Category: Right Under Your Nose

Shepherd’s purse (냉이) is everywhere, and it’s early leaf shape is easy to mistake for a common dandelion. It lacks the milky liquid of the dandelion, and has a distinctive flower and seedpod, the latter from which it derives its name. Although it’s often maligned as a prolific weed, it’s a primary ingredient in one…

Have you ever foraged for food? Depending where you grew up, there may have been obvious plants to forage, maybe seasonal berries, leafy greens, or various other herbs, roots and mushrooms. At the end of sixth grade, our elementary school class spent a few days at an outdoor school. Amongst the skills we were introduced…