25 Plants You Can Eat In Nature (foraging for food)

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  • In this video, we'll take a look at 25 common edible plants you can find in nature. Please consider subscribing to my newsletter by clicking here bit.ly/34futCW if you'd like to receive exclusive updates and content.
    Books for identifying edible plants in nature.
    * Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants: amzn.to/36YfIWx
    * Incredible Wild Edibles: amzn.to/3lJ5Rbp
    * The Skillful Forager: Essential Techniques for Responsible Foraging and Making the Most of Your Wild Edibles: amzn.to/30WiKGP
    * Acorns & Cattails: A Modern Foraging Cookbook of Forest, Farm & Field: amzn.to/3dj3FnY
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  • @CityPrepping
    @CityPrepping  3 роки тому +24

    Please consider subscribing to my newsletter by clicking here bit.ly/34futCW if you'd like to receive exclusive updates and content.
    Books I recommend for foraging:
    * Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants: amzn.to/36YfIWx
    * Incredible Wild Edibles: amzn.to/3lJ5Rbp
    * The Skillful Forager: Essential Techniques for Responsible Foraging and Making the Most of Your Wild Edibles: amzn.to/30WiKGP
    * Acorns & Cattails: A Modern Foraging Cookbook of Forest, Farm & Field: amzn.to/3dj3FnY

    • @Christian_Prepper
      @Christian_Prepper 3 роки тому +7

      *HOW to TEST UNKNOWN PLANTS:*
      *Although there are variables of the following technique, most are safe & get the same result. After harvesting & separating the plant into it's different segments (root, stalk, leaves, flower, fruit, seed)*
      *TEST 1. Rub a segment of the plant (i.e. root) on the underside of your wrist & wait 5 minutes. If you do not experience burning, itching or tingling then go to the next test;*
      *TEST 2. Rub the same segment across your lips & wait 5 minutes (DO NOT LICK LIPS). If you do not experience burning, itching or tingling then go to the next test;*
      *TEST 3. Place a small piece of the same segment between your bottom lip & gums & wait 5 minutes (DON'T CHEW or SWALLOW). If you do not experience burning, itching or tingling then go to the next test;*
      *TEST 4. Steep the same segment with only water into a tea (DO NOT ADD ANYTHING ELSE) & sip some & wait 15 minutes. If you do not experience nausea, pain, burning, itching or tingling then feel free to consume in moderation.*
      *WARNING!!! It amazes me that I have to say this but - the instant you begin to experience nausea, pain, burning, itching or tingling at any time during any of these Tests, STOP IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT CONTINUE the TEST & DISCARD that entire segment of the plant & move on to test a different segment of the plant. Conversely, avoid fooling yourself into thinking if a segment of a plant is safe, then perhaps whole plant must be safe? NO! Because there are some plants that have safe segments while other segments of the same plant can be dangerous. So don't get lazy, but take time to follow ALL 4 tests again with each individual segment of the plant. Each segment will take a total of half an hour to verify.*

    • @marylafrance9547
      @marylafrance9547 3 роки тому +1

      @The Journey Yep, heard that. and I think we're entering the time of great tribulation before the end. Ya know?

    • @clarkkent4991
      @clarkkent4991 3 роки тому

      Thanks!!! Knowledge is power and you are thoughtful for sharing.

    • @dirtyratjim
      @dirtyratjim 3 роки тому

      Are there beside pine needles and nuts, other foragible foods during winter months?

    • @ryangoepfert9112
      @ryangoepfert9112 3 роки тому

      @The Journey You must be trolling

  • @GaasubaMeskhenet
    @GaasubaMeskhenet 3 роки тому +124

    4:20 white and red clover
    4:55 daisies
    5:35 dandelions
    6:00 purslane
    6:30 roses
    7:05 wild grapes
    7:25 cattail
    7:45 kudzu
    8:05 aloe vera
    8:25 prickly pear cactus
    8:45 milk thistle
    9:15 stinging nettle
    9:35 sunflower
    9:55 acorns
    10:25 fiddlehead fern
    10:45 coyote melon
    11:15 lotus flower
    11:25 amaranth
    11:45 leeks or ramps
    12:00 wild onions or wild garlic
    12:15 morels
    12:40 cone flower
    12:55 wild blackberries and raspberries
    13:15 pine trees
    13:40 mulberry trees

    • @Stephaniemariek.
      @Stephaniemariek. 2 роки тому +2

      U missed 18 ...lol .but still ty lol

    • @GaasubaMeskhenet
      @GaasubaMeskhenet 2 роки тому

      @@Stephaniemariek. fak

    • @GaasubaMeskhenet
      @GaasubaMeskhenet 2 роки тому +2

      @@Stephaniemariek. ah I see. It's because he forgot to put the name and number graphic for that one

    • @Stephaniemariek.
      @Stephaniemariek. 2 роки тому +9

      Hey u took the time to do this and it's awesome. I love being able to see what's on the list lol

    • @Stephaniemariek.
      @Stephaniemariek. 2 роки тому +3

      Thank you for the awesome work...

