Chickweed is our Edible Weed of the Week. Since I started eating mostly weeds again this year, I have been LOVING the sweet corn kind of taste of fresh chickweed.
It has been said that there is no part of the world where you can’t find chickweed to eat, and I can tell you from my personal travels, chickweed is just about EVERYWHERE that I have been to in North America.
“Chickweed has leafy stems frequently branched, it’s leaves are oval shaped, sometimes pointy, attach directly to the stem and are opposite one another. Chickweed flowers are white in color, have 5 petals (but they sometimes look like 10 petals to the beginners eye).”
Enjoy the fresh taste of chickweed raw when it is tender, and feel free to boil it as a potherb, or add it to your favorite rice dishes.
It is a high mineral, fun to eat trail side nibble, that will quench your thirst, and that will feed you well.
Have a great day! Hope to see you soon in one of our Special Events!
Mr Twenty Twenty
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Caution: There are plants you don’t want to eat, that are commonly confused with chickweed. Keep in mind, chickweed has OPPOSITE PAIRED leaves, and DOES NOT HAVE milky sap.
