Weed

Flower or Weed? Let the Debate Begin!

About this time every year in my hot, Texas yard, clumps of wiry-looking leaves begin growing on my front lawn. These clumps hurt if you step on them, especially if they are exceptionally dry. If left alone, however, they will bloom into tiny, lavender-white…

The Persistence of Life

What Weeds and Vacant Lots Teach Me

10 Reasons Weeds Are the Future of Food

Weeds: The Only Thing Worse Than Terrorists

*All* of your weeds are trying to tell you something!

There’s a whole subcategory of “weed control” that studies how to interpret what it means when a “weed” is growing in your area, herbicide-resistant or not. Rather than summarize, here’s a pretty fantastic run-down:

Anti-Plant Vitriol is Shocking!

Especially when they make such yummy food

Getting sick eating wild plants has never been easier!

I think I may have crossed that line finally last night, of getting too “cocky” with my obsession to eat wild plants.

Though there’s actually no telling what caused this massive stomach ache, really. Because…

What happens when you start eating weeds

It started with a nibble. Furtive really. And then another and another. Taste-testing as I weeded my market garden, to see if there really was some commercial potential in these over-looked and mostly maligned plants.