  • @ambissing
    @ambissing 3 роки тому +116

    My husband's grandmother fed her 7 kids stinging nettle leaves during WWII during the severe food shortages in Germany and told them it was spinach.

    • @cmthakur9610
      @cmthakur9610 3 роки тому +6

      Stitnging nettle is best in fever , makes some chatni and avoid some stomach pain

    • @ginakelley749
      @ginakelley749 2 роки тому +14

      I grew up in postwar 🇩🇪 and learned about all the plants and nuts, mushrooms people had to survive on. Stinging nettles, lamb's quarters, purslane, plantain, dandelions, wild onions, acorns, beech nuts, hazel nuts etc

    • @debrarudolph8911
      @debrarudolph8911 Рік тому +5

      Stinging nettle is very nutritious and medicinal . Once cooked like spi ach the needles soften and the chemi al that makes them stink is neutralized

    • @silviamagda
      @silviamagda 8 місяців тому

      Yum! I use them a lot.

    • @leavethekidsalone
      @leavethekidsalone 8 місяців тому +4

      Little did they know, it was FAR better for them

  • @TheDudeAbides1776
    @TheDudeAbides1776 3 роки тому +58

    Got a book about edible plants in my region and was blown away at how many plants were edible. Loads of free food in the wild!

    • @ryangoepfert9112
      @ryangoepfert9112 3 роки тому

      The hard I would think is winning the calorie game

    • @joybickerstaff194
      @joybickerstaff194 Рік тому

      The Dude, Hello! Who did u go to to find the foraging book for ur area??? Thank u

    • @TheDudeAbides1776
      @TheDudeAbides1776 Рік тому

      @@joybickerstaff194 Good old Amazon

    • @vickieelisa2248
      @vickieelisa2248 4 місяці тому

      North America is shockingly blessed with edible plants even in the desert. The Native Americans knew the land.

  • @eleniswild
    @eleniswild 3 роки тому +6

    Wild plant dishes are our future. Let's connect all over the world 🌍🌱🍀

  • @mannyfragoza9652
    @mannyfragoza9652 3 роки тому +35

    Peterson's, Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs, is an all time fav of Preppers. Its pocket sized and easily slipped in to a jacket pocket or a backpack

  • @kerrynight3271
    @kerrynight3271 3 роки тому +29

    Purslane shows up in several areas of my yard every summer and I'm always delighted to see it. I pick a handful every day to cook in my other vegetables, beans, etc.

  • @lynchsleigh8992
    @lynchsleigh8992 3 роки тому +26

    Pine nuts can be roasted and eaten or ground into flour. My tribe goes by the rule of harvesting every third plant, this way two are left to germinate for the next season.

    • @margaretmartinez1398
      @margaretmartinez1398 3 роки тому +3

      We used to go pine picking in the mountains,,and the rich smell of pine nuts roasting in a wood burning oven,,that was life,We didn't have
      much but the little we had we were content with

    • @ryangoepfert9112
      @ryangoepfert9112 3 роки тому

      @@margaretmartinez1398 This is going to sound like a stupid question but do pine nuts actually grow on pine trees because I have always lived in the northeastern us and I have never seen any

    • @deegee2920
      @deegee2920 3 роки тому

      @@ryangoepfert9112 ... they are inside the pine cones.

    • @ginakelley749
      @ginakelley749 2 роки тому

      Exactly, you are wise, wish more people would have your wisdom to keep life going

    • @ginakelley749
      @ginakelley749 2 роки тому +1

      @@ryangoepfert9112 not every pine tree has pine nuts. It is actually the. pinion pine, which grows mostly in the southwest

