Learn About Goosefoot, Nettles & Dock As Wild Edible Plants

http://www.EatWeeds.co.uk - Dave & Andy Hamilton from Selfsufficientish take us on an urban forage in Bristol. They uncover the edible plants found on their way which include Goosefoot, Nettles and Dock.

Category:

Howto & Style

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• Selfsufficientish
• Dock
• Rumex
• Goosefoot
• Chenopodium
• Nettles
• Urtica
• Polygonaceae

[mj5fry]

....wow this stuff is all new to me, hope this is not insensitive but could the potato famines have being avoided by people just eating this stuff?

[eatweeds]

Well that's a question I get asked a lot.

The Irish famine was from 1845 to 1852. The Inclosure Acts came into effect between 1750 and 1860, when common land was ring fenced and the country folk thrown off the land and unable to graze their animals at will. This led to a dependency on "Bosses" for work aka money aka feeding themselves.

So yes, some of the Irish would have known about foraging for food, but I suspect most did not, apart from bagging the odd rabbit or other meat protein.

[mmmmmarcus]

You guys should try dandelion. Those make an excellent salad. Full of nutrition, and they are also anticarcinogenic, also useful for cleaning the liver.

[FightUni09]

Thank you for this excellent series. We call Goosefoot, Lamb's Quarters I think. So much better tasting than spinach.

[Russticle]

how clever, twin foragers with matching coats, one having red indicators. Good amount of knowledge too, I'm envious.