Tumbleweed Two Ways
Do prickly tumbleweeds pile on your house or nearby fence lines? If so, dinner may be close by. Before the spines firm up, you can boil the green shoots and tender branch tips of the developing plants for a mild, spinach-like green. Our prickly tumbleweeds belong to plants … [Read more...]
Edible Plant Walks: May 2025 Loveland Colorado
Looking to jump-start your foraging hobby? Or expand your knowledge of what plants are edible? In this 2-hour walk in the Loveland / Fort Collins area of Colorado, we will learn edible plants that grow in disturbed settings (weeds!) as well as native plants common to creek sides … [Read more...]
Recipe: Creamy Nettle Soup (vegan)
This stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) soup is quick, easy to make, and full of flavor. A lot of nettle soups are made with potato but I think the nettle flavor is more noticeable without, so I use cauliflower for the creamy consistency instead. The recipe is vegan, oil-free, … [Read more...]
Healthy Vegan Dandelion Soup
This is a healthy vegan version of my favorite dandelion soup. Called manest, it is an Italian soup traditionally made with bitter greens, vegetables, sausage, and cheese. I learned it from my father-in-law's late wife Carol, whose grandparents gathered dandelion greens in … [Read more...]
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