  • @Christian_Prepper
    @Christian_Prepper 3 роки тому +103

    *HOW to TEST UNKNOWN PLANTS:*
    *Although there are variables of the following technique, most are safe & get the same result. After harvesting & separating the plant into it's different segments (root, stalk, leaves, flower, fruit, seed). Also, whenever trying something for the first time, always leave a portion unused & unprocessed in a sack/bag/cloth wrap with the label "UNKNOWN PLANT BEING TESTED" just in case a sample needs to be provided to EMTs, a doctor or Poison Control.*
    *TEST 1. Rub a segment of the plant (i.e. root) on the underside of your wrist & wait 5 minutes. If you do not experience burning, itching or tingling then go to the next test;*
    *TEST 2. Rub the same segment across your lips & wait 5 minutes (DO NOT LICK LIPS). If you do not experience burning, itching or tingling then go to the next test;*
    *TEST 3. Place a small piece of the same segment between your bottom lip & gums & wait 5 minutes (DON'T CHEW or SWALLOW). If you do not experience burning, itching, tingling, nausea or headache then go to the next test;*
    *TEST 4. Steep the same segment with only water into a tea (DO NOT ADD ANYTHING ELSE) & sip a tiny bit & then wait 15 minutes. If you do not experience nausea, pain, burning, itching, tingling nausea or headache then go to the next test;*
    *TEST 5. If you can feed some to an animal, do it. If after 24 hours the animal isn't sick or dead, feel free to consume in moderation.*
    *WARNING!!! It amazes me that I have to say this but - the instant you begin to experience nausea, pain, burning, itching or tingling at any time during any of these Tests, STOP IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT CONTINUE the TEST & DISCARD that entire segment of the plant & move on to test a different segment of the plant. Conversely, avoid fooling yourself into thinking if a segment of a plant is safe, then perhaps whole plant must be safe? NO! Because there are some plants that have safe segments while other segments of the same plant can be dangerous. So don't get lazy, but take time to follow ALL 5 tests again with each individual segment of the plant. Each segment will take a total of half an hour to verify.*

    • @serenitypeaceandcomfort3669
      @serenitypeaceandcomfort3669 3 роки тому +4

      Thanks for sharing this!!

    • @margaretmartinez1398
      @margaretmartinez1398 3 роки тому +2

      Heck no if you don't know about plants or weeds,,do not go around sampling them,,,

    • @lesnyk255
      @lesnyk255 3 роки тому +11

      No matter how much you research a particular plant, there's always the chance of misidentification. Whenever trying something for the 1st time, I always leave a portion unused & unprocessed on my counter - just in case I have to give the EMTs a sample to deliver to Poison Control......

    • @Christian_Prepper
      @Christian_Prepper 3 роки тому +3

      @@lesnyk255 *outstanding protocol! I will implement that safety step to our practice.*

    • @rosewurkz
      @rosewurkz Рік тому +2

      Thanks for sharing 🙏😸

  • @cyndaloolabelle8948
    @cyndaloolabelle8948 2 роки тому +4

    Great background music!!! And thank you for not over-powering the music so that we could hear YOU instead of the music! Very informative video! Thank you!!!

  • @darkstaroblivion
    @darkstaroblivion 9 місяців тому +4

    I reseed much of my forage .
    Always save seeds and plant them to bring more future generations of food

  • @jonlouis2582
    @jonlouis2582 3 роки тому +10

    I grew up foraging, and your guidelines are good. I only know a handful of plants and am always learning more. Without foraging, we would have been in big trouble this year, as I was out of work. Here in New England, a lot of plants that were common years ago are hard to find now for some reason. The wild grapes make great jam, and pies, but I haven't seen any for years. Fiddleheads are best blanched quickly, then fried in very hot fat.

    • @oooloo99
      @oooloo99 9 місяців тому

      Yes here in the south and Midwest many plants considered "weeds" but eatable are very rare.
      There may be pockets where they exist but not easy to find. It wasn't like that 30+years ago. Are the herbicide killing them off?
      Many herbalist plant these wild like eatable plants themselves.

  • @piobmhor8529
    @piobmhor8529 3 роки тому +8

    I live in Nova Scotia, and fiddleheads have always been a delicacy available in the grocery store. Most folks had no idea that fiddleheads are everywhere, and free. You can steam them, or fry them up with a little butter and a squirt of lime or lemon juice. Yum!

    • @LADELCOTO
      @LADELCOTO 3 роки тому

      What are fiddle heads,what does the plant look like ..never heard of it before but sounds like I should know more & look for it..thank you

    • @piobmhor8529
      @piobmhor8529 3 роки тому +1

      @@LADELCOTO fiddleheads are the new shoots of common ferns. They get the name because their coiled shape looks like the top of a violin where the string tighteners are. Their season is unfortunately very short. Depending on what latitude you live, and henceforth time after the spring thaw, their growing season could be anywhere from about mid-March to May. They are pretty tasty.

    • @LADELCOTO
      @LADELCOTO 3 роки тому

      @@piobmhor8529 thank you so much for your answer.I had no idea those were edible..i happen to have a few ferns..might give that a try when the fiddleheads come out. Thank you 🙏🙏

    • @RyanAuty1
      @RyanAuty1 6 місяців тому

      This video does not explain it but ostrich ferns are the ones I have been told to forage. There is a groove on the spine.

