Wild Greens: Turn Weeds into a Great Salad in Winter or Spring

[@vickiiluvboxers4191]

In all my 70 years, I've never seen a wild greens salad. Beautiful! I recognize the dandelions and chives, but am unfamiliar with the rest. WOW do I have a lot to learn. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful salad. :)

[@HaphazardHomestead]

With dandelions and wild chives, you've got a lot of good eating, too, Vicki ILuvBoxers! It's amazing how many of our common weeds were really considered food plants in the past. With wild plants and mushrooms, there's more than any of us can learn in a lifetime, so it's nice when anyone shares their experience with them. Just knowing that other people eat weeds helps people get started. Happy spring! :D

[@hangtoughhomestead2229]

THANK YOU! Please continue to present the same weeds over and over again. It helps because they always seem to look a little different. Great teaching for us newbies!

[@TheBlackSheepDiaries]

HTH, I love your channel name! I'm new here as far as participating, trying to offer some Black Sheep out there some help from my experience, and I try to end my stuff saying Hang Tough. It's what we gotta do, especially these days right? Love it!

[@Saturn_Jay760]

I love when you make salad out of everything that you found. It's so fun. I've watched your wild edible plant salad at least 5 times.

[@ms.s1321]

4:10 Hi kitty! " Hey, I want some!" Cat said.

[@shelleenguyen6972]

Please upload more videos. I absolutely love them. Thank you

[@FindInNature]

I can recognize many of them my friend. Some I not even imagined they were edible. Nice how you keep them organized. The salad looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍

[@elkeschmitt623]

Thank you very much=awesome information=I love foraging for my greens-used to do that when I lived in Germany-but when I lived in AZ that was not possible ( Dessert Climate ) now I live in N Cal and have a yard/garden. There is nothing better than harvesting from God's plentiful provision. I am so grateful.

[@Carnahanqueen]

All the fresh baby plants are the most delicious in salads

[@thefirstnoob5577]

I am teaching my son about wild edibles. I love these videos because I may learn something new.

[@alishashalders9450]

Lol your cat is gorgeous, I'm loving your videos, can't wait to get into all these weeds an eating! 🙂

[@sethmurphy7656]

Thank you! I just realized my most hated "weed" in my yard is Common Mallow thanks to you! Now instead of wasting my energy pulling those dang things (and those taproots go DEEP) I'll use it for tea, and salads! Hope all is well, thank you for taking the time with all of your informative vids.

[@itsmehattie9493]

Thank you. You are amazing!!

[@songyardbird2513]

I love your vintage fork.

[@megansimpson4104]

I just came across your channel. Thank you so much for your info and time. I hope you start making videos again.

[@he7is7at7hand]

Your salad looks fantastic!

[@donaldeugenealford4080]

Really enjoyed the knowledge u have of edible plants,it was a pleasure to watch this video. I see Connie and Lonnie follow u,I follow them as well, appreciate u.

[@monicapeterson9118]

Because of your channel, I made my first wild weed salad today! And I'm just learning!

[@TrehanCreekOutdoors]

I completed enjoyed your video as it was an excellent tutorial with lots of good info. I'm nowhere near an expert on foraging but after 16 years living on my 20 acre homestead property here in Mississippi, I have learned how to identify, pick, and prepare many wild edibles from my land. Truly there are lots of edible plants, nuts, mushrooms, tubers, etc. that can be harvested at various times of the year. I find it a fun challenge to just take a bowl and forage to see what I can find for dinner, or any meal really. Just in case some of your viewers might enjoy seeing how to use wild edibles for BREAKFAST, I have a video posted on my channel on making a Smilax and Wild Garlic omelet. Smilax goes by many names, one of which is Greenbriar. It's honestly one of my favorite wild edibles. When young shoots appear in the spring, you can eat the thorns and all! But deer love them too, so I have to compete with the wildlife for finding them first. Thanks for sharing your excellent video. Much appreciated.

[@ginamitembe8935]

WOW 😳😳😳 so much to learn on all those plants I NEVER thought are edible!! Thanks for sharing 💯👍😍

[@HaphazardHomestead]

There are so many amazing things to eat out there, just growing on their own, waiting to be noticed. I hope you can enjoy some of them yourself sometime, Gina Mitembe!

