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Purslane – One of the Most Nutritious Plants in the Garden

March 7, 2020 By Laurie Neverman 25 Comments
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Did you know that a “weed” may be one of the most nutritious and useful plants in your garden? We’ll share the health benefits of purslane for food and medicine, plus how to use is as a companion plant in the garden.

Common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is also known as Verdolaga, Pigweed, Little Hogweed, Pusley, Rigla, Pourpier, pussly, and “rose moss or moss roses”.

Note: Portulaca oleracea bears a slight resemblance to hairy stemmed spurge (Euphorbia vermiculata), which is poisonous. Spurge stems are hairy, not smooth, and it has white sap.

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Dandelion Wine Recipe (& the Mistake You Don’t Want to Make)

February 26, 2020 By Laurie Neverman 238 Comments
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Wine out of dandelions? You bet! Making homemade dandelion wine is a longstanding family tradition. We don’t make it every year, but I do like to keep a few bottles on hand for company.

The taste of this dandelion wine is rich, golden and warming – more like a good brandy than a wine. I’ve had friends who don’t normally like wine comment that they do enjoy this “spring tonic”.

Bottle of homemade dandelion wine sitting next to a bowl of dandelion flowers

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Grandma Called it Medicine Leaf – Plantain Weed Remedies

September 15, 2019 By Laurie Neverman 147 Comments
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Plantain weed is good medicine, from seed to root. In this article, I’ll share how I came to know plantain, and how to use the fresh leaves and dried leaves for natural remedies such as salve and tea.

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Broadleaf Plantain – The “Weed” You Won’t Want to Be Without

September 15, 2019 By Laurie Neverman 18 Comments
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Some may view this humble plant as “just a weed”, but once you learn about the wide range of benefits and uses of broadleaf plantain, you’ll never want to be without it. From nutritious leafy greens to soothing healer inside and out, this wild plant is a blessing is disguise. In this post, we’ll share how to identify plantain herb, broadleaf plantain benefits and how to manage it in the yard and garden.

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Burdock – Identification, Benefits, Uses for Food and Medicine

August 9, 2019 By Laurie Neverman 6 Comments
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Learn about the benefits of burdock. This edible, anti-inflammatory plant has a long history of use as an herbal cleanser, blood purifier and tonic. We’ll share tips on identification, harvesting and use for food and medicine.

Burdock, Arctium lappa and Arctium minus

Arctium lappa and Arctium minus are similar in appearance. The two have similar medicinal properties. Arctium minus is more widespread.

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Burdock, Arctium lappa and Arctium minus

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