  • @GreatSmithanon
    @GreatSmithanon 3 роки тому +40

    Interesting point about Acorns. Ancient Gaelic myth states that Acorns were the first thing mankind learned to subsist on, which probably indicates farming and such more than anything else, and considering how revered the Oak was among the ancient Celtic peoples it seems to have been a longstanding belief of great importance. Acorn Flour can certainly be a pain in the ass to prepare because of how involved it can be, but it's well worth the effort, as in a SHTF situation it's probably better to use the typical cereals(wheat, barley, etc) for alcohol and for breakfast foods because of how well they fuel you and acorn flour will make for nice hearty breads. It's perfect for flatbreads and small cakes.
    I'd also like to point out the importance of harvesting birch bark, both for a decent painkiller and for fantastic firestarters. If you can peel the birch bark very thin the oils within the birch plus the thin curls of the bark make it ideal for starting fires. You can also make a tea by boiling birch bark and it works as an effective painkiller for headaches and muscle pain.

  • @kimgordon3695
    @kimgordon3695 2 роки тому +4

    I love the tip to find a new food each week. Great segment Kris!

  • @joycegonzales4994
    @joycegonzales4994 3 роки тому +6

    Stinging nettle has amazing m8neral content

  • @humantiger72
    @humantiger72 3 роки тому +21

    I was watering my blackberries at that moment when you mentioned them. Funny

    • @Brad-99
      @Brad-99 3 роки тому +1

      They grow wild everywhere where I live lol

    • @2A_supporter
      @2A_supporter 3 роки тому

      @@Brad-99 same

  • @jmang5953
    @jmang5953 3 роки тому +5

    Great job and empowering instead of adding more fear to the current situation. Ur a cool cat, thanks.

  • @catg714
    @catg714 3 роки тому +5

    I live in the Canadian Rockies & this year...for the first time...collected wild rose petals & also wild purple clover... and with both made/canned jelly... on separate occasions. Gave some to a couple of friends who both said it was the most exquisite jelly ever that I could sell & charge much for...lol. They're stored in my pantry & I will be repeating again next summer & sharing with family & friends.

    • @CityPrepping
      @CityPrepping  3 роки тому

      that's so neat

    • @catg714
      @catg714 3 роки тому +3

      @@CityPrepping Thank you. I also made applesauce as it's harvest season (recently) & kept the cores & peels & made apple core/peel jelly from those too! Turned out amazing as well...
      I was raised in a big city but taught to live off the land by parents who were taught that way (dad a lumberjack & mom first-nation)... I hunt & fish too... and don't do all of this because I have to... but because I WANT to..
      Keep on prepping everyone! Peace to all.

    • @margaretmartinez1398
      @margaretmartinez1398 3 роки тому

      Oh my,,yes,,mom used to use roses some are edibles

  • @forestgyrl
    @forestgyrl 3 роки тому +10

    The Forager's Harvest, Samuel Thayer. Is a great book to take a look at. Thanks for the video.

    • @brendaadams3207
      @brendaadams3207 Рік тому

      He is amazing and has a new book coming out. I can't wait!

  • @rdkuless
    @rdkuless 3 роки тому +9

    "Wild Edibles" by Sergei Botenko is an amazing book on NW foraging..

  • @TacticalCaveman997
    @TacticalCaveman997 3 роки тому +1

    I bought a book on wild edibles last year and it's helped a lot.

  • @arlosmith2784
    @arlosmith2784 7 місяців тому +2

    Purslane is such a good vegetable it should be included in home gardens. There are even green and yellow varieties. Purslane seed is widely available from online vendors. 😊

  • @ritacaizzi9279
    @ritacaizzi9279 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you. I have been looking for a video like this.

  • @The_Crow_Flies
    @The_Crow_Flies 3 роки тому +3

    feels good that i knew all these and i know plenty more. It is funny once you learn when you walk around it is like seeing a salad everywhere you go. There is SO much edible food out there.

  • @GutenGardening
    @GutenGardening 3 роки тому +2

    Very informative, thank you!

  • @jerihayes4018
    @jerihayes4018 Рік тому +2

    Thank you 😊 Marfoole fam here.

  • @karenroot450
    @karenroot450 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you I’ve now subscribed. I now need a great book. Two of these weeds are in the back yard. Now to harvest and wash them to get dog pee off! Happy foraging everyone. Stay safe out there we’re going to need this info

  • @Saint696Anger
    @Saint696Anger 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for the charcoal tablet comment, I'm looking into it now

  • @taylorle1206
    @taylorle1206 8 місяців тому +1

    thanks friend. Sumac is something I would add - it is everywhere and very useful.

  • @motherofdragonz3605
    @motherofdragonz3605 3 роки тому +2

    Cone Flower is a friend for taming cytokine storm/sepsis. Wonderful plant

  • @kiltedsasquatch3693
    @kiltedsasquatch3693 3 роки тому +1

    Just pruned my thornless blackberry canes this afternoon.
    Foraging videos have been done before but it's always good to get another prospective.
    Cheers!

