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Sprouting Flour with Quinoa’s Wild Kin

November 3, 2014 By Erica M. Davis 3 Comments

I’d been eating a lot of store-bought quinoa while staring longingly at the seeds of its relative, the ubiquitous weed, goosefoot. In fact I kept a jar of the black seeds in my pantry for more than two years before attempting to eat them. Truth be told, I was stumped by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: edible, high altitude, useful info, Wild Edible Notebook Tagged With: goosefoot, lamb's quarters, quinoa, seeds, sprouted flour, sprouts

Lamb’s Quarters Pesto with Sunflower Seeds

August 11, 2014 By Erica M. Davis 6 Comments

The other day we tore ourselves away from our computers and headed out into the forest in the fading light to sneak in a brisk walk before bed. I have mushrooms on the brain, always, these days, so I was hoping to find some. Our neighborhood at 10,000 feet on the mountainside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: recipes Tagged With: Dina Falconi, east coast, goosefoot, lamb's quarters, lambsquarters, pesto, recipes, Rocky Mountains, weeds, wild spinach

Tale of a Golden Foraging Opportunity

July 22, 2011 By Erica M. Davis 3 Comments

Forager on a Golden hillside. Photo by Gregg Davis.

On our way home from Denver last Friday, Gregg and I made a detour up Golden Gate Canyon Road to check out a 93-acre ranch that Marilyn, who I met when she commented on a post, invited us to forage. (Actually, truth be told, I invited myself and she was generous enough to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: edible, high altitude, medicinal Tagged With: Colorado, cow parsnip, currants, Denver, foraging, Front Range, Golden, goosefoot, lamb's quarters, mustard, nettles, pennycress, plantain, purslane, recipes, Rocky Mountains, sticky gumweed, stinging nettles, tansy mustard, thistle

And Then We Gorged Ourselves on Goosefoot

June 17, 2010 By Erica M. Davis 8 Comments

Goosefoot, aka lamb's quarters, wild spinach, and pigweed, is said to be one of the most popular among wild edible plants, particularly when it comes to the uninitiate.  As "Wildman" Steve Brill and Evelyn Dean put it: "If you begin learning wild foods with only a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: edible, high altitude Tagged With: goosefoot, lamb's quarters, wild spinach

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