed.

[@baneverything5580]

Easy to root fig tree cuttings and some mulberry types like the Dwarf Everbearing.

[@shawnlivers2757]

Congratulations on your marriage, and thank you for sharing this!

[@auntnan9121]

I really enjoyed this very informative video. Years ago someone mentioned “lambs quarter” being edible. I usually eat it right in the garden. I let it grow wherever it will. It tastes like a very mild spinach. I just pinch off the tops so it grows bushy. The young leaves are the most flavorful. I frequently forage for snacks throughout my the days in the garden. Thanks for reminding me of some I had forgotten and now I know I have a huge crop of wild amaranth.👍🏻

[@lisacastano1064]

Try sauteing the amaranth with a little garlic my mom encouraged it in the garden when I was a kid and it's still my favorite vegetable.

[@teriw5313]

Thank you for the tip!! Lambs Quarter is growing tall and getting ready to either flower or seed out now. Still got quite a few little ones though that I can do your tip on. 😊

[@firinne870]

The seed of Chenopodium aka lamb’s quarters/goose foot eaten as a cereal grain in South America. I am always loathe to pull the plants when weeding any gardens.

[@teriw5313]

@@firinne870 Thank you for the info. Just harvested one about 6 feet tall. Have others to do. Gardens whoopin my🍑right now. 🙃🙃

[@charlescanzater]

My mother had us pick large shopping bags of just the flowers. She washed it and brewed the best wine I have ever tasted ! The honey jelly was a winter favorite the flowers are very good on biscuits . 🙏🏽😎

[@tammyplourde2859]

Dandelion flowers?

[@sandrasue44]

Dandelion wine

[@eileenmeltzer7615]

Thank You I'm beginning to recognize these edible plants. Congratulations Sergei to you and your Wife, on your Newly Wed Nuptials... G0D Bless Your Marriage!

[@1Lightdancer]

Love my own weedy garden and wills edibles! Early Marshmallows were made using the roots of marshmallow and sugar

[@Bigfoottehchipmunk]

I love the flowers of the marsh mallow too. so pretty.

[@frankbalduccijr.eaglenebul19]

You never disappoint. Thank you for showing us the beautiful gifts of health this planet offers. 🌏♥️👍

[@Rohnny5]

Agreed, I was going to say something just like this, and I have yet to watch the video. I already know it's going to be good.

[@BoutenkoFilms]

Thank you for your kind words. 🌱

[@Rohnny5]

@@BoutenkoFilms thank you for the quality free content, you inspire this lifestyle.

[@lauriejerome9179]

Awesome video!! You just gave us 12 healthy weed options to jazz up our diets with. Thanks for the clear descriptions and close ups of each plant.

[@sallykempis5341]

I love gardening..i grew up in the farm ..when i was a child..i realized now why i never get sick..we ate vegetables..weeds from our corn field and eggs of our own raised chicken....i thought that was a poor life we had but i realized now it was the healthiest kind of life....thank you

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Congratulations to the newly married 💒.❤❤🌻🌻🍀🍀 🌸🌼🌺 Love is like a garden, take good care of each other.

[@Questioner365]

Mmmmm! Watching which weeds my mini pigs prefer is also helpful for taste indication. They do love lamb's quarters, wild amaranth, Shepperd's purse and young mallow .

[@kevenskilatonyius2178]

Congratulations ! Wishing You Many Kids

[@picolas1000]

What a lovely soul you are. You wife is blessed to have you to share life with. May you have a lovely family to feed one day. Thank you

[@DaZebraffe]

Couple bonus tips about the grass entry: Grass seeds are edible, too! Once the whole plant has grown old enough that the stalk's gone dry and brown and dead-looking and the seeds are fully mature, treat the seeds as you would a grain: Pluck the seed head, then do threshing and winnowing to get the actual seeds out, and you can make a kind of flour from the seeds! Grass seed is gluten-free, so it won't be good for bread or pasta, but for anything else, grass flour works fine! Additionally, if you're grabbing the grass while it's still green, try peeling a couple layers off of the bottom inch or two, until you find an inner core that's whitish in color, and tender. This can be eaten as-is, no need for juicing or pulverizing!

[@DLK9324]

DAZEBRAFFE : Were you referring to only Wheat Grass? Thanks!

[@DaZebraffe]

@@DLK9324 Nope. All grass, as far as experts are aware. Even stuff growing in people's yards, if it's grown tall enough to have the part you're looking for. Just be aware that plants have a tendency to absorb a lot of things in the soil around them, so if it's grass growing too close to a road, or anywhere else the soil is likely to be contaminated with industrial chemicals, it's probably best not to try to eat anything off of that grass.

