purslane

Though we are no longer covered in snow, wild edibles are not up right now in Western PA. Yet my article about wild edible purslane (Portulaca oleracea) just came out in Natural News!

Here it is:

(NaturalNews) Many plants which grow wild and are considered weeds are not only edible, but are also delicious, nutritious, and even medicinal. Wild purslane (Portulaca oleracea) which most consider a weed is actually a green vegetable with the highest amount of heart-healthy omega 3-fatty acids of any green. Purslane is also used extensively in Chinese Medicine … (…read more here)

Spring will be here soon! And even before then, we’ll start seeing onion grass, garlic mustard and dandelion greens coming up. We’ll keep you posted.

Meanwhile, Jason just returned from building cob houses in Mexico! Even though it’s a bit off topic, let’s see if we can get him to post about that. Here’s a beautiful image of his I nabbed from his facebook page:

Cob Structure Jason Worked On In Mexico

Thanks,

Melissa Sokulski