  • @MarieonKelsey
    @MarieonKelsey 3 роки тому +4

    Amaranth is known as mchicha in Tanzania. Mchicha is the Swahili word for spinach. My husband, who is originally from Tanzania, introduced our family to this tasty plant. We grow it ourselves and harvest before the flowering. The leaves are boiled just like spinach and then eaten by itself or with other flavors and ingredients. As an American, I had already known about Amaranth as a flower and flour before eating it.

    • @brendaadams3207
      @brendaadams3207 Рік тому

      Farmers call it pigweed in my area

    • @cherilewis2899
      @cherilewis2899 8 місяців тому +1

      I planted Amaranth for beauty showy flowers, it grew easily here in Vancouver Canada our summer was very dry last summer ,hardly watering the whole time. It bloomed great, I didn't know then it's all edible buti will grow it again. It reseed it self so I had it again

  • @Mntdewmania1
    @Mntdewmania1 3 роки тому +1

    I've eaten everything on your list but the melons. A very good starter list to be sure!!

  • @clarkkent4991
    @clarkkent4991 3 роки тому +1

    Homerun!!!! Thanks. In the future my plan is to plant most or all of those plants through out my property to assure I have them accessible without having to actually go foraging. 🏆🏆🏆🏆

  • @TheAdhdGardener
    @TheAdhdGardener 3 роки тому +2

    I recently learned about some wild plants in my area. So far some berries, carrots and violets!

  • @flyoverstate6893
    @flyoverstate6893 3 роки тому +2

    Great video. Thanks. Took a wild edibles/medicinal class several years ago. Do some intentional foraging here and there. I also "graze" when out hiking.

  • @marylafrance9547
    @marylafrance9547 3 роки тому +3

    You can also eat AloVera and it soothes an upset stomach. * have used this myself. Thanks City Prepper, this list is pretty comprehensive and now I know about acorns and pine needles (pine nuts too).

  • @isaiahlewis467
    @isaiahlewis467 3 роки тому

    Once again, another great video. Thanks!!

  • @gonefishing3644
    @gonefishing3644 3 роки тому +4

    Best all around wild plant to get your vitamins and minerals: the young leaves of wild dandelion plants harvested in spring and eaten raw in salads. These wild plants grow everywhere during mild weather. They are so prolific that they can become a nuisance in lawns and flower beds. In Europe there are even cultivated varieties of dandelions grown as a salad green. Mature dandelion plants have a tough tap root that is harvested in June, dried and and used in herbal medicine. The summer flowers of dandelion plants are used to make dandelion wine. Dandelion roots dug up in the autumn, planted in tubs of soil and kept the the basement can grow pale, mild-tasting leaves all winter that can be harvested for salads.

    • @margaretmartinez1398
      @margaretmartinez1398 3 роки тому +1

      My daughter when she was a little girl you could not stop her from eating dandelion flowers..so we just let her as long as the grass was not treated

  • @naturallifeline2966
    @naturallifeline2966 3 роки тому +1

    Really interesting video. Keep doing it!
    Hope to see more from you :)

  • @anastasiamadrevska1668
    @anastasiamadrevska1668 2 роки тому

    Best one I watched so far, thank you

  • @yonikatz1395
    @yonikatz1395 3 роки тому +8

    Couple of corrections:
    1. You don't harvest the brown fluffy cattail seed head for pollen, you harvest it from the flowers which tends to be ready around june.
    2. Not all "fiddlehead ferns" are edible. All ferns sprout up in the spring in a fiddle head. Some have toxins. The one that is considered fully safe is the ostrich fern fiddle head.

    • @CityPrepping
      @CityPrepping  3 роки тому +2

      Awesome, thanks for that info!

    • @lesnyk255
      @lesnyk255 3 роки тому +1

      The typical "fiddlehead fern" is the sprout of an ostrich fern. Bracken ferns can also be eaten before they open up - their fiddlehead looks more like a clenched bird claw.

    • @thymenabottle2515
      @thymenabottle2515 2 роки тому

      Where do ostrich ferns grow and how can I tell them apart?

  • @annettemarie2076
    @annettemarie2076 2 роки тому

    Great video Thank you

  • @pollywalker9300
    @pollywalker9300 3 роки тому +8

    We have a book on plant edibles, good video😊🌞

    • @mswebcam31
      @mswebcam31 3 роки тому

      Which one? Sounds interesting

    • @safwaan5630
      @safwaan5630 3 роки тому

      Which book is this?

  • @LakhwinderSingh-fl1km
    @LakhwinderSingh-fl1km 2 місяці тому

    God bless you thanks educate people information is great good for next generation

  • @francesbunderman7753
    @francesbunderman7753 3 роки тому

    Thank you,great info,chasing a tumbleweed down was very funny🙌❤🙏🌵🏵🌲

  • @Livetoeat171
    @Livetoeat171 3 роки тому +3

    I would probably be eating foliage and flowers in the spring and summer and saving all of the routes for winter

  • @KarenLee-bs5ms
    @KarenLee-bs5ms 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for the video..

