[permaculture] Harvesting and using wild foods: wild lettuce, dandelion

shannon ediger shannon at davidediger.com
Mon Apr 14 01:37:33 EDT 2008


not sure how i got on such a wide band width here... but please anyone  
who can offer me some ideas for the northwest in-land  Vancouver BC
I am looking for info on the permaculture garden options on the  
northwest coast... could anyone send me a list of the perennials that  
comprise such  a garden??
  I know the fruits, but legumes? roots? leafy? suggestions, just  
missed out on the two local classes for this season.  have a group of  
20-30 interested in the concept and could start this season, but don't  
know enough, have ordered a couple books, but won't get them and get  
them read in time to start anytime soon....


On 13-Apr-08, at 6:35 PM, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:

>
> Harvesting and using wild foods:
>
> What t do with wild lettuce & dandelion, wild chicory (?)
>
> Wild lettuce grows to be a large tall plant with blooms similar to  
> dandelion
> and leaves that seem to be good for salad greens when young but  
> becvome tough and spiny as the plant
> reaches full height and goes to seed
>
> Are these leaves good to eat in a salad, cooked? are they bitter?  
> any problems with them at all?
>
> Same questions about dandelions. The cultivated varieties are good  
> as raw greens.
>
> Anything in the chicory family is supposed to be good for people  
> with bronchial or pulmonary problems.
>
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