[@DLK9324]

Awesome thanks!!!

[@lah6816]

I grew up grazing on the countryside. It was great to know edible things in the wild as a kid when hungry on hikes. Hopefully you are also making great use of All your other plants like melons, pumpkin and squash leaves and flowers that are also edibles used a lot in other countries. Great for veggie wraps, stuffing, greens, curly tendrils and stems like beans & peas. Other leaves like those of the pepper 🌶 🫑 and bean plants too. There are so many wild plants and many others where most gardeners don't even utilize the whole plants. Enriching info that is useful throughout our whole lives. Fun to know about the use of the whole plants. Thanks for sharing your garden. It's such fun to see the natural field of wild edible greens 😋😁

[@lpmoron6258]

I was always told pepper leaves were not to be eaten!

[@kypie8]

I thought you couldn’t eat any leaves from nightshade plants (which would include pepper plants) because they were poisonous (?)

[@rashieramouthar8824]

Hi there the lambs quarters actually smells like Saldana tinned fish hence when I was a young lass my cousins and i used to pick a whole field of this herb from our school grounds and we used to braise it with garlic onion and a little tomatoes but I never knew the actual name of this herb so we called it fish herbs...due to the fishy smell!

[@charleydcat3161]

The value of food security is priceless. I've been watching you & other teachers for 3 years now . Without even trying I can find food almost anywhere & I Thank you for your work, teaching us The Most valuable information I can think of. 👋😎💚🌿

[@bernadettefern]

Your famous mom and dad inspired me to restart and maintain a live food diet when I was a student in Santa Fe, NM. I am forever grateful after almost two decades (added to three previous years) that a raw diet and having great health and energy at 71 years alive! They have written some of the most used raw recipe books that I have. The book, Raw Family is a journey into your family’s amazing raw and healing lives. I have been a vegan for almost 50 years and raw, grain-free since I experienced the influence of the Boutenko Family! Many thanks!

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

I'm doing this very thing-- eating the weeds growing in my lawn--dock, wild lettuce, poke salad, and plantain leaf. It is SO awesome!! 😋

[@thefraug3827]

I thought Poke Weed is deadly??? The ones with the purplish berries?

[@rhondaborders3452]

@@thefraug3827 it has to be picked when very young. I haven't done it because I have been afraid it.

[@lpmoron6258]

@@thefraug3827 wash boil rinse boil rinse boil. Smells like urine to me.

[@thefraug3827]

@@rhondaborders3452 Yes I think I will pass unless starving. There's so much else to eat. I just found wild lettuce which I was happy to eat but they say that is poisonous raw. I read a lot on it and glad I tried it b/c it has medicinal benefits--calming and pain relieving I was really impressed.

[@thefraug3827]

@@lpmoron6258 Yes I think I will pass unless starving. There's so much else to eat once you start looking. So much to learn though! I just found wild lettuce which I was happy to eat but they say that is poisonous raw. I read a lot on it and glad I tried it b/c it has medicinal benefits--calming and pain relieving I was really impressed.

[@deannastevens1217]

GREAT VIDEO!!! I love the Quote from the dictionary about a Weed!!! My recently late husband used that on me all the time. I would bring home food plants.. and he would say.....Oh Crap... More Weeds.!! He supported my planting obsession.... But also called them ALL WEEDS!!! Coming across your video and seeing this made me smile about his attitude.

[@donnaf2666]

I beat up a plantain leaf, then put it on a severe bruise and it stopped hurting. Remove the plantain the pain returned. Put it back, pain stopped. Lol. I left it on 2 days.

[@bhingochea9054]

I love Amaranth and dandelion I cook them sauted with garlic stems and leaves so yummy, watching you and I done subscribes from taiwan xoxo

[@blackbeardgoatjr2434]

I think you would like Paul Gautschi's "Garden of Eden" video. He's out in Washington. His farm is centered on placing wood chips all around his land to help cultivate the soil.

[@simplecityfarm337]

It is actually called "Back to Eden"

[@mzbubbeline]

in Norway, Broad leaf plantain is called "healing wound-leaf", Groblad (best translation i could muster). I use it on everything.. wounds, bites, inflamed joints.. got to try them IN something edible too, I think :)

[@jules-marcdavis6843]

I've got some that took over a container so yesterday I gave it a good trim,came in handy I had a teaching experience with my daughter, she had a bite, she wouldn't chew it so I ground it with the mortar and pestle. She's learning

[@firinne870]

If you learn to make salves it is excellent for that and also as a poultice, even crushed and applied to a cut or minor wound.

