My friend Eric Joseph Lewis – plant educator, avid forager, permaculturist and Earth lover – shares his top 10 wild edible greens, specifically for the Mid-Atlantic. We filmed this video in Maryland.
1. Stinging nettle: Urtica dioica, gracilis, and Laportea canadensis
2. Chickweed: Stellaria media
3. Lambsquarters: Chenopodium album
4. Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
5. Garlic mustard: Alliaria petiolata
6. Basswood: Tilia spp
7. Mulberry: Morus alba and rubra
8. Purslane: Portulaca oleracea
9. Milkweed: Asclepias syriaca
10. Beggar’s ticks & Spanish needles: Bidens spp.
Follow Eric Joseph Lewis:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ericjosephlewisplants/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericjosephlewisplants/ @ericjosephlewisplants
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ericjosephlewis
Plant Path nursery in Knoxville Maryland: https://www.plantpath.org
Chesapeake’s Bounty in Calvert county Maryland: https://chesapeakesbounty.com/
The REED center in Middletown Maryland: https://www.thereedcenter.org
Video filmed by Mettā Creative https://mettacreative.world/
Edited by Daniel Saddleton http://www.hiphikersmedia.com
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24 Comments
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Excellent 👍
I have seen milkweed in bloom and it is gorgeous! The blooms were round like balls, and were covered in monarch butterflies. It is their favorite. plant more milkweed, folks. these butterflies are in decline for lack of nectar plants.
Why would you high oxalic acid?
Portulaca is everywhere, I prefer small ones. Portulaca (purslane).
I knew most of them, but I did not know about basswood, probably because I live in the South and I don't think we have those trees. I knew mulberry leaves were medicinal, but didn't know you could eat them. Thanks for expanding my knowledge!
How come purslane is not number one? You never tried to cook it with onions, tomatoes and rice and serve it with yoghurt probably!
Hey, guys! My kidney stones rule out all of your first three…plus spinach and kale. Any ideas for plants that don't contain oxalic acids?
nurture loves us.
Love most of these straight from our yards and gardens. Will have to try a couple I have not yet tried!!
dude needs a shave, a shorn and a bath
useful info, thank you! quick tip: latin terms should be pronounced in a latin way, not english, in order to be recognizable/understandable (… and cease to sound silly); google translate does a great job.
Very informative and educational video appreciate you very much 👍
Dang I encountered the stinging nettle in England and never knew
wonderful
Close-ups of the ten plants would have been helpful
Wow, please feature Eric again, he is great to watch and learn from.
I wish that you showed the plants closer up and showed just how to tell them apart from weeds. I've looked at closeup pictures of the plants and still couldn't go out in a field and pick them out. Guess I'll just have to stick to store bought produce. Too bad you couldn't start a store selling these types of fresh foods,
Thank you beautiful people.
Special thanks for the dividing the video into chapters.
Is the cute kitty back there foraging, too? ☺
I’m always afraid of getting something poison!
Limit milkweed harvesting so the Monarch butterflies have as much food as possible!
I like how u were down to earth & just told us about the different weeds just simply & that U talked about cooking certain ones to diminish the oxalates; pointing out which ones are bitter; & the comparisons.
Going spruce tip gathering tomorrow. They're incredible raw & munched on, in tea, dried for use in soaps, salves, oils & vinegars, and as natural colorants & skin care ingredients in my soaps & other personal care products. Nice & lemony, loaded with vitamin c.