[@thegadgetrulez]

Watching this makes me hungry for a nice big salad! Boy that salad disappeared quick! Have a great day Aunt Holly Chris. :)

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Hey, Josh, glad you enjoyed my salad! I wolfed it down pretty quick, lol. It was tasty! Have a great day and say Hi to your wonderful family! :D

[@VortexeiOfficial]

@@HaphazardHomestead I just heard you are from the valley here as well. Where are you ? Can i buy stuff from you? Thanks!

[@honeywangu01]

Me too

[@quasi8180]

Same.

[@Susq15]

Your videos are nicely edited and smoothly narrated. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I especially enjoy seeing the how-to in the kitchen.

[@carynmartin6053]

Wow, where have you been all my life?!🤗

[@skylovecraft2491]

Plz keep making these vids!! I love foraging!!😍✌👏

[@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival]

Even though we only have the dandelion and chives here in South Central Alaska, I still enjoyed your video. Very well done. We will be experiencing Spring growth explosion of the greens soon here and I'm looking forward to it. Like you, I really enjoy being able to wild forage.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Hey, Lonnie, thanks for stopping by! I like all your foraging, for sure. I think you make good use of the greens you have, like the fireweed. It's amazing how dandelions and chives are so adaptable to such extreme climates -- cold and hot. Enjoy your spring green explosion! ; )

[@SuperLightin]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us! 💐

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You're welcome, SuperLightin! There is so much goodness out there, just waiting for us. Happy spring!

[@heterodox3487]

You're my favorite forager, thanks for another great video 🍀. Only yellow rocket makes it through the winter here, but thistles and clovers are back already.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for the kind words, Create Synergistic Transformations! I'm not sure exactly which plant you are referring to, but in general, plants in the Mustard family, like yellow rocket, are so hardy, it's amazing. Especially the "rockets" in the Barbarea genus. I've got Barbarea verna in my area, and it matures so early in the season. Plants are amazing! Happy foraging and enjoy your thistles and clovers!

[@alieustiansamateh6401]

"Not as good as summertime tomatoes, But it is better than any thing from the store" Oh yes it is ✌🏽😁 Thank you for this ✌🏽❤️

[@HealthyLifeFarm]

The salad looks amazing! This video is loaded with so much valuable and great information. Thanks a million my friend! Peaches

[@geodegroot8310]

THAT is a georgeous salad packed with 20 plus anti-oxidants and vitamins in the middle of the winter!!! If we ALL ate our weeds, Covid 19, or whatever you call the scourge, would be a NON-issue! Thanks for the info and wisdom!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

These are such delicious salads, Geoff G. It would be nice if everyone could eat something as satisfying and enjoyable as these salads. I hope you can find some edible plants in your area, too!

[@sariosolis]

Should start looking closely at weeds growing in our backyard! Thanks for this!

[@biddibee3526]

Beautiful salad.

[@oldguy]

I like how you sort it all so carefully! I have to say, Holly, no one makes a better looking salad that I know of! I always enjoy relaxing while I watch your vids and I am always impressed by your amazing knowledge of plants!

[@ryankieth1675]

While I'm no expert at foraging, I've gathered the odd wild edible over the years. I really appreciate what you did here, and the salad looked amazing. Thank you for sharing this.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for your comment, Ryan Keith. I like the challenge of putting together a wild salad. I have never had a bad wild salad. The plants may change, but there is so much out there to find. Happy foraging to you!

[@taherchalabi2056]

very informative , great video with the latin and common name, thank you

[@starlessmystery6429]

Awesome information!!! Thank you!! I think I am going to follow your tradition for New Years, that is a great idea!

[@alishashalders9450]

Omg you know how to eat! This is my food all the way! I'm gonna love this channel!

[@patriciaphillips6925]

That was really nice, can't wait to get some of those greens this spring here in the Midwest.

[@MobyLife]

Useful, looks cool

[@christieforcelsius3648]

Excellent! I ate wild vegetables all the time when I was young in China village. Now I am starting it again!

[@justaddmusclecom]

I love this. I pick a lot of Purslane and Dandelions here in Florida. Love the taste and crispy texture of Purslane, and it is so hearty here all year. Thanks so much for the really informative video. Learned a lot.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You are enjoying 2 of the great edible weeds, Healthy Recipe Channel! I appreciate finding out which weeds you have in your area, too, so far from me in the Pacific Northwest. It's amazing how some plants can handle all the extremes of different parts of the country and even around the world. It's nice that you are able to get purslane (Portulaca oleracea) all year. I only see it in our hottest summer months. Happy weed eating! :D

[@cristineconnell7803]

All year would be delightful! I love my daily summer nibbles! Have to figure how to grow indoors!