  • @GailsSouthernLiving
    @GailsSouthernLiving 3 роки тому

    Very informative.

  • @phoenixflying2191
    @phoenixflying2191 3 роки тому

    Great video!

  • @bobbymalcich63
    @bobbymalcich63 3 роки тому

    KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK CITY PREPPING!!!!! thanks for the good information in this video!!!

  • @graceyoung516
    @graceyoung516 3 роки тому

    Thank you a lot !

  • @GoodThingsEtc
    @GoodThingsEtc 3 місяці тому

    Thanks, Kris!!! Sadly I can not forage in my area as I know they use pesticides. so i am already planning my medicinal and flower garden.

  • @88Ont
    @88Ont 5 місяців тому +1

    I just had lotus root soup. It tasted so good.

  • @sallykaley4771
    @sallykaley4771 3 роки тому +2

    Check into Mint, Wild Lettuce and Mullin. Thank You for your list.

  • @Leondrius
    @Leondrius 3 роки тому

    Thank you for the list. I particularly found the information about roses interesting, but I'm not sure how common they would be in my area. I recently bought a book about it, but haven't had time for it yet.

  • @danicamoon6317
    @danicamoon6317 2 роки тому

    Thank you ❣️

  • @AddLoveTM126
    @AddLoveTM126 3 роки тому

    There is an Abundance of Dill growing all over Our backyard; but I have been hesitant to consume any. Thanks for the great information!!👏🏽❤

    • @CityPrepping
      @CityPrepping  3 роки тому +1

      what is stopping you from trying it?

    • @AddLoveTM126
      @AddLoveTM126 3 роки тому

      @@CityPrepping By Golly, I will Harvest some Today!💪🏼😂❤

  • @richki.24
    @richki.24 3 роки тому

    Good informative video, nice ...

  • @NickFrom1228
    @NickFrom1228 Рік тому

    When I was in high school I was in a class where we were studying plants and a sort of initiation was to chew on the root of echinacea. It had a strange salty flavor but then after a minute or two you started to notice you mouth going numb. Potent stuff. A good plant to learn how to use.

  • @practicalsurvivor693
    @practicalsurvivor693 3 роки тому +5

    Just like those false morels in your first photo. The stem connects directly to the cap on a real morel.

    • @ToodleNoodle
      @ToodleNoodle 3 роки тому +1

      Yes, cut them in half. A real morel has a hollow chamber I've heard

    • @marylafrance9547
      @marylafrance9547 3 роки тому

      Yep, that's correct.

  • @cindyhankins8328
    @cindyhankins8328 3 роки тому +1

    Lots around were I live go huckleberry picking every year. I think I'll go this year and see if I can find any on this list. 👍

  • @autumngreenleaf3390
    @autumngreenleaf3390 3 роки тому

    Yes. So many lookalike plants. ID plants with a good resource book. Take a plant ID class if possible.

  • @Peter-od7op
    @Peter-od7op 3 роки тому

    Ty so much

  • @richki.24
    @richki.24 3 роки тому

    Late winter/early spring the dead-nettle is also a good one ..

  • @hello2jello4mellow34
    @hello2jello4mellow34 3 роки тому

    Thank you!

  • @henryvalero9235
    @henryvalero9235 3 роки тому

    From Lil Giant I am glad you listed a few books. Having the picture along with the list was also great. Saying which parts were edible was also helpful.
    You speak very quickly and kind of swallow parts of your words. Sometimes I had to replay a section 2-3 times so I could figure out what you had said. Eating raw or cooked was good. I do not know what method to use for cooking or what, for example, is involved in drying rose hips. I bought rose hips tea in a bouillon-like cube and they were the first herb I got involved with-cured me of a sore throat I used to get every single year. Was really helpful. Now I know it was allergy, but then did not realize.
    Someone at church once served the women’s group some cattails. Kind of flavorless. Have no idea how to harvest, when to harvest, or how to cook. Will get a couple of books and try to find one or two of these plants. Probably will need to spend several weeks trying to cook them in an edible way.
    Dandelion is prevalent everywhere but have never tried it-cuz as you point out everyone in the city (and perhaps in the country) lays down fertilizer, manure, or bug spray.
    I have even heard of dandelion wine. Dandelion sells in the natural food store for expensive prices, but supposed to be part of a three pronged vitamin and used to be used as a spring tonic. They used sarsaparilla the same way.

  • @wraprock-itroll-francisfra9370

    Thanks 😊

  • @androidarkitecht8339
    @androidarkitecht8339 3 роки тому +33

    Holy carp be careful picking and eating shrooms!(Death is permanent)💀👀

    • @CityPrepping
      @CityPrepping  3 роки тому +9

      yeh, you have to be super careful with those.

