Foraging for Fun: Eating Weeds
Take a journey with Master Naturalist Craig Caudill as he guides you in learning how to find and identity wild plants for food and medicine in your backyard and in natural areas close to you.
Course Superpower: Practical, Easy to Understand Introduction to Common Wild Edible Plants. Great Outdoor Activity. Includes Recipes.
Here’s What You'll Get in this Course...
The common and scientific names of the plants so you can accurately identify plants for your study.
Includes valuable discussion that details how to read a landscape and site locations for various plants, which will make you more likely to find them. It will save you valuable time foraging!
The identifying features of the plants include flowers, stems, roots, leaves, and much more. Learn how to read each of them like a book.
You will also learn about plants that may look similar, so you do not get confused in the field.
You will learn which parts of the plant are useful and how to use them. As an example, on some plants, the leaves are the best part to be used, and on others, the leaves should be discarded. You will know which pieces are best.
Included with each plant is a recipe that you can use. The recipes are purposely simple so you can do most of them at home, or in the field when preparation supplies are limited.
Craig Caudill