[@branwen8009]

​@@jules-marcdavis6843Good job, Mama! I have 3 grown children. The only childless one is the one who wanted to learn this info from me.🥴 I'm teaching my grands whose mother didn't want to learn! My son's babies are too young, but their opportunity will come! 😊

[@colleenmarie6265]

I see you’re foraging barefooted which is a very good way to ground your body to the earth, which is a healthy thing to do❣️🙏🏼

[@GR-sc3ph]

The Malva or mallow we have been eating it a lot in Greece. We boil or blanched them and turn it into a salad by adding lemon, olive oil and salt. Great accompaniment with any meat dishes. I love it myself and miss it a lot as in the uk I have not found it anywhere.

[@evelinharmannfan7191]

If you are in the UK, you can buy malva seeds and can grow it in your garden. Because it has beautyful flowers and is a effective medicine against coughs, it is a popular garden plant in Europe.

[@ericrohland6807]

I’ve got to try this as there is a lot of mallow growing in the chicken coop. Seems to be the only place it grows. Thanks

[@abigailhumes4608]

I found a Lanbsquarters that is almost 6 feet tall. I had planted some from seed I purchased, and it did not do well. haha. Like You, I have been so delighted with all the wild things this year, that I have enjoyed them as much as my planted garden.

[@tamirundell8392]

As the economy gets worse people will be watching your videos and reading your books. When I found your videos I was drawn in to your stories of your family and after reading the books I am amazed at what you have gone through. You are great and I look forward to finding more. I thought I had all of the books from your family but I keep finding more! It's like a treasure hunt! My son and his family are also reading the books.

[@jbbodine3703]

I'm 85 n growing up we ate wild edibles daily when available. I have 5 in our backyard that my daughter calls weeds..I eat.

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

Golden or yellow radishes, completely edible. Once they flower, and produce seed pods, you will have an abundance of seeds. The root bulbs are edible, so are the leaves, the flowers, and the fresh green seed pods. Radish seeds can be sprouted for food as well. I love all radishes, black, yellow, red, white. Even horse radish, a absolutely stunning plant. Beautiful edible leafes as well.

[@BoutenkoFilms]

Thank you for the additional info!

[@laineyfrances2402]

Loved the live chat and the simple to retain yet chock full of information video! I'll be diving into my "weeds" with full force!

[@donnapatacchiola6942]

No bitter in young dandelion leaves, pick prior to the yellow flower to avoid bitterness

[@kgs2280]

When you compared the mallow “buttons” to capers, it make me wonder if they would be good to pickle. I have pickled a number of different things, and really enjoy them (especially kimchi and dill pickles), so if I ever run across some mallow, I think I’ll try pickling the buttons, if I can get enough of them. I’m glad you mentioned them, too, because I immediately would have thought they were curled up worms. One final thing about the mallow, when you were describing the leaves, I was thinking they look a lot like geranium leaves.

[@DLK9324]

Ditto and Agreed!! :)

[@doinacampean9132]

Same!

[@bethcravenconnor2586]

Thanks for helping me identify my mystery plant...green amaranth!! It's now about 4 ft. tall. Couldn't cut it down until I learned its name...I just knew it was edible. Thanks!

[@michellengo3352]

Vietnamese eat amaranth regularly.it’s abundance in tropical climate and inexpensive

[@oceanteabear]

We always called the common mallow belly button plants. Us kids use to sit & pick the buttons off & snack.

[@lizzydrippin7283]

Loved this video. Love your style. Informative, clear, upbeat, user friendly. .... Just all round useful. I shall be checking out more of your work Many thanks

[@fredw1984]

As full time RVers I have gone from a homesteader to a gypsy. My gardening efforts are very limited but I still plant what I can, where I can. Your book (I just ordered a copy and thank you so much) will make me feel much more self reliant! And now the challenge of introducing my franchise food loving wife to some new and beneficial tastes, textures and natural vitamin sources. :-)

[@sandrasue44]

When I was a little kid, older people canned these greens.

[@mrs.m.b.3630]

We had a friend who had to carry a pen around because he was allergic to bee stings. We told him about plantain and like you mentioned above how to apply. He had forgotten his pen and got stung and thankfully remembered what we said! He thanked us and mentioned that it literally saved him!

