EatTheWeeds: Episode 04: Sow Thistles

http://www.eattheweeds.com/sonchus-sow-thistle-in-a-pig%E2%80%99s-eye-2/

Learn with Green Deane how to recognize and prepare wild lettuce and sow thistle, lactuca and sonchus, springtime salad ingredients, pot herbs and wild food. www.eattheweeds.com

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Foraging
• wild
• food
• edible
• plants
• lettuce
• sow
• thistle
• lactuca
• sonchus
• raw
• herb
• survival
• medicine
• bushcraft
• permaculture

[frenchkisser95]

are they smokeable too maybe? :)

[EatTheWeeds]

@frenchkisser95 No. Edible.

[namamatherlfth]

does anyone know where i can find the forage expert for Michigan, iv been looking for two days and havent found anything lol

[EatTheWeeds]

@namamatherlfth Go to my website, look under Foraging Instructors, Michigan, you'll find one. Also consider the books by Samuel Thayer, The Forager's Harvest, and Nature's Garden.

[MarxIsDead]

How often would you say that you eat wild greens? Also, how long have you been eating them, and have you realized any noticeable health benefits, changes in your health, etc.? This is really fascinating and your work is very much appreciated!

[EatTheWeeds]

@MarxIsDead I try to eat something wild every day. I've been doing it since I was a kid. I am in my 60s and in excellent health.

[F12ESHY]

3:53 - 4:00 i lol'd

[goldwell11111]

i like chocolate milk =D

[lzambeni]

Sow thistle is extremely high in the flavanol Apigenin which has recently been shown to inhibit the dimerization of MUC1 which causes metastasis of most cancers.

[truckertoby24]

it IS bitter =p euck! but i roasted the root and made coffee. it tastes weird and super strong, but some brown cinamon made it lighter.

[truckertoby24]

coffee coffee coffee, did someone say coffee? I like coffee coffee, lotsa coffee

[FacetsOfTruth]

I saw these and wondered. Now they are going in my belly. LOL Thanks, my friend. Wonderful and informative as usual. You are a true gift to us all. I hope you live a very long time. God bless!

[musicoutsidethebox]

@EatTheWeeds no, you can actually use the extract of these plants.The effects are highly over dramatified on the internet, i made the extract and drank it in tea. It is just a very mild relaxant is all and it doesnt take much work to produce, that said i dont condone the use of entheogens "just for fun" like most of the kids asking you about it. It does have some nice relaxing qualities though.

[gwynedd1]

Interesting update. I was having trouble thinking the other was a lettuce. t does in fact make a great lettuce in use. I have both species in my yard along with L. serriola and L. canadensis. I think also I have a 5th one of this type which is the S. arvense. Loved you update on the lawn. I also earned a noxious weed violation letter this year. I have been planting edible native shrubs which will provide nice out of site haunts for the likes of these.

[notfunny333]

@EatTheWeeds Wow, You look pretty good for being in your 60's i would guess that you would be between early 40's and early 50's