    • @androidarkitecht8339
      @androidarkitecht8339 3 роки тому +5

      @@CityPrepping Very much.

    • @WiseSilverWolf
      @WiseSilverWolf 3 роки тому

      @Android Arkitecht Unless your Subaru Natsuki :P

    • @The_Crow_Flies
      @The_Crow_Flies 3 роки тому +1

      yeah you have to be 110% sure it is what you think it is. I know maybe 10 for sure. Others I pick take home and study on to learn more.

    • @marylafrance9547
      @marylafrance9547 3 роки тому

      Join a local mushroom hunters club. These guys are geeks, and look at everything under a microscope. Some are scientists and this is their hobby. Always carry some Alpha Lipoic Acid (Supposedly can stop poisioning)

  • @djdoubleu1
    @djdoubleu1 3 роки тому +6

    Survivor man Les Strout was pretty straight forward when it comes to mushrooms: the risk of poisoning is too great to even contemplate eating them. Many look almost identical even though one may be edible and the other deadly.

    • @lesnyk255
      @lesnyk255 3 роки тому

      Agreed. I think I can identify about a half dozen edible varieties, but only 2 with enough confidence to actually harvest & use. (Rock tripe & sulfur shelf)

    • @ginakelley749
      @ginakelley749 2 роки тому +2

      I grew up harvesting wild mushrooms with my parents. We'd gather about 5 to 6 different ones. Never had a problem. We also had a book to identify those, we weren't familiar with. I still collect mushrooms, mostly chanterelles and bollitus. The surplus I dry and save for winter.

  • @fire2932
    @fire2932 3 роки тому +4

    I had no idea you could eat kudzu!

    • @INVISIBLEPREPPER
      @INVISIBLEPREPPER 3 роки тому +4

      kudzu is prepper gold you can also make rope, baskets, and pure starch from it not to mention its excellent forage for livestock like goats

    • @fire2932
      @fire2932 3 роки тому +1

      @@INVISIBLEPREPPER oh wow thanks! I’m going to have to look into that

  • @AC-qi9wo
    @AC-qi9wo 3 роки тому +1

    Salmon berry's, are a good on we have them in the Pacific Northwest, the look like a raspberry, haven't gone picking for them in year's.

  • @WAMama84
    @WAMama84 2 роки тому

    I'm going to look into trying to find and cook fiddleleaf ferns....im in the PNW and live in the foothills so should be an easy one to find...

  • @unfoutnate
    @unfoutnate 8 місяців тому

    I wanna try all these

  • @1979RoadFan
    @1979RoadFan 3 роки тому +1

    My father gave me his great grandmother's The Herbalist (pub. 1934.) I have looked at it several times while looking at local plants where I live. Thankfully I live outside of the city.

  • @RJack1915
    @RJack1915 2 роки тому

    I am making a "weed" pie tomorrow with purslane, pigweed (amuranth) and lambsquarters with radish greens and basil. The purslane, pigweed, and lambsquarters are young sprounts in our vegetable garden, we just eat them like regular veggies.

  • @tntsmama5845
    @tntsmama5845 3 роки тому +2

    Hi! The first five wild edibles that I learned as a kid and young adult were,
    1)Dandelion
    2)Broad and Narrow Leaf Plantain
    3)Purslane, (which btw DOES have a toxic look-alike) thought I would point that out.
    4)Clover
    & 5)Wood Sorrel
    My tip is when first learning about wild edibles, always look up any potential look-alikes that may be toxic. To me, most of the look-alikes don't really look all that much like them, but I have been wild foraging for a lot of years. And another tip is that if even an experienced wild forager says "I think", look it up first, don't just take a bite. My hubby is bad about that, and sometimes I am just not quite sure when I'm learning new wild edibles. 😉

    • @sharonmiller1415
      @sharonmiller1415 7 місяців тому

      Catails are super good in early Spring! Pull them from below water level, peal outer layers until getting to tender center! Saute in butter! YUM

  • @INVISIBLEPREPPER
    @INVISIBLEPREPPER 3 роки тому

    good job bringing this to light foraging doesn't get its due in prepping not to mention its fun too but probably won't be fun during SHTF. in the south muscadines, blackberries, raspberries, wild amaranth, violets, nettle, beautyberry, mulberry, pine trees, fig-trees, and oak trees are pretty common.

    • @CityPrepping
      @CityPrepping  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for sharing that information!

    • @ryangoepfert9112
      @ryangoepfert9112 3 роки тому

      I honestly think that preppers tend to ignore foraging as it in some ways run counter to prepping strategies

  • @houstonscott191
    @houstonscott191 3 роки тому

    A no bullshit video thank you

  • @sherimatukonis6016
    @sherimatukonis6016 7 місяців тому

    I have foraging books for my area but i need to go out and harvest and prepare.