[@gaianeg7927]

What an amazing place you live parked with medicine. I hope you never get sick. Thank you very much for sharing. I love your videos. They are amazing!

[@LIFESOUL]

so beautiful salad thank you

[@warrenokuma7264]

Very awesome! How about doing your ten favorite weeds?

[@kekeandrei6773]

AMAZING,I wish to stay close to you, I want to learn so much about this plants.

[@shadowleep]

Here I am on a second day of fasting with my mouth watering while watching as if I was reading Euell Gibbons.

[@1kellycal]

I'm impressed. Bravo

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I'm glad you enjoyed my wild salad, Rebel Mom. It's amazing how delicious all these weeds can be in a wild salad. Happy spring!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Glad you enjoyed my weeds and salad, Rebel Mom!

[@elizarobinrobinson4294]

Thanks for the lesson. Love your live taste tests. Lol

[@butchmetzger7023]

I've been eating weeds for a while. So many great flavors and some others that a little bit of goes a long way! The more varieties I collect, the more new little plants I see that make me wonder if this is going to be good to eat. I've got a lovely patch of plantain I might cut today and another patch of lamb's quarters coming on. And then there is the woods full of May Apples that I've always been told are toxic and have now seen one internet source saying they aren't.... I'm not going to try them yet! Foraging is so much fun. And it can be work like the day I collected half a bushel of nettles. Any time I'm greedy about collecting stuff I pay for it in the time spent cleaning it. Dad didn't say a lot about picking clean but when mom and I were preparing garden stuff to can or freeze we sure could tell the difference between his and little brother's basket. No matter what we said little brother always had more trash in his. I guess I'm saying that your telling people to pick clean brings back memories. I love watching your videos and they inspire me to try new wild veggies! And as old as I am and growing up with garden dirt under my fingernails the how to tips are very helpful. Thank You!

[@joycebrewer4150]

When it comes to MAYAPPLE, ONLY THE FULLY RIPE FRUIT ARE EDIBLE!!! THE ENTIRE REST OF PLANT AND UNDER-RIPE FRUIT ARE INDEED TOXIC!!! There is a patch of them, not thriving as they have in other years, just over the boundary fence from my brother's back yard on a bike trail right-of-way that is public property.

[@Lightharvest-dd2bf]

Thank you, Joyce Brewer, for your warning about most parts of Mayapple being poisonous!! One source says the seeds are a bit toxic, too--so best to remove them. What a beautiful plant--very exotic to we folks in the West!

[@shawnbrouse7064]

Just stumbled onto you channel. I absolutely love your videos. I am going to watch them all. Recently my brother and I have been working on making wild edibles garden with our native plants here in Kentucky. Your videos are really going to help.

[@fonsecanorbe9700]

Really nice vid and healthy food 💚

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Glad you enjoyed my wild salad and weeds, Fonseca Norbe!

[@irenetillman9065]

Thank you for sharing, really enjoy watching❤👍

[@eswaribalan164]

Wow, wow looks sooo good.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks, Eswari Balan! Some weeds are so good to eat! I hope you can find some good ones around you, too!

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

We pick wild thing and add them into our diet all them time, like elderflowers etc. I have booked up a foraging weekend soon and I cant wait :)

[@angiejones3714]

I too live in the Pacific North West. Washington State. I just discovered you and was super stoked to find a forager from the PNW. I live in S.E. WA. Im from central washingtom and have also lived in the N.W.part of the state. I'm pretty new to foraging spent first year just on identifacation. Started eating from foraging this year. I love it. Lamb's Quarters are so amazing. I missed out on fiddleheads (super bummed) got my patch of milkweed under watch. Ive made some tinctures and infusions. Im loving it. Im an outdoor person anyway. I feel great best in years i credit my addition of wild edibles. It's the only change from last year so I feel confident in bestowing the honor of my improved health to eating the weeds.

[@TipsyFlipper]

so glad I found you... amazing challenge to find all those greens. I really loved the live taste review! amazing!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I'm glad you found your way here, too, Dwight Nash! With those live taste reviews, you know I really eat all this, lol. I never get tired of wild salads. I hope you can enjoy some, too, sometime! Thanks for commenting!

[@TipsyFlipper]

@@HaphazardHomestead thank you... I just moved into a new home with a yard. I hope to put what I am learning to use. Thanks for your great videos

[@TealCheetah]

Haha kitty in the chickweed

[@diannenaworensky6698]

Salad looked great. ✌🏻❤

[@mealbla7097]

That looked so yummy

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Yes, indeed. It's amazing to me, every time, how delicious these wild salads are! I hope you can enjoy some yourself! Happy spring, Meal Bla!

[@thomasgleaton9811]

That was amazing! Me again. Your channel probably be getting more views, considering today's times. Might not be a bad idea to repost or do again certain video topics. Thanks again

[@recepto]

Thank you - very nicely done video !

[@hoopoo3721]

I so wish you made a book on all theses wonder full plants.

[@rastar3524]

Oh my goodness this looks so delicious 🤍

[@kimkayoda3941]

thank you for advising for picking clean!!

[@louannnance637]

Looks good, thanks for sharing

[@joybarrows1714]

If you’re still around are you able to make any more videos your videos are very informative and very much appreciated

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for your kind words and support, Joy Barrows! I'll be posting more videos soon. I did put up 4 earlier this year, but I have a lot more videos to make! Have a great summer and I hope to hear from you again on my upcoming videos! :D

[@shelleypilcher3812]

Time to go harvest a salad. It's allll out there. Noones gonna pick it for me. Thank you for this video Always good.

[@premjetsaligmann905]

Thank you,very good video to share the knowledge about wild salads,💐

[@sharonross4535]

Yummy. Great video. Shalom and God Bless you ❤️

[@jcandrews9867]

I very much enjoyed this video, thank you. What a joy to see your bounty!

[@quasi8180]

I see those plantains everywhere.

[@sharonsopczynski1192]

This is totally awesome and amazing I wish I had study this year's ago thank you, thank you this winter I changed all eating habits to Organic and really hope I can identify backyard weeds

[@lello333]

Hi there, has been 1 year u dont upload video, i hope you are OK,. i miss you very much, you such a lovely person, you bring peace to my soul! pls let me know you are fine :) greetings and hugs

[@heaven-sent_and_hell-bent]

Absolutely LOVE this video!!!

[@JessTheory]

I love your vids!! Plz post another

[@HansQuistorff]

We had 20 inches of late snow in Puget Sound which collapsed my high tunnels but the glass house is fine and there are lots of weeds in there to eat. I have sorrel for lemon taste as well as the lemon balm for fragrance; The curly dock I dig the roots when they are in my row and make tea from them.

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks for sharing how you enjoy your weeds, Hans Quistorff! We had big snows down here in western Oregon, too. Sorry to hear about your high tunnels, but I'm glad your glass house held up. Folks had buildings collapse down here. Enjoy your spring and its weeds!

[@Kellonwheels8]

Wow. That looks delicious.

[@daviddarby]

Thats awesome I want to have some but am willing to learn those identifications. thanks

[@blakehill6729]

That was awesome why did that look good I can't wait to get dandelion I miss it so much thank you so much for sharing that boy you're good

[@copperpot4444]

I have jsut recently found your channel. Wish I had known of it sooner, SO well done! Love your style! Will be working my way through your collection.

[@ohillbilly]

Hey Haphazard! Just seen I missed this somehow. Good to see you made it through winter. Salad looks scrumptious!!!

[@jeffbstrong]

You are a great teacher! Thanks

[@rayraymontoya78]

Great information!

[@lindamoses3697]

Beautiful! Great info.

[@aliciawilliams9989]

I love your videos!! I think I just watch 15 in a row...I need to meet someone like you and do some foraging for a week or two to become self-sufficent. Keep up the great 👍 work!

[@MaxSafeheaD]

That's brilliant. I've done a bit of foraging but it is SOO much better to learn from a video than a book. Thanks for sharing =)

[@TruthAndLight4995]

Lovely & nutritious 👍🏼❤️

[@CurlyFreys]

Hope everything is okay down on your end. Missing your videos!

[@ZE308AC]

Really cool

[@HaphazardHomestead]

I hope you can enjoy some wild greens this spring, too, ZE!

[@candicecan1634]

I am SO happy that I came across your channel! Thank you so much for this awesome content!

[@thomasgleaton9811]

Real deal ain't she. If you have insight on other channels please point out. EAT THE WEEDS comes to mind on my part. Thanks

[@cmd031064]

This is amazing! What book or field guide would you say has best images photos for taking while foraging as I am new to the lifestyle? Love your videos! Do you know of any paper or reusable packaging sources so I can separate while foraging! Ty

[@voiletdo5299]

Gosh I love watching all your videos I wish I could eat the salad your making looks sooo good!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Thanks, von do! I hope you get to enjoy a wild salad sometime yourself. They really are sooo good! : )

[@GiveitaGrow]

This is amazing! Great tips for harvesting wild greens. I cant wait to go make one of these myself :)

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Hey, Give It A Grow, thanks for stopping by, and I'm glad you enjoyed my weeds and salad-making tips! It's the season for good wild eatin', that's for sure! I hope you can post your wild salad on your great channel, too! Happy foraging! :D

[@Trendlespin]

Wow! I have long been interested in wild foods but I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. I had no idea that yellow dead nettle was edible, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@Lightharvest-dd2bf]

Super informative and inspiring! I think you added A TON of more details while I was writing! I'm in Mendocino County, Calif, and admire the Hypochaeris glabra that's common on the coast. Its leaves are SMOOTH. Definitely going to eat some, cuz dandelions are too bitter, and blanched = most nutrients are gone. (25% of all peoples can't taste bitter, but 25% taste it very strongly) Great news about eating deadnettle! (my guides say it might be henbit--but both are edible). One point about the abundant & delicious chickweed: it has a bit of saponins, the soapy reason why we rinse quinoa. So I'm careful to eat it sparingly, cuz it can cause diarrhea. Yellow deadnettle wants to take over in this wet Spring, so I'll be tickled to eat it! Love your dedication to a LAST DAY OF THE YEAR SALAD! Especially tickled to think of pickled yucca buds--and agree about the tomatoes! Or, dry some, heating your house in the Fall. In drier conifer forests, there's nothing like pine nuts. ANY kind? We're not limited to Pinon pine, or Italian pines. Ponderosa are delicious. If the pine cone is closed, heat it, closely watched, near your wood stove until the cone opens. YUM!

[@mirian593]

It looks delicious ❤️

[@kleineroteHex]

The cleavers behind my neighbor's garage are growing!!! I have some as well, but I need to keep them in check, they take over 😁 The narrow plantain and the wild mallow are growing and dandelion should be pushing soon, for some tender green leaves; weeding the front flowerbed I cut some out and the small roots are so good chewing! Love your videos!!!!

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Hi, kleineroteHex, nice to see you commenting again! Cleavers can really cover a lot of ground -- that's why it's good we eat them, lol. ; ) It sounds like you are all ready for the spring season. Nice comment about the dandelion roots this time of year. They've had time to convert the starch, that they stored in their roots in the autumn, into sugars to support fast spring growth. I think it's the best time to enjoy their roots. Happy spring!

[@kleineroteHex]

@@HaphazardHomestead ahhhh, thanks for the dandelion root info, you are a great teacher!!!

[@Lightharvest-dd2bf]

I'm excited to try the cleavers!! Never noticed that the very young ones aren't prickly yet!

[@kleineroteHex]

@@Lightharvest-dd2bf you can eat the young ones raw. I cut some into my wild green salads. Today I showed them to my grandson.

[@paulavang2987]

I love your channel I just found your channel I had learn a lot about wild vegetables, so now I know what kind the wild vegetables that can eat . Thank you for sharing.

[@quasi8180]

I kinda wanna start eating wild salad for breakfast with some egg on top yum. I really want to try tea making with some of the wild roses we have here.

[@lornabartlett2744]

Thank you Holly Chris. I so enjoy your videos they're so excellent I appreciate it and we in Eastern Canada🇨🇦 really are starting up on foraging for wild edibles so it's a hot commodity around here too! HALLELUYAH

[@HaphazardHomestead]

You have so many good wild things to eat there in Eastern Canada! Yay for all the spring abundance! :D

[@jodi-bethfelton3696]

Wow! Looks delicious! 🍅

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Every wild salad is Delicious, with a capital D! I hope you can have one yourself sometime, Jodi-Beth Felton!