Flavorful and bright, ridiculously abundant, dependable and easy to use – but my first culinary encounter with this plant was as a stringy, disgusting mess. It all comes down to how you harvest and prepare this tasty weed!

Wild food is our past - and it's our present and our future too. It's easier than you think to get started. Pestos, salads, spices, sodas; teas, tinctures, salves - our garden weeds, urban parks, and nearby forests are filled to bursting with food and medicine. Learning to gather and use this abundance isn't just delicious and satisfying, it also helps us build roots in the living land. But if you've never foraged before, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. But it'