[@theconsistentlyinconsisten2025]

Purslane is also extremely high in vitamin A and contains more beta carotene than a carrot! Awesome videos! Definitely going to be buying your book.

[@joshhoy-burbank7660]

From what I've found is high in oxalates. If you have medical history of kidneystones be cautious.

[@andreawimer4334]

Love purslane

[@ianmcdonald8648]

@@joshhoy-burbank7660 I have also heard that just because a plant has high content of some 'alarming' ingredient, doesn;t mean it is bad for you. Quite often other components in that plant will nuetralize that problem ingredient.

[@gick7644]

I also read that it has the highest omega 3 of any plant

[@jules-marcdavis6843]

I found that I like this plant so I went ahead and gathered seed because I live in a dog friendly apt.complex. now my container garden always has purslane tucked in with the other plants.

[@alicecochran9140]

Thank you so much Sergei I learned so much these were given by God for us. !!!

[@dcfromthev]

I love the etymology of Dandelion. It comes from the French “Dent De Lion” which translates to “Lion’s tooth” - due to the leaf shape!

[@MindMagick222]

I'm sure after a year someone already said this but the mystery plant is... Common chicory is used in a variety of culinary applications around the world, most commonly with coffee. It is occasionally also added during the beer-brewing process to inject a coffee-like flavor. The leaves can be boiled or eaten raw in salad or with pasta. Common chicory is also a simple livestock fodder. In European folklore, the small blue flowers could be used to magically open locked doors. not 100% sure it's correct but that's what my app said lol

[@rseetal1717]

Amaranth is known as spinach or chowri bhaji, and is very commonly used in Trinidad part or their daily diet . it is satueed with onion and garlic. and eaten with roti or rice. It is very nourishing and delicious.

[@patriciagarcia5301]

If your mystery plant has sour leaves it is a type of sorrel. Tastes kind of like clover leaves. I grew a Sorrel with lacy leaves through a New Jersey snowy winter. Cold sorrel salad or crumbled into soup is delicious In Winter

[@thefraug3827]

Was that it? So curious what had you stumped!

[@sandrasue44]

Sorrell is supposed to fight cancers

[@Bad_Housekeeping]

Yes, that was my first thought when seeing the mystery plant. Sorrel. Sorrel has a distinct taste, somewhat like very mild dock. The seeds look very much like dock seeds. If it isn't Sorrel it could be brassica rapa var. perviridis - sometimes known as spinach mustard or komatsuna. Sorrel seems more likely.

[@edsmith9900]

I am really liking this video. I cannot count the times I have weeded these plants out of the garden without knowing the nutritional value.

[@WillChil466]

Learned something with the skinny plantain . Love the short leaf .

[@HabitualLover]

I love how much wild man beard it takes for Sergei to not have a baby face. Hehe.

[@sparrowgarden1401]

I keep trying to get hubby to just water one row and let the wild things grow.

[@blesseduche597]

Thank you very much, very informative. You can eat the leaves of the green amaranth, very nutritious.

[@basketballfan5763]

Aww congrats on the marriage 2u and you're beloved!!👫👫💑💑💍💍👰👰

[@shazzorama]

Love the wedding band! 👍 Great spacious place you have. Congratulations!🎉

[@charmainemrtnz]

Thank you. I had a couple of those plants misidentified.

[@BoutenkoFilms]

You're welcome!

[@MyButtercup]

I grow the beautiful Red Amaranth. So beautiful. I am not a lover of the wild amaranth, turns into a huge weed patch. With all the rain we had this summer, this plant is growing to 11 feet tall.

[@miriambartley6622]

I grow lots of different amaranth in my garden. Red Curtain, biscuits, tails, red and green, Apricot Fountains, Tom Thumb. And of course I have lots if wild Amaranth

[@valtasexton4477]

Thank you for taking time to look, smell,taste and tell us how to cook these wild edibles.

[@lisablakeney5676]

Thank you! This is great. I live off-grid on 20+ acres of forest land. I have "weeds" in abundance and have been looking for ways to learn about these plants all around me.

