![]() Sometimes called “wild spinach,” this plant is a double for the supermarket staple. “Those were definitely sprayed with herbicides and pesticides, and your stomach will get mad at you.”Īnton Ignatenco/Adobe Stock Ortis/Adobe Stock Scisetti Alfio/Adobe Stock Lambsquarters “Also, don’t eat the roses that you picked up at the grocery store,” warns Nelson. ![]() In order to get the full properties, use it when its scent is still strong and lingering. “I love making rose water each summer, when the first roses are in full bloom,” says Nelson, who adds that rose hips, the fruit that forms after a rose gets pollinated, are high in vitamin C and make a great tea. Although the petals are edible, boiling them and condensing the steam makes rose water, which is common in Middle Eastern desserts and can be used on your skin and hair. ”Here in Ohio, if you give wild roses an inch, they’ll take 17 miles,” says Nelson. Roses are more than a romantic gesture, they’re a tasty addition to meals. Here, Nelson suggests 10 common plants that you can forage. Foraging feels like tapping back into a practice that we just forgot about for a couple of generations.” ![]() “So much foraging knowledge was being passed around during slavery, because if you weren’t creative with the meager amount of food you were given, you couldn’t take care of yourself. Foraging while Black is also a revolutionary act for Nelson, who hopes her presence encourages more people to join.
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