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MmmM I do love a good lemon or lime water, how much do you usually use saber? I usually squeeze at least a half lemon in, I really like the sour/sweet flavor, but I can enjoy a whole one even more, so refreshing on a hot summer day!
I highly recommend "Field Guide to North American Edible Wild Plants" By Elias and Dykeman ... Probably the most efficient book out there for learning this stuff. It's thin and portable, which is important. Great big color pictures which is a must, sketches just don't cut it if you're going to try and eat what you're finding. It also breaks each plant down by it's uses, whether it can be eaten as a trailside snack, a potherb, ground for flour, tuber, etc. Most importantly it has a section on the most poisonous plants in the area, which are the ones we should learn first thing because there's only a handfull of deadly ones and once you've internalized them, you almost nullify risk of death from eating wilds. Then after that, you can focus on learning which ones you can eat! The book also has a range map and instructions for preparation. For the few dollars that it can be purchased on the web, it is really worth it's weight in gold. I also recommend for learning how to identify plant families, Thomas Elpel's Botany in Day. Not a field guide, but equally importantly it teaches you how plants are organized in to catgories so that you could go to a region you've never been before and make inferences about the plants based on leaf shape and organization.
For anyone living in a different region I'd recommend that they find a book with similar attributes to the field guide I listed above, most importantly learn the poisonous plants of the area and it should have big, clear, color pictures!
Also whenever you're out in the woods (or anywhere, these can often be found in city parks too!), collect a sprig or two, say thank you to the plant, and then bring it home for ID on the web. Usually with a few good keywords in google images you should be able to identify, or narrow it down. And just keep doing this regularly. It is very freeing to be able to walk through the woods and realize you're surrounded by food!
While I'm out moving the cows around and working on the farm I'm always on the lookout for wild edibles. Some of my favorites are violas (violets), dandelion, lamb's quarters, wintercress, fungus of all varieties (though I often cook these), bedstraw (thank's jessica for reminding me about this one!), young tender leaves of basswood (tilia), the roots of common grass, wild leeks (ramps) and a host of others. See my post on biophotons for an explanation of why wild edibles are typically superior to cultivated veggies in regards to nutrition and energy (biophotons) composition.
For cultivated species, I like cauliflower, all peppers, radishes, lettuces (especially bibb, yum!), carrots in small quantities, any leafy greens actually, ginger root, chives, tomatoes (maybe a fruit?), okra, and others I'm not remembering right now. But most of those I eat instinctively and for health, I don't get excited about them like I do about meat and fruits (though I only eat fruits in very small quantities). Oh and I will eat sprigs of cilantro and parsley raw, or once in a great while make veggies juices with these as the base. Oh and celery!
Any "trip-hop" fans here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOV0v9G_Wx4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ9pEAABU_I
Unfortunately in the US, the "wild" is often not far from centers of civilization.
Are both of us cursed with such sensitivities or are we actually blessed? XP It's so strange. I remember eating these foods without such extreme negative reactions, but now I absolutely cannot handle them. When I tried to start recovery, first by the WAP diet, I attempted to use spices to cook, and it always made me feel ill. Plant antioxidants/aromatic compounds are a big no for me generally; if I do decide to eat something like a cucumber, I peel the skin or layers at the top since that is where most of the plant defense compounds exist. Also, I'm allergic to pretty much everything a person can be allergic to, but I think this is a good thing since it's a strong incentive to stop eating neolithic food. However, I can still eat seafood/shellfish and egg yolk so I'm still happy.
Ewww.... They live in civilization eating our garbage. Why would you want to?
Techydude... you should be able to find wildflower in most areas, which is cultivated bees brought to wild flowers. For wild bees and wild flowers you will probably have to go hunting.
I'm better today than I was yesterday. I think the bone marrow helped. I don't recommend raw egg yolk though, because it is pretty messy.
Try getting paleo bananas.
I can tell you that the cavendish bananas my country exports are freaks and full of chemicals.
Filipinos do not eat cavendish bananas, they are not sold in our local markets.
I recently wrote about honey in my blog
http://www.myhealthblog.org/2011/05/11/raw-wild-honey-in-ifugao-rare-and-expensive/
Freshwater fish are much more likely to carry dangerous parasites.
Also, ocean fish have a much higher mineral content in their environment, and their food is more nutritious, because of that mineral content.
Yeah, great! That's really RAW and untreated.
Here is happy oldschool rave girl Marusha:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXOH--aSjss&feature=related