Eat Weeds: A field guide to foraging: how to identify, harvest, eat and use wild plants

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Whether for survival or fun, foraging can be a great way to supplement your diet with plants that are not only delicious but can also be healthy. The pair’s personable style makes you feel like you’re out on a wander with them, and the recipes and descriptions of flavours will make you want to jump up and go straight into your kitchen, via your own weedy garden.

Three generations ago, it was common practice all over the world to collect this wild food; knowledge of what, where and when to forage.Three generations ago, it was common practice all over the world to collect this wild food; knowledge of what, where and when to forage was a necessary part of daily life. You can mix the petals in with pancake batter, cookie dough and cakes, or fry them whole in a fritter. Diego has been featured by Marie Claire, GQ Australia, Lonely Planet, the Sydney Morning Herald, and ABC, among other media outlets. From forest to seaside, riverbank to city street - even your own yard - there is wild food and medicine available to those who know what to look for. Garlic mustard is commonly found growing in shady spots, such as on the edges of woods and hedgerows.

Very helpful if you want to learn about foraging in Eastern Australia, including Sydney and surrounds. When blooming, clover flowers are significantly different from wood sorrel flowers, having multiple pink or white flowers that give the appearance of a sphere. Forewards by Costa Georgiadis, with added content by Kirsten of Milkwood, Pat of Pat Collins Herbalist, Oliver of Fat of the Land and Sea, Adam of Very Edible Gardens and more.All of the wood sorrel plant is edible, and if you do mix it up with clover, don’t worry, your bite will taste more like vanilla than citrus, but both are edible. Made of stainless steel with a waxed beechwood handle, it has sharpened tines which cut through hard and soft soil very easily. Diego has been featured by Marie Claire , GQ Australia, Lonely Planet , The Sydney Morning Herald , ABC and SBS, among other media outlets. It is part of the very DNA he grew up with on the land and this book is an invitation to observe the world around us with a whole new set of goggles. This article will get you started on the Top 12 Yummiest edible Weeds, and don’t miss this recipe for Purslane Relish.

Eat Weeds shows you how to engage with wild food sources, transforming your neighbourhood into an edible adventure.When I was a kid, instead of spraying to remove dandelions, I would collect and then sell the blooms to the local winery to be used for dandelion wine.