Lambs quarter and Amaranth leaves make for great foraging and eating when they are young. But what about when they are older and have started to flower and set seed? This video shows how to identify Lambs quarter and Redroot Pig Weed (Amaranthus retroflexus) when they are older. I show how to assess a plant’s quality for eating. And how to choose which parts to keep and which to put in your garden compost pile. Then I cook a fat and delicious omelette, with fermented redbud flowers, too!
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Here’s another Lambs Quarter video: https://youtu.be/OZDY1uR2ZSc
Lambs quarter, Chenopodium album, Family Chenopodiaceae (the goosefoot family)
Redroot Pig Weed, Amaranthus retroflexus, Family Amaranthaceae (the amaranth family)
Redbud, Cercis canadensis, Family Fabaceae (the bean family)
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If you want to improve your foraging skills, here’s my playlist – Foraging: Real Food for Regular People – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjC46uuOaLL0UtCV0TUQXzbW
If you want to eat what you forage, here are playlists about preparing your harvests:
Cooking Wild Greens – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjDsPNTAOuzlyBCCcKTvsF6L
Wild Salads – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjDPp18Eo0HbMT8x3FvGhBhY
Here are my playlists about specific wild plants:
Dandelions – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjC0D-X7QcfJGzY9wE5vw3lp
Wild Mustard Plants – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjBY1bhUcZwxVzymmyt18ndx
Elderberry – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjDPDOVvA1P8txESkgYB8T0i
Spruce Trees – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjBd5rDAN-0X9fjHsw-GETmr
Pine Trees – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjAUzXslTTRRtOtvxXnP04pg
Redbud Trees – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjBkw17z9Y_PiBoLE-mwuROF
Detailed ID of Wild Mushrooms – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjA-FB7HpMdpXMfI0SaiyYon
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If you like to garden, too, here are my gardening playlists:
Potatoes – An easy and productive garden crop – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjASbYda3uBGHFH57edZLEYQ
Elephant Garlic: How to get the most out of growing Elephant Garlic – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjD6dEWNXksaTcnAbkS1kV7v
Collards: How To Grow and Use ALL of Your Collard Plants – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjBIqUqGKeLPykAxctUzkjHs
Hops: How To Grow and Use ALL of Your Hop Plants – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjCCTnFEJA5-dw6TcrrHVhUY
In the Garden – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEGN8kE_KnjC46uuOaLL0UtCV0TUQXzbW
Here’s my YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/HaphazardHomestead
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Music: “Daily Beetle”, “Carpe Diem”, “Groundwork”, “Plain Loafer”, “Dewdrop Fantasy”, and “Bummin on Tremolo” – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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