Green Options » lambsquarters http://greenoptions.com/tag/lambsquarters Posts tagged 'lambsquarters' Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:54:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Free Food: Grazing for Local Greens In the Lawn http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/07/12/free-food-grazing-for-local-greens-in-the-lawn/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/07/12/free-food-grazing-for-local-greens-in-the-lawn/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:54:10 +0000 Derek Markham http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/07/12/free-food-grazing-for-local-greens-in-the-lawn/ Local Greens For Free

dandelion flowerFor a fresh look at local food, try your backyard!

Most suburban areas are full of free food, but we’re too busy pulling and mowing to take notice of the bounty of our own neighborhoods. We’ll buy gourmet greens at the market, but spend a summer eradicating all traces of “weeds” in our yard.

Wild greens are everywhere. They don’t need you to water them, and they grow like crazy in most man-made environments. Many of the plants that are now considered weeds were once food and medicine for us. They can still feed and heal us, but we gotta get over that weed vs. food idea.

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