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Q.Forging For Edibles And Medicinal Purposes

Zone 58801 | Anonymous added on July 23, 2024 | Answered

I live in zone 3a and 4a

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on July 24, 2024

Be sure you are certain about a plant's identification before eating it. There are many look-a-likes that are toxic. Your local library should have lots of information and maybe even information about a local group of foragers. Here is information that should help:

https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/plant-identification-and-foraging/foraging

https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/thurston/foraging/

https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-news/can-i-eat-weeds-my-backyard

https://www.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2011%20wild%20edible%20directory.pdf

http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/Edible_Plants_Ramer_Silver_Weizmann/Pages/Homepage.html

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