Tag: Cooking wild edibles

With more vitamin C than spinach and three times the calcium, lamb's quarter is a surprisingly powerful wild edible often overlooked as a common weed. But is lamb's quarter nutritious enough to earn a permanent place in your diet, and how does it stack up against cultivated greens?

Did you know that young nipplewort leaves contain more carotene than carrots on a dry weight basis? This common garden 'weed,' *Lapsana communis*, is not only edible but also surprisingly nutritious, offering a valuable source of vitamins and minerals for foragers.