  • @dellcooper2796
    @dellcooper2796 Рік тому

    I love to forage in my yard! "In the Pacific North West we have many plants that you mentioned and many more that you didn't. My favorites are Plantain, chickweed, purple dead nettle, nettles, lambs quarter, pig weed, and we have fiddle head ferns but I've never picked them. They usually come out in early spring and I'm a fair weather forager. I''ve tried to teach my kids and grandkid the medicinal properties that most of these plants have. Do you know the definition of weed? A plant out of place.

  • @CassandraHouse
    @CassandraHouse Рік тому

    Sam Thayer is such I huge fount of knowledge. If you ever have the change to hear him speak or even better, go on a hike with him, it is such an amazing opportunity.

  • @knottymom88
    @knottymom88 3 роки тому +1

    Just received my Wild Edibles plants of the Pacific Southwest today! Kowinkydink??

  • @WskyGrl73
    @WskyGrl73 3 роки тому

    The Foragers guide to Wild Foods. North American Edition. Nicole Apelian, Phd. Great book, real photos! Highly recommend. Would like to find more on Florida w Real pics if anybody can recommend.

  • @MarieonKelsey
    @MarieonKelsey 3 роки тому

    Wild asparagus is also a great find-if one lives in the areas where it grows.

  • @nktr5271
    @nktr5271 3 роки тому +4

    Great list on edible plants, one suggestion I have is be careful not to mistake wild onion or a similar edible in the allium family with death camas. The death camas looks very similar to wild onion and it is deadly.

  • @Livetoeat171
    @Livetoeat171 3 роки тому +1

    A lot of these videos on edible plants find plants from the eastern side of the United States. I would like a book on northwest plants that get a little bit of desert as well as the forest in the north west.

  • @Lacieluxe
    @Lacieluxe Рік тому

    I like nettle and garlic cheese. Unusual flavour. I found it st the xmas markets 😂
    Ive heard nettle soup is also nice??

  • @Joseph_Dredd
    @Joseph_Dredd 3 роки тому +1

    Japanese Knotweed FTW :)
    A weed, that spreads like wildfire. Brought to UK by Victorians as it looks attractive.
    Now considered a nightmare due to its spread - hits house prices if you find it in your garden.
    But it's full of nutrients and you can eat it, eat more, eat even more so as to keep it under control. Pesticides not needed.

  • @ourowndrumbeat
    @ourowndrumbeat 3 роки тому

    In the PNW we also have Salmon berries, super yummy and easy to recognize

    • @CityPrepping
      @CityPrepping  3 роки тому

      So cool!

    • @cherilewis2899
      @cherilewis2899 8 місяців тому +1

      Salmon berry shoots are good in spring, you peel the outer part dip in salt, we were happy to eat get it before the bottom stem gets woody .we gathered the fruit later crushed and sprinkle with sugar yummy. We also ate blackberries our mom made upside cake, huckleberry we ate too and sahal berry ,wild plums it was our treats no store close by on our native reserve (no money anyway)

  • @Rubysay233
    @Rubysay233 3 роки тому

    I am Malaysian Chinese, we use kudzu to make delicious and nutritious bone soup, you can eat the kudzu together with the soup, it has a pleasant aroma. Not cheap though.

  • @elainemartinez7762
    @elainemartinez7762 3 роки тому +1

    Are there any resources or books on foraging in the winter that you could recommend?

  • @misiswhiskers1410
    @misiswhiskers1410 3 роки тому

    Cool

  • @climatechangeadaptation5928
    @climatechangeadaptation5928 3 роки тому

    I love wild edibles to add micronutrients to my macro-nutrient dense food storage (like grains, etc.).
    Macronutrients must be stored, micronutrients you can forage.

  • @sharonbeehm9060
    @sharonbeehm9060 8 місяців тому

    Amaranth also has a green flower head. .n dandelion has a cousin sow thistle..burdock is another plant that grows most anywhere. . My Dad born in 1922 says grass blades also are eatable just he would only eat if very hungry. . My 1st bks were by Euell Gibbons. .Stalking the Wild Asoaragus is his most known. .he teaches with humor

  • @splitman1129
    @splitman1129 2 роки тому

    There's a massive mulberry tree across the street from my house. Myself and 2 other neighbors harvest them. It's very old.

  • @daviddefranco5218
    @daviddefranco5218 2 роки тому

    Coyote melons taste so similar to Pikachu melons...oh my, what a treat!

  • @Iquey
    @Iquey 3 роки тому

    Oh yeah mulberry! The leaves can make a tea that's good for sugar regulation.

  • @silentstellarechos
    @silentstellarechos 8 місяців тому

    I’m not an expert but for morels there is a look alike called stinkhorn. The way to distinguish between the two is time of year they grow and the unpleasant smell of stinkhorn. The stinkhorn is edible as well but only in the early stage of growth before it’s stinky.