[@kathleencopp1840]

Great insights, really common, easy to identify plants...usually in our faces and we overlook them-- a concept to consider in several areas of our lives...thanks

[@travisdavis1042]

I love dandelions so much just as a flower. I had no idea until recently, but there’s also a pink variety which I’m excited about introducing to the yard next year! Like I get giddy with excitement just thinking about it. 😅

[@foggylog19]

Unfortunately our area only has a relative? Cats ear? Which is apparently edible but I don't know how to get the information on it cause I can't remember name and most video is on dandelion

[@Lynn-nr2vk]

You’re adorable. Great comment. Made me smile

[@terresapetersen7318]

I LOVE Dandelions too! My kids (now adults) used to pick big bouquets of them for me. Now, only my youngest daughter still picks small bouquets for me.😊

[@savesoil3133]

Haha that's awesome! #SaveSoil

[@firinne870]

Try dredging them in egg and milk then in whatever type of breading or batter (tempura, etc.) you like, and frying. My husband will not eat ANY vegetables yet he will eat them because he says they remind him of fried mushrooms. 🤷🏻‍♀️ In any case they are delicious.

[@mariag.linares193]

Also if i may add thanks again for going into detail explaining how to identify each by their futures helped so much more

[@twinkletoes22221]

Love you for this I have all these guys am in Saskatchewan Canada and make a fxmous weed salad with walnuts wild haskap berries I grow and balsamic dressing...

[@marilynmarilynohearn476]

When you let weeds grow up when it's hot and draught they draw up moisture and minerals, and they provide shade. I've gone to keeping the friend covered.

[@wilhelminathomas7645]

WOW! You’ve just made my day. I love the soil and what it produces. Great video. 🙏🙏

[@TheMaiah13]

Dandelions are the bane of our backyard. Will start looking at them differently.

[@MsViva710]

Green amaranth we call callaloo iñ Jamaica. Very popular. Makes lots of seeds for more plants. We actually grow it on purpose for food. Saving those precious seeds. Great used as a stir fry. Cooks in about 7 mins. Loaded with calcium and vitamin c i.was told

[@latoyachambers4035]

Finally someone says it's callaloo or we say greens 😃clip the seeds off strip it down a bit get your cutting board cut it all up add your carrot onions bell pepper a little seasoning steam it up and walaa👍

[@firinne870]

@@latoyachambers4035 sadly here in the US many people pay money to put toxic chemicals all over the grounds to kill unwanted “weeds”. Such a travesty.

[@latoyachambers4035]

Sad indeed without even knowing how beneficial they are the earth is filled with everything we need to survive 😉

[@evelinharmannfan7191]

Here in Germany, malva has always been popular, too. It is a beautiful wildflower (malva sylvatica) and a very common garden plant. Malva is not only grown for onramental purposes, but also forms an essential part of medicinal herb gardens. (a popular garden style in Germany) An malva infusion is a popular cough remedy. (Tipp: Don´t overheat it, if you make an infusion. Very subtle flavour escapes otherwise. )The smashed root was used as a food for babies and the elderly to treat malnutrition.

[@isabellezablocki7447]

Hi Sergei, You were right, she was the one. Happy for you or as you say "stoked". Interesting to see where you are 4 years after the last workshop in Medford. So you are back in the area? Left Tacoma? Anyway, your videos are always inspiring. I am treasuring the purslane that spontaneously grew in my community garden and always looking for new treasure popping up. Thanks for that wonderful show of wild edibles in your garden.

[@charlenejefferies9109]

THANK YOU so much! You've just reminded me of all the usefull edible foods that I have in my veggie garden. So inspired by your sharing.THANK you!

[@rebeccaperson8581]

Congratulations to you both!!

[@pbryant69730]

I’m so glad I found your channel...I have books on edibles, and my own research have helped me identify edible plants in my garden/yard

[@eb1266]

Thsnk for thid video. I really appreciate all the advice and info you give❤😊

[@sheepseven7588]

Great video don't forget to keep some activated charcoal on hand incase its poisonous to you.

[@familyemailchowdhury3829]

Only a few plants are poisonous to the touch, and when they are they usually aren’t severe. Carrying charcoal isn’t necessary.

[@belindawest3558]

Prickly lettuce is also known as a pain relieve lettuce. The white sap can make a pain relief medicine

[@tallcedars2310]

I love your garden, it looks like mine. After trying tidy organic gardening, I've settled on leaving most of the weeds and incorporating them into my harvests. This seems like the natural way to garden and is less stressful overall. I have been wondering how to use grasses and your video has shown me the way, thank you! Oh, yes, I am one of those who drank green weed smoothies for a year and had oxalic acid results with my bladder. It's cleared up after a couple of years and now I mostly boil or par boil greens to remove the acid. I do eat the odd salad but mostly cook my greens and put the water back in the garden or house plants.

