Learning plant identification skills.
Hey mate,
Yesterday, Carol and I hosted our monthly wild edible plant walk on the Youghiogheny River Trail in Connellsville, PA. If you were in the neighborhood, you should have stopped by to join us!
Carol did take some amazing photographs, enjoy them and tell a friend!
Enjoying Wood Sorrel.
We all had a blast, taking a short 2 hour walk on the trail, identifying some amazing plants including Garlic Mustard, Ground Ivy, Wild Violets, Jewel Weed, Nettles, Plantain, Dandelions, Wood Sorrel, Red Clover, Tree of Heavan, Sumac, and Wild Grape.
Yesterday’s Four Favorite Finds included:
The Nettle Patch.
Wild Grape Tendrils and baby leaves which are high in vitamin c and make a great trail nibble..
Red Clover Blossoms which every woman should learn about, they are very tasty too. All you have to do is make tea, or learn the secret method of sucking out their nectar.
Garlic Mustard which is great as a nibble and one of Carol’s favorites to cook with.
Learning edible plants - Enjoying the trail.
And finally Jewel Weed, which is great to neutralize any exposure to poison ivy or the nettle stings.
Tank you , Carol, Jenn, Adrienne, and our very special, tiny little guest you can see below. It was a great afternoon, and introduction to the Native Eyes world.
Your friend and Native Eyes guide,
A very special guest.
Twenty Twenty
Awww, special guest! Thank YOU for having us and teaching us about the food. I found Ground Ivy and Garlic Mustard were right in my back yard when I got home! I also ordered the books you were using on the trail.
We’ll see you again soon hopefully!
Hi Adrienne!
Awesome! We really enjoy sharing the Native Eyes world with cool people like you and Jenn, and hearing that you are enjoying the world of plants “back home” means a lot to us too!
Have a great day!
Twenty Twenty
Awesomeness to be sure. I moved back from the country a few years ago and have been missing my 200 acres of wandering space and forest. The dog and I spent many hours in those woods and it was always a revealing time.
Amazingly enough, no more than a 10 minute walk from my new abode there is an old growth cedar forest and a small river that flows through it! I hadn’t realized how large it actually was till last summer. Bonus. So you know where I spend a lot of spring summer and fall days now. Nature, the perfect balancer.
Actually, I’ll grab some pics next time we’re down there.