Learn how to turn edible weeds into delicious, nutritious food!
Greetings everyone, Spring is definitely here on the farm where I’m living with daffodils and some rhododendrons out along the drive. They look so vibrant and bright, revealing that the season has changed and everything is starting to burst forth. This is also true in the ‘weed’ world as you’ll notice, all the weeds are […] Read more
Winter Wild Edible Pesto Big handful of wild edibles (Abundant in August during winter I used storksbill, hedge mustard & chickweed) Juice of 1 lime Juice of 1 lemon 1 tsp mineral rich cider vinegar (recipe below) 1 tsp wild salt and pepper (recipe below) 1/4 cup sunflower seeds 1/4 cup almonds Place […] Read more
This green smoothie journey is so amazing! My body is leading the way. A couple of weeks ago I was having a lot of aching joints and realised something wasn’t right. I figured out I was having too much fruit sugar from the fruits I was putting in my smoothies. I did get carried away […] Read more
Chickpea preparation – Soak 2 cups chickpeas overnight in pure water. In the morning, drain and throw away the water and rinse well. They will have swollen to make at least 4 cups soaked chickpeas. Let sprout 48 hours, rinsing 2x daily until the tails are the same length as the pea itself. You must […] Read more
Purslane – Portulaca oleracea Description This has to be one of the least appreciated edible weeds with huge hidden benefits. It has 4mg per gram of Omega-3 fatty acid, compared to .89mg in spinach, so I had to include this gem. Purslane is a bit like a succulent with fleshy, hairless, rounded leaves growing on […] Read more
I invite you to try this new smoothie recipe I have created with amaranth, galinsoga, raspberries and other greens growing abundantly in summer. Amaranth, Raspberry Smoothie Several stems of carrot greens 6 stems amaranth (see below for more information) 2 stalks of kale 2 stems of galinsoga (see below for more information) small comfrey leaf […] Read more
Weed Pesto Play around with this recipe and invent your own version with whatever plants you have most of and love to eat. 5 rosemary sprigs 12cms (approx) longhandful of parsleybig handful of chickweedhandful of NZ spinach4 large nasturtium leaveshandful thyme sprigs 5cms longfew dandelion leavesSmall puha plant10 oxeye daisy leaves8 plantain leaves5 sage leaves6 […] Read more
Greetings everyone, I was in a hurry the other morning and couldn’t do my usual morning wander so just grabbed 4 plantain leaves, 4 dandelion leaves and 4 kale leaves and used what I had in the fridge and came up with this yummee smoothie. Thick ‘n Creamy Green Smoothie 1 small handful of celery […] Read more
There are a number of weeds that provide lots of nutrition in winter. Well over my cold covered in the last Blog, in this edition I feature 5 health boosting weeds I’m enjoying in smoothies at the moment. To the left is Cleavers or Galium aparine that incredible lymph, kidney and blood purifier which is growing well […] Read more
This is a great video which is a trailer for the movie Go Raw Now. Some compelling reasons to go raw! The video below shows testimonials from people who have improved their health by changing to a raw food diet. Read more