10 Wild Edible Greens to Harvest- Foraging Plants
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
- My friend Eric Joseph Lewis - plant educator, avid forager, permaculturist and Earth lover - shares his top 10 wild edible greens, specifically for the Mid-Atlantic. We filmed this video in Maryland.
1. Stinging nettle: Urtica dioica, gracilis, and Laportea canadensis
2. Chickweed: Stellaria media
3. Lamb's quarters: Chenopodium album
4. Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
5. Garlic mustard: Alliaria petiolata
6. Basswood: Tilia spp
7. Mulberry: Morus alba and rubra
8. Purslane: Portulaca oleracea
9. Milkweed: Asclepias syriaca
10. Beggar's ticks & Spanish needles: Bidens spp.
Follow Eric Joseph Lewis:
Facebook: / ericjosephlewisplants
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Plant Path nursery in Knoxville Maryland: www.plantpath.org
Chesapeake's Bounty in Calvert county Maryland: chesapeakesbounty.com/
The REED center in Middletown Maryland: www.thereedcenter.org
Video filmed by Mettā Creative mettacreative.world/
Edited by Daniel Saddleton www.hiphikersmedia.com
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My mother was weeding the yard, decades ago. She was pulling dandelions. My grandmother said, “don’t throw those out Patty! Those are good eats!” My mother said, “…..oh mother! Don’t say things like that!” My grandmother was my hero, now we know why she lived to be 100.
Nice! Very sweet.
Your gran knew her stuff!❤️I live in Greece and dandelion leaves are practically a staple (as are most in season wild greens) which we boil in a tiny bit of water and then put in a dish (with some of the water which has changed colour) add salt, lemon and olive oil... traditionally eaten with fish and fresh bread for dipping. Delicious!❤️
When i was a young adult in toronto canada the Italians used to go along the sides of roads and collect dandelions
My 80 yr old Mom came over & started weeding. I came out yelling "stop throwing out my medicine & food"! 😂😂 She looked at me like I was nuts, then she realized I was probably right!! She later laughed & said "oh the valuable things we forget & loose with advancement I'm society! Making a very great argument against evolution!
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This guy is so relaxed and happy, I can't help but smile while watching. My favorite quote...."we don't get to eat a lot of tree leaves".
Me to.
He’s relaxed and happy probably because he’s growing another weed he didn’t tell you about 🤣
I was thinking the same thing😊
Eat leafs all you want, you'll get sick. I have cronical bacterial infection in my tummy ligning from the consumption of various "edible" plants. Just don't. It's not worth shortening your life span 40 years.
@@46Queeny Or some shrooms! LOL
I love when he said "This is another great friend to connect with" Bob Ross of plants 🤔
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Love this guys vibe and how stoked he is to share such amazing knowledge!
This is me and I would love to meet him for just this line! Lol
That's What's up‼️😂
I feel so silly, I have been battling with stinging nettles in my garden for as long as I can remember. Now I am going to give them a space to grow.
Only thing I say is if you fo that have it fenced off from the rest of your yard when you have kids or animals over
In the exact same boat.
@@KonekoPurrrfection fr free food💀
for me its those horrible beggar's ticks. stinging nettle in teas is nice.
Don't. Wild plants are almost always contaminated with either dangerous bacteria, chemicals or both. Thank the industrialisation and the human overgrowth for that. Doesn't matter where you pick your plants, they're contaminated and you'll die early from cronical decease and parasitical infection if you try. Just don't.
Deers die 5-10 years in the forest and can certainly live almost 50 years in captivity. Ask yourself why this is. The plants they consume are extremely dangerous. JUST DONT! LAST WARNING!
This guy rocks. He needs his own show.
You know how he manages to shine the light so brightly? He's eating the Sun's energy directly! Pure unrefined energy man!
He picks it and eats it while it's still breathing!
I wish that formula worked for all people that eat freshly picked greens. Too many angry vegans out there.
And the plants are his friends.
I wish there were more longer close ups so we can really see. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and doing this video.
He holds the plant and moves it around to fast.
I agree. With so many pretenders out there, it's important to know which ones you're picking. The Latin names are helpful so now I'll just google for the pics.
I am writing it down so I can Google it and see it what it looks like closer😂
yes, freeze the image, with an added legend. a bit more work in editing but definitely greater take-up from viewers, I think.
I just got a a ID Wild Plants Book ..:)
That cat is definitely foraging for some incredible edibles too.
2:43
Cat feral invasive eguals environmental destruction. Call animal control please. Exit video now.
Like a rodent.
Lol
It's not edible. You'll get cronically ill.
He gives off a mellow 'herb' smoking vibe.
Can confirm
Doesn’t seem to affect his memory when it comes to plant knowledge though, he readily recalls information like this. Def give him a follow
LoL
Nah, he’s all about (aboat?) the edibles, man! He mentions many times, “personally, I like to cook it down!”
Oh!! I met Eric in Tennessee at a wild foods gathering ~ 5, 6 years ago. I was so comforted and impressed by his gentle connection to the plants and vast knowledge, even of Latin names as we’re seeing here. Thanks for existing, Eric! Love you brother
He reminds me of my former neighbor, Bruh Taylor.
Am I the only one who feels like that dude is like the shaman of our tribe, so focused and intentional, thank you guys
Absolutely. Namaste'
Ewu
My thoughts, EXACTLY!
Daww thanks so much, that’s really high praise in my book 🙏 I’m definitely doing my best to deepen the relationship between people and plants!
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We enjoy Mulberry leaf tea and also mulberry fruit tea in Korea. I often prepare mulberry fruit tea for my friends when we gather around. It tastes so great!
We made soup out of Mulberry leaves, taste AWESOME!!
Not to mention, the berries. I grew up climbing mulberry trees. I would come home with a purple face and hands. Gonna have to look for some to plant in my yard.
Mulberry wood is great for smoking meat and chicken on the bbq..smells like cotton candy.
I have lived in this house in central Oklahoma for many years and last year was the first time our mulberry tree produced fruit and it was an established tree when we moved it! So glad, hope it produces again this year!
Dang this guy is a walking encyclopedia! Amazing. He's way the heck over my head, but I really appreciate him sharing his knowledge. Thanks to Rob for finding and filming him. Subscriber from Florida.
Seriously.
Same! Trying to figure out Florida flora takes some effort and skill. I dropped a stinging nettle on my leg after I pulled it. Because a stinger hit my hand... not a fun time.
Thank you for saying, "I love you all very much."
I wrote down all 10. Have several in my yard. Going to look for more.😊
Love,
Ms Pat from southern Indiana
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Sure do
The Basswood leaves look big enough to substitute for grape leaves and stuff them with rice or other grains.
Definitely educational, love learning about wild edibles!
Basswood trees are cool
I was thinking the same thing
That’s what I was thinking as well, or use instead of cabbage for cabbage rolls
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I'm so glad to know basswood leaves are edible. I'm in Wisconsin and we have plenty of basswood trees. Yeah, I even tried popular leaves, little bitter.
This man's knowledge is simply amazing
Eric needs his own books, education material for future generations!!! The sharing of knowledge.
I agree. I am really into herbalism, but there is a-l-w-a-y-s something else to learn. I buy some herbs, but I also like to forage. That can be scary, since some unfriendly or even deadly herbs have lookalikes. So far, I've been sticking to those I KNOW, but I would like to broaden my horizons. I wish he was a neighbor so I could tag along!
I absolutely love the bitterness of Dandelion. The bitterness stimulates bile from the Liver which is necessary for excellent digestion.
In México, we still consume most of the plants he mentioned 😊
That's so very true. I grew up in central México and we consumed a lot of wild greens. Best quelite, verdolaga and all kinds of great green edibles.
Can any of the plant that he mentions be eating raw
Holla amigo como estas Senorita, Muchas Gracias for your nice Information. .... God bless Mexico 💖💐💐🤓🇭🇺🇭🇺
I'm planning on going to Mexico this November. Yay!
Yo vi verdolagas en el video y antier eso comi
Because of his mellow demeanor, I could listen to this guy for hours. And learn something the whole time.
Rob I ❤ this new inspirational videos. I cant believed on today video I recognize many plants in my backyard in South Florida I'm not going to cut the grass anymore !!!!
Eric is a super knowledgeable guy! Got to listen to him in Micanopy, FL. I'm glad to see he has a RUclips.
I like how u were down to earth & just told us about the different weeds just simply & that U talked about cooking certain ones to diminish the oxalates; pointing out which ones are bitter; & the comparisons.
Thanks a lot Rob and Eric for upload! Thumbs up!!!
in german: 1- Brennnessel, 2- Vogelmiere, 3- Weisser Gänsefuss, 4- Löwenzahn, 5- Knoblauchsrauke, 6- Linde, 7- Maulbeere, 8- Portulak,
9- Syrische Seidenpflanze/toxic: dogbane: Hundsgift , 10- Zweizähne (Korbblütler) . Cheers from a wildedibles harvester in switzerland.
Thank you for this!
Hello Deutshland. Ich Liebe Dich Deutshtland 💖🇩🇪 from U.S of America what's up Dude 😀🤓☕☕☕
You meet such cool knowledgeable people. Ty for sharing.
once did an afternoon learning to forage in Central Park!
very cool
Love the cat hunting in the background while you're talking about Lamb's Quarter. Purslane is an absolute treat in salads.
Just started getting into foraging this spring. My backyard is covered in Lambs Quarters and a bit of dill, pineapple weed, thistle, and dandelion. I love learning this stuff.
Thanks for sharing!
I have five acres of woods and many of these plants. Thank you for talking about their use as food.
Thank you very very much! I loved it! I usually eat a lot of chickweed, nettle, dandelion and purslane as well-I can find a lot in my garden.:) But I definetly will try garlic mustard as well! In Hungary we have a special name for this weed: we call it : ,,kányazsombor". The word "kánya" means this bird : Milvus migrans. And the word "zsombor" is a weed, this one: Sisymbrium officinale. I don't know how to say it in english, sorry XD But in hungarian the name sounds like the name of an ancient wizard or something like that. :)
2:55 As you were explaining the benefits of the Lambsquarter (Chenopodium Album) I couldn't help but notice the Cat (Felis catus) in the foreground foraging for his/her own food...so cute.
@matchpoint What was I thinking, of course it's the background duh...thank you.
Thanks Rob. Great video
Thanks to Robin & Eric, not only for sharing such useful information
- but also enabling me to know a Biden that I can like!
I've been waiting for these sites. This is great. Something that is healthy instead of going to the grocery store. Thanks man.
This is such an excellent presentation! Thank you so much for all of the great information and teaching us to look at our environment as an edible resource :)
Wow! Great video about edible weeds! I'm eating edible weeds too here in Kuala Lumpur in my country Malaysia. I think in Malaysia you won't starve even in critical times if you know what weeds are edible in Malaysia.
Most common edible weeds growing in my area are: (1) Asystasia gangetica-Chinese violet (delicious as a veggie soup or blanched salad) (2) Peperomia pellucida-Pepper elder (grow everywhere in my pots) (3) Portulaca oleraceae-Purslande (grow everywhere in my area but it loves growing in pavement cracks) (4) Plantago major-Broadleaf plantain (lots growing in my garden) (5) Cleome rutidosperma-fringed spider flower (lots in my backyard growing uninvited but I harvested often time to make salad, vegetable dish or juice it) (6) Vernonia cinereum-little ironweed (lot in my backyard, sometime I harvested to make juice) (7) Hedyotis diffusa-tongue grass (colonize every pot in my yard) (8) Talinum fruticosum-colonizes many of my pots, I reserve one pot for it, so I harvest it every now and then to eat as salad or veggie (9) Morinda citrifolia-Noni...this is a tree..I harvest leaves (old and young) to cook as a vegetable but I cut up and boil leaves first before I cook them into other very delicious dishes (10) Leucaena leucocephala - River tamarind - this is a medium height tree, ubiquitous, everywhere in my area and all over Malaysia, young shoots and fruits are edible as salads and veggie (11) Colocasia esculenta -taro - cultivated as well as weed in Malaysia, most are edible..we eat stems and tubers in Malaysia but mostly stems, cooked as delicious hot spicy chili sour soup, I start eating taro leaves too after I realize it edible, must be cut, skin removed and soaked in water/salt solution overnight and boiled twice (including cooking) to remove toxin before eating..I picked some taro growing wild as weed and plant in my yard (in a styrofoam box), been harvesting and eating them many times - and many more
Mustafa, wow...way to go...
You should make a video about weeds in Malaysia
@@noormazlina I should, but the job would be too daunting & overwhelming! Haha! Maybe one of these days I'd sit down and start the project. Thanks for the good suggestion.
thanks for sharing
I agree, you definitely should. I wish I had your knowledge.
Wow, please feature Eric again, he is great to watch and learn from.
Eric was/is one of my first in-person teachers! Love this guy
Great video, very well put together! I couldn't help but notice the cat in the background of the Lambsquarter portion ha ha The cat was sneaking up on something and I was just waiting for him to pounce but he never did.
Very informative, he’s clearly very knowledgeable. My first introduction to foraging was wild garlic mustard, which is very invasive in my area.
Thank you for the opportunity to help you share this knowledge Eric & Rob!
Thank you Rob and Eric . Very interesting and informative.
Eric is the real deal. A nature walk with him years back started me on the journey. Basswood!!!!
Bless up brother! ❤️💛💚
In the days before the internet I lived in a house that had a plant that had grown taller than I was. I always loved the heart-shaped leaves, they just looked like the plant was so full of love the leaves grew as hearts. Thank you for telling me it was a basswood tree, I will be watching for more. I think the spanish needles plant grows in my yard, I will watch for that one also
A few years ago, i went around picking dandelion manes from neighborhood frontyards. Ever since, I've been spreading their seeds every year. I went out back this spring and realized a good deal of weed-grass has been outgrown by the dandelions!😊
Thank you for the love of God's Creation..❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! I’ve been getting into foraging recently and this is really helpful
Thank you.
I was literally standing on chickweed thank you taste good
What does it taste like and do you think you would mix it with some other food
@@segadreams8952 it would be good with some balsamic vinegar and some croutons maybe not too much because of the salicylic acid
Thank you. !! You would really. "fit. in" in Eugene !! Thanks...you're very intelligent. We. need more ppl like. you !!
Stinging nettle is used to make pie, like a spinach pie, in Greece. Very tasty!
Also used to calm down chillblanes and help make them go away.
Much love!
Garlic mustard grows all over my front yard and i love it... even though it is dominant it's taste is delicious!
Greetings from Kiel, Germany!
I wish you had included wild amaranth. It is a delicious spinach substitute that doesn't get bitter in summer.
Very interesting! Thank you guys.
#3 Lambs Quarters - widely used in South India as well. We call it "Chakaravarthy Keerai" means 'king of leaves' in Tamil for it's nutritious benefits.
#8 Purslane also widely used in South India. It's called "Paruppu Keerai"
Thanks for the wonderful videos!
Here in Northern Tioga County, PA USA we know this one as pigweed because it grows in and around old pig pens. A great fresh green and spinach substitute--I often use it in stir frys.
Thank you. I look forward to more
Thank you Rob and Eric .
1:45 Stinging nettle can be eaten raw, too. The spikes are on the bottom, so if the leaf is rolled carefully and slightly crushed, it can be eaten. Seems crazy, I didn't believe the native who taught me, but it worked. The best green imo.
Great info. Thanks! I eat dandelions and purslane from my fields. Now I will look for more.
My mom who was Italian, recognized used some of the greens you mentioned and we foraged them as well as mushrooms. I remember dandelion, purslane and lamb’s quarters. She would forage dandelion early in the spring when they first start to grow because they less bitter and can be eaten raw. This was mainly because they’re most tender. The older they got there fibrous they became. She would forage bags full of them and then would boil them,drain them forming them into compact balls finally freezing them wrapped in plastic wrap a then foil. She also pickled the boiled ones and jarred them.
I truly love how you call the plants "Friends". Thats so me.
Very Informative
Stinging needle is famous in Russia as first appearing in early spring, part of very old traditional Russian diet. Glad to see our cultures, actually people find useful same plants.
What a cutie! Interesting and knowledgeable too
Love seeing your little kitty in the background.❤❤
Beautiful, it’s always nice to learn that plants that you have been walking right past have been edible this entire time! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Thank you for all of your hard work!
We have gotten so far away from our own foraging roots that we have forgotten what is good for us. Sad...
Thanks for sharing the knowledge guys, awesome
wonderful insight into plants i never even heard of before. hope i can find the seeds sure will give some a try in my back yard. And that beautiful cat preparing for todays catch, is too funny.
People in nature are becoming so humility and accepting.
not the only edible he loves ;) seems like the most gentle and compassionate guy
Yes, stinging nettles were also my favourite in Europe. In Italy, we make "risotto alle ortiche" which is extremely delicious. Now, I live in Cambodia and the first people who taught me about edible plants were, actually they still are, children! They gave me nuts, berries and they showed me some climbing green plants which are edible. Unfortunately, I can't do much at the moment as I'm healing myself from MS. Veganism helps but in my case, I had to deal with some inner anger which now that, I see no evil, has vanished and my illness will soon follow. My advice to all the Earth angels out there: if they try to sabotage you or insult you or whatever, keep cool! They are after your energy: they feed on anger and negativity so starve them until they are gone for good! 💖🤗😁
You poor thing.
Healing energies sent your way~
Miracles Happen, how are you doing over there with your healing journey? I'm on my own healing journey and it's so nice to see when someone takes it into their own hands to heal themselves. Western medicine certainly isn't going to do it, so it's up to us! Love and light to you. 💜🔥
very good reminder and advice. thanks for sharing. i
Indeed, healing is a journey... though they can also be instantaneous, miraculous, and to this I can testify.!
Lord have mercy, there will be so many without the knowledge on how to survive with the coming worldwide food shortages, healing aside, they will be starving. I thank God I was trained in many of the old ways, making virtually everything from scratch, and learning how to can my goods... even now learning how to forage as well, thanks be to such channels as this and others.
Eric is an awesome teachers! I have attended some of his plant classes.
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To God be the Glory ♥️
Absolutely lovely to watch. I am a plant lover too ❤🌏
I want your Zen... You are an absolute joy to watch.. Thank you and thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 💜💜💜
Wow so glad to see some else that eats wild foods, I love to eat wild food so much better than store foods , preppers take notice of this man .
I have mulberry growing all over my property and had no idea the leaves were edible! Amazing
Silk worms eat only mulberry leaves.
That was really cool! Thank you so much! Couldn't help but smile along as he shared his love for the plants. I'm excited to give some more a try!
I went to a seminar he did once at a farm in SOMD. Dude is brilliant I'm glad to see him resurface.
Thank you for your advice on all those edibles thank you for being a good person and explaining the good and what's bad God bless you and your family
Love your knowledge of wild edibles. Tbank you!
Thank you Rob for this lovely video. Eric you are such a connected soul, thank you for sharing all of your knowledge. Simply delightful. Much love to you both.
Thank you beautiful people.
Special thanks for the dividing the video into chapters.
My father was in the military when I was young. He'd take me hiking in the country in England and teach me about the wild plants and flowers. One thing I remember is if you sting yourself with the nettle, find a Doc leaf or Burdock squash the leaf and rub it on the sting. It draws out the sting in seconds. Just a tip if you don't know.
The sting goes away within a minute. No need to do anything about it.
I wanna see his garden in the back! 😉
You're doing an absolutely amazing job Rob. Thanks!!
Thank u so much for the video. Hope u have a beautifully blessed day full of love, light, & blessings. Sending lots of love, light, & healing 🦋
SO informative. I wish he could do another top 10 that doesn't require any cooking. Seemed like half of these plants were poisonous or so high in oxalates that foragers need to heavily process before consuming.
Yes.
It is definitely not heavy processing, just some basic blanching, steaming or boiling.
In general i lean on the side of lightly steaming most greens and vegetables for the sake of nutrient availability. All of these except the milkweed are okay to consume raw in smaller amounts (a handful in a mixed salad is great), especially dandelion, purslane, garlic mustard, basswood, mulberry, and chickweed. Lambs quarters is the highest oxalic acid containing plant on the list, but a light steam neutralizes most of that. Bidens tastes a bit sappy to me when i don't steam it, and for nettles they can most certainly be eaten raw in pesto form. The cooking there is only to deactivate the stinging hairs, so they can definitely be crushed into pesto, blended thoroughly in smoothies, or be dried and powdered for raw food enthusiasts ;)
Wish you all would bring the camera closer
We have the Roman Nettle here, VERY stingy! Our Chenopodium (Fat Hen) self seeded and gave some white and some pink, so the pink we used as a sectioner in the veg garden, because it grew to 7ft tall!
Brilliant, informative video. I'll be coming back to this video again to get more of the info down and following Eric to see what else I can learn. Thank you!
I loved the video... is there any way that you can take/post a pic of the leaves of the plants you/he refer to. I know i THINK i have seen some of them, but i wouldn't chance eating any until i know for sure what the actual leaves look like! a picture of the plant, and a close up of a leaf would be INVALUABLE!!! thank so much! subscribed!
Id love to hear more explanation about the shape form and growth of these plants in his descriptions
Good foundation to do more research
Great presentation, thank you. You exude peace and joy. I also love cow parsley and pig weed. Both grow very well here in the Southwest.
I’m so happy I’ve found this.
And basswood is amazing for toilet paper too :D
Good to know!
I wish you had shown the plants more for identification. X
This was just a brief intro for the sake of getting people excited. I will be doing individual plant profiles on my channel as i find the time ;)
The basswood leaves would make a good wrap too. Thank you so much for this video.
This was truly enjoyable to watch and thank you so much.