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Edible Wild Weeds

Edible wild weeds are often overlooked but can be a nutritious and free addition to your meals. These guides will help you identify, harvest, and use common wild weeds like chickweed, lamb’s quarters, and plantain. Learn how to incorporate these readily available plants into your diet for health benefits and unique flavors.

plantain uses

Herbal Medicine Guides

10 Ways to Use Plantain

Purple Dead Nettle

Herbal Medicine Guides

10 Ways to Use Purple Dead Nettle

Garlic Mustard Plant

Edible Wild Weeds

Foraging Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

Ways to Use Mullein

Edible Wild Weeds

10+ Ways to Use Mullein

Edible Wild Weeds

Wintercress: Identification & Uses

Edible Weeds List

Edible Wild Weeds

60+ Edible Weeds (& How to Use Them)

Edible Lawn Weeds

Edible Wild Weeds

30+ Edible Lawn Weeds (Food beneath your feet!)

Foraging Goldenrod

Edible Wild Flowers

Foraging Goldenrod (Solidago sp.)

Foraging Tansy

Edible Wild Weeds

Foraging Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)

Henbit Plant

Edible Wild Weeds

Foraging Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)

Himalayan Balsam

Edible Wild Weeds

Foraging Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)

Lady's thumb weed

Edible Wild Weeds

Foraging Lady’s Thumb (Persicaria maculosa and other Persicaria)

Herb Robert Flowers

Edible Wild Weeds

Foraging Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)

List of Weeds with Pink Flowers

Edible Wild Weeds

20+ Weeds with Pink Flowers (Identification Guide)

Foraging Horsetail

Edible Wild Weeds

Foraging Horsetail (Equisetum sp.)

Black Medic Medicago lupulina

Edible Wild Weeds

Foraging Black Medic (Medicago lupulina)

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