[@robwasnj]

Fantastic presentation, for about 3 months now I've been consuming green smoothies for breakfast daily and it's been life changing! It's winter here in NJ but I'm totally looking forward to next year and incorporating more wild greens into them and other dishes. We already have a garden and share it with the animals, now it's time for the animals to share some of their "weeds" with us humans!

[@haidarfarial4]

I love all these wild veggies. And always pick them and make delicious food out of them .

[@wildfun496]

Love the content! My favorite weed is nettles, I made them like spinach with my Grandmothers Sweet & sour egg sauce.

[@firinne870]

Do you know that if you harvest the plants (besides the new tops in spring), and dry them thoroughly (a month or two perhaps-have to test them periodically-the formic acid stings are degraded and no longer a pain. They can be powdered and used however you’d like. They’re high in iron for one. They make horses’ coats shiny when added to their provisions.

[@MrLachupakabra]

Thank you for making these videos. Your book was the first wild edible book that I read cover to cover. I recognize some of the plants in it where I currently live (SE USA). Still learning, but I'm starting to recognize things (and still following the golden rule, if you don't know it with 150% certainty, like recognizing a banana, don't put it in your mouth)!

[@short3358]

Awesome! I have been eating wild edibles for decades but I still learned.

[@notthereyethomestead8413]

Congratulations!!!! Prayers for a Blessed union!! Thank you for your sharing with all of us!!

[@nancykiefer1127]

you plant okra seed straight in the ground. you shock the plant when you transplant. i read it somewhere.

[@mariag.linares193]

Omg thank you so very much i didn't believe it yesterday when my mother said no don't weed those nearly every single "weed" you talked about in this video we're pulled out by me thinking they were simple pesky lilweeds in the way of my gardening yet again I'm a beginner 🔰 but always some good space for learning new things so glad i came across your channel and especially this educational video 💯❤️👌🏻

[@tressessalon]

Thanks soooo much!

[@danaodom1010]

Drying purslane out my vegetable garden before it blooms and takes garden. I think I will then powder them to add to dishes.

[@danaodom1010]

I make a salad from purslane with onion, boiled egg, bacon and Italian dressing.

[@rayalnaturel7394]

That Portulaca plant adds a lot of flavor to soups, Mexicans have a few dishes with it!

[@tersta1]

Thanks for the nightshade comparison to green amaranth. I've a pot in the greenhouse taken over by a weed and I didn't know what it was. When I saw your green amaranth, I remembered the weed, because of the similarity of the leaf shape. I ran out to check and now it has a few flowers and I can see, it's nightshade. I do have a garnet red amaranth growing out there though and I'm hoping it will go to seed, so I can plant more next year. I've found packet seeds have a low germination rate, so I'm keen to collect my own seeds for everything I grow.

[@kaRpaW]

Here in my place we cultivate the mallow.. its one of the best and nutritious veggies

[@carybradley3968]

Excited to find you! Love this info. Thanks for sharing this great info!

[@shelleygiesbrecht4759]

No judging here! This is my second year of eating the free food growing in my garden instead of pulling it and throwing it out. Your videos are awesome! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the world.

[@h.chappelle2720]

This is funny. I did not plant some vegetables in a few of my cedar vegetable boxes I made. Some of the boxes are full of "weeds," and now I see that is a blessing. I knew some weeds were edible, but did not look into it deeply. Thanks for posting. Some of the "weeds" like dandelion, I cut extremely short on my lawn, almost to the ground, with a "weed" trimmer, later to see more of them with larger flowers, that also works with burdock, and some others--I call it "dynastic flowering technique"--reason, probably the way the ancient dynasties helped honey and wax production by providing bees with more and larger flowers. " "Being in the right mindset," finding clover, such an excellent mention. I actually found a edible wild plants field guide on my bookshelf, and it has a lot of info, but not nutritional information. So, now I am in the "right mindset" to explore a better salad, as well as greens to add to my pet dogs' food, to see what is okay for them. Thanks again for posting.

[@annettefluit3496]

One thing I learned from a Foraging book is that cutting the grass so shirt or even pulling weeds, more watering is needed. It's best to let the grass and weeds grow a bit so they provide moisture for each other and you won't have to water as much. It's a form of water preservation.

[@kimbrgv]

How cool. Thanks so much. I'm ordering your book right now💞

[@maryfuentes5110]

Thank you Sr. For this beautiful info❤! Thank you so very much!❤❤❤🎉

[@donnapatacchiola6942]

I eat raw dandelion leaves in a salad, wash first, add hard cook egg, cheese, lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper.