thanks for the videos. I also live in central florida and go on many walks around the woods and ponds near where i live and tend to get a little bit of a snack attack from times. I'll be looking up some of the plants you've talked about so i can more easily identify before i start to harvest some for consumption
18 ft. alligators. LOL Yeah that is why I moved back to Missouri after I finished college in Orlando. I prefer being the top of the food chain when on my walkabouts.
"Everything in these woods will either bite ya, stab ya or stick ya."
one day i walking in the wooods and found a nice off cannabis so i eat some and smoked the rest, it didnt kill me so guess cannabus is save to eat, right?
My personal experience with marijuana ended more than 30 years ago when I was in college. As for eating marijuana I did see someone once eat a nickle bag of marijuana (one ounce) in less than a minute and survive. It was rather amazing to see, particularly when one considered has badly it tastes.
I like the walkabout, nice change of pace...Very interesting! I do these in my area...not on video or anything...just to go out and see what is tasty and in season...Not much now as it's all covered in snow..But soon..
Young small leaves boiled two or three times in different water like poke weed are edible. Docks tend to be bitter. It does not have any particular odor.
Me too! On that trip I found a water locus, not edible but it has huge spines that could have a lot of outdoor applications. That is also the only place I've see poison sumac, in the swamp there.
man those oxalis leaves were huge...and good emphasis on the cicuta maculata. someone once tried to convince me there water hemlock was queen anne's lace, good thing they weren't a forager.
Quite a bit of a difference between those two plants, and the land-bases poison hemlock. The carrot has the red blossom in the middle of its bloom, is fuzzy, and the root smells like a carrot.
The natives used nearly all the plants around them, for food, medicine, cordage, fuel, building materials. It was a resource they used to its fullest, and free. They did not live a pastoral existence, life was tough, but, they were much more in tune with the world around them. The woods was a safe place, not a scary place.
That was an awesome excursion. I know I need to get a book for identifying wild plants. I will be sending you an email mid summer though with pictures of my yard weeds that may be edible(TY, in advance).
I'm in NY and am wondering if there is a book available that's more specific to my area on what wild plants are edible here?
The pine and maple was interesting, are all evergreens edible in some way, or just certain types? and are all types of maple leaves edible-I have a few red maples?
Thanks...All true pines and all true maples are okay. Other evergreens vary. The Norfolk Pine and the Australian Pine are not because they are not in the pine genus.
i cant wait for spring to roll around up north here. I think I'll attempt to make my own videos as well. I'll be the Green Deane of Pennsylvania! thank you so much for all these great videos!
What a rewarding area in terms of wild edibles. I loved seeing the blackberry cane. With the summer months approaching, it would be great to see a video specifically about foraging berries in the future.
Interesting idea...I had not thought of berries as a theme... it would take some planning since they spread themselves out over the year, but it is a possibility.
You are a modern day Noah, and noah-body realizes it. With today's economy, this information is not only vital...it's critical! Great amazing job Green Dean!
It was just yesterday, while working in my yard I came upon some of the sow thistle that you featured in a recent video. Instead of pulling it up I left it there thinking I might want to taste it. If it wasn't for your video's I wouldn't have given a second thought about destroying it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it is very much appreciated.
You're welcome.... make sure it is a sow thistle, that's all I ask... Of the sow thistles the spiny is the easiest to identify. Little dandelion like flowers almost all together in a flat top, white sap, prickly leaves but not painfully so and where they meet the stem they clasp it in a circular manner that looks like some kind of protection a futuristic gladiator would wear at the shoulder. If pointed after clasping it is the common sow thistle.
I dont usually ask or request videos, I figure peopel make them as they want, but I woudl love to see a video on perperation for the young maples for the leaves and the seeds, I see so many of them in my area...
Not much to do with them... edible when young. The seeds vary from tree to tree, some bitter some not, a bi9t of work too, and while the wings won't harm you they taste better without wings. Some times you have to soak the seeds to make them less bitter.
If I had the money I woudl drive down to Florida for the day to hang out with you and go for an edible walk, wild edibles are so interesting...and you sir are well educated in the field! I appreciate your videos!
I know this might sound silly but Deane, sometimes when you speak you sound like one of the crooners! Like when you were talking about the Smilax, you said something and it sounded like Dean Martin. I think its the inflection your voice takes on sometimes. Could it be because of your shared Mediterranean heritage, I don't know. But I wanted to point it out - thought you might get a kick out of that. :)
I bet an 18' croc would provide a lot of food (although I'm sure that's not what you meant). Not knowing much about crocs, I can only guess that they are better when they are young (and haven't yet reached 18').
I really liked this "trail hike" style of video and getting to see so many plants at once. Don't get me wrong, you regular instructional vids are great, but its a nice change of pace. Besides it really drives home the danger when you have poison hemlock inches from your edibles.
Re water hemlock... when young it is close in looks to older watercress... at least to inexperienced eyes. And they grow in the same area, Usually, however, watercress is in the cool spring only and grows in a low colony. Poison hemlock grows all year and can get five or six feet high. It is not as kind as its cousin that killed Socrates. This plant is a very painful death, usually within 3 hours of eating a leaf the size of a piece of bread, which is what happened to the last victim in 1975.
If I had a choice between no food or Alligator I certainly would pick alligator though it always has a bit of swamp taste to it.... As for on the trail... they're actually more fun to do but a lot more work.
Yes it is, a CTRK-M16-13Z... the screws that hold the clip fell out recently and I had to go rummaging around pockets to find them. Good knife, though. Also carry a small buck pocket knife.
Whoa I was just there today
AresCassell 1 year ago
thanks for the videos. I also live in central florida and go on many walks around the woods and ponds near where i live and tend to get a little bit of a snack attack from times. I'll be looking up some of the plants you've talked about so i can more easily identify before i start to harvest some for consumption
much love
Psillytripper 2 years ago
Thanks and good point, but don't take my word for it. Please, never eat a plant you have not thoroughly identified.
EatTheWeeds 2 years ago
18 ft. alligators. LOL Yeah that is why I moved back to Missouri after I finished college in Orlando. I prefer being the top of the food chain when on my walkabouts.
"Everything in these woods will either bite ya, stab ya or stick ya."
-John Wayne (Rooster Cogburn)
thebirdbath 2 years ago
one day i walking in the wooods and found a nice off cannabis so i eat some and smoked the rest, it didnt kill me so guess cannabus is save to eat, right?
johncamara66 2 years ago
My personal experience with marijuana ended more than 30 years ago when I was in college. As for eating marijuana I did see someone once eat a nickle bag of marijuana (one ounce) in less than a minute and survive. It was rather amazing to see, particularly when one considered has badly it tastes.
EatTheWeeds 2 years ago
This is filmed in Feb ? I could do with some of that sunshine right now !Its howling wind and rain here so your Video is a welcome sight-
Thank you.
jenRWfan 3 years ago
Thanks... yeah I did it around Valentines Day....we were having a cold spell....
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
Awesome, that's not far from where I live.
Thanks.
apachesaurusrex 3 years ago
I like the walkabout, nice change of pace...Very interesting! I do these in my area...not on video or anything...just to go out and see what is tasty and in season...Not much now as it's all covered in snow..But soon..
Bp323 3 years ago
Love this one. Thank you Green Deane!
homesNgardens08 3 years ago
Thanks... perhaps I should do more walk abouts...
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
Is swamp dock edible and what does it smell like?
gatrwrks 3 years ago
Young small leaves boiled two or three times in different water like poke weed are edible. Docks tend to be bitter. It does not have any particular odor.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
Thank you! :)
gatrwrks 3 years ago
I love your walk abouts. :)
We never know what you're going to find. :)
homesNgardens08 3 years ago
Me too! On that trip I found a water locus, not edible but it has huge spines that could have a lot of outdoor applications. That is also the only place I've see poison sumac, in the swamp there.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
man those oxalis leaves were huge...and good emphasis on the cicuta maculata. someone once tried to convince me there water hemlock was queen anne's lace, good thing they weren't a forager.
aheuisler 3 years ago
Quite a bit of a difference between those two plants, and the land-bases poison hemlock. The carrot has the red blossom in the middle of its bloom, is fuzzy, and the root smells like a carrot.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
Thank you ... I don't do trail videos too often because they don't seem too educational to me. But they are fun to do.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
I think the trail videos are fun to watch and they help me with the plant names. It is amazing how much food grows around us.
I wonder how many of the native plants the Native Americans ate. I suppose they had their favorites and passed up the less tasty ones.
I hope you throw some more trail videos in once in a while.
Thanks Green Deane for another great video.
fbt2007 3 years ago
The natives used nearly all the plants around them, for food, medicine, cordage, fuel, building materials. It was a resource they used to its fullest, and free. They did not live a pastoral existence, life was tough, but, they were much more in tune with the world around them. The woods was a safe place, not a scary place.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
nice video as always.
scrunchiiface 3 years ago
That was an awesome excursion. I know I need to get a book for identifying wild plants. I will be sending you an email mid summer though with pictures of my yard weeds that may be edible(TY, in advance).
I'm in NY and am wondering if there is a book available that's more specific to my area on what wild plants are edible here?
The pine and maple was interesting, are all evergreens edible in some way, or just certain types? and are all types of maple leaves edible-I have a few red maples?
700eyesonly007 3 years ago
Thanks...All true pines and all true maples are okay. Other evergreens vary. The Norfolk Pine and the Australian Pine are not because they are not in the pine genus.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
As for a book... look into the books by Wildman Steve Brill. He's based in New York so all of his books and site will be relevant to you.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
i cant wait for spring to roll around up north here. I think I'll attempt to make my own videos as well. I'll be the Green Deane of Pennsylvania! thank you so much for all these great videos!
chrlbaseball88 3 years ago
Go for it!
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
chrlbaseball88, ooh, videos for a climate nearly like my own :) Gimme another ten years of experience and I might try my hand at some videos, too :)
Khono 3 years ago
What a rewarding area in terms of wild edibles. I loved seeing the blackberry cane. With the summer months approaching, it would be great to see a video specifically about foraging berries in the future.
adramatictheme 3 years ago
Interesting idea...I had not thought of berries as a theme... it would take some planning since they spread themselves out over the year, but it is a possibility.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
You are a modern day Noah, and noah-body realizes it. With today's economy, this information is not only vital...it's critical! Great amazing job Green Dean!
yardsnacker 3 years ago
And if I'm not careful I'll grow as wide as an ark!
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
It was just yesterday, while working in my yard I came upon some of the sow thistle that you featured in a recent video. Instead of pulling it up I left it there thinking I might want to taste it. If it wasn't for your video's I wouldn't have given a second thought about destroying it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it is very much appreciated.
ramblinjerry 3 years ago
You're welcome.... make sure it is a sow thistle, that's all I ask... Of the sow thistles the spiny is the easiest to identify. Little dandelion like flowers almost all together in a flat top, white sap, prickly leaves but not painfully so and where they meet the stem they clasp it in a circular manner that looks like some kind of protection a futuristic gladiator would wear at the shoulder. If pointed after clasping it is the common sow thistle.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
I dont usually ask or request videos, I figure peopel make them as they want, but I woudl love to see a video on perperation for the young maples for the leaves and the seeds, I see so many of them in my area...
cutlerylover 3 years ago
Not much to do with them... edible when young. The seeds vary from tree to tree, some bitter some not, a bi9t of work too, and while the wings won't harm you they taste better without wings. Some times you have to soak the seeds to make them less bitter.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
Ok Thanks Dean for the tips!
cutlerylover 3 years ago
If I had the money I woudl drive down to Florida for the day to hang out with you and go for an edible walk, wild edibles are so interesting...and you sir are well educated in the field! I appreciate your videos!
cutlerylover 3 years ago
If you get here we'll do that walk....
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
Where did you learn to identify all of these wild edibles?
I would like to start finding and using wild edibles in my area.... Vancouver Island.
Decky11 3 years ago
Too many decades of foraging.... some days I feel as if I have just scratched the surface of it all...
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
I know this might sound silly but Deane, sometimes when you speak you sound like one of the crooners! Like when you were talking about the Smilax, you said something and it sounded like Dean Martin. I think its the inflection your voice takes on sometimes. Could it be because of your shared Mediterranean heritage, I don't know. But I wanted to point it out - thought you might get a kick out of that. :)
dazigg 3 years ago
Now, if I just had bedroom eyes.....
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
Hahaha! :D
dazigg 3 years ago
awesome!
Ama12186 3 years ago
I bet an 18' croc would provide a lot of food (although I'm sure that's not what you meant). Not knowing much about crocs, I can only guess that they are better when they are young (and haven't yet reached 18').
I really liked this "trail hike" style of video and getting to see so many plants at once. Don't get me wrong, you regular instructional vids are great, but its a nice change of pace. Besides it really drives home the danger when you have poison hemlock inches from your edibles.
jokertim777 3 years ago
Re water hemlock... when young it is close in looks to older watercress... at least to inexperienced eyes. And they grow in the same area, Usually, however, watercress is in the cool spring only and grows in a low colony. Poison hemlock grows all year and can get five or six feet high. It is not as kind as its cousin that killed Socrates. This plant is a very painful death, usually within 3 hours of eating a leaf the size of a piece of bread, which is what happened to the last victim in 1975.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
If I had a choice between no food or Alligator I certainly would pick alligator though it always has a bit of swamp taste to it.... As for on the trail... they're actually more fun to do but a lot more work.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
hi dean great video
is that a ctrk knife you used? if it is i carry the same one on my hikes to.
orionz51 3 years ago
Yes it is, a CTRK-M16-13Z... the screws that hold the clip fell out recently and I had to go rummaging around pockets to find them. Good knife, though. Also carry a small buck pocket knife.
EatTheWeeds 3 years ago
Beautiful. Thank you.
guest2424 3 years ago