What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Skirret:The Sweet Root!
The English called it 'Skirwort', meaning 'white root' or "Sugar Root". In Scotland, as "Crummock". It was bought over to the colonies in the 1600's. Skirret is a strong staple crop. Each plant grows a cluster of sweet, 5-8" white roots which can be grated into salads, eaten raw and gets sweeter when roasted.
Sunchoke-Jerusalem Artichoke
Thse knobby tubers are actually the edible roots of a now native North American sunflower species!,
Yampah: Gives Stamina!
The Cheyenne, Flathead, Blackfoot, Okanagan-Colville and Yana all considered the roots a staple eaten fresh, baked, boiled, and dried for the future. The Dakota fed the roots to young Buffalo runners to give them stamina when leading buffalo over the cliffs during hunts.
Camas: Gets sweet when you heat it!
Camassia Quamash is found naturally in North America & Canada. This edible bulb was wild harvested by Native Americans & also Canadians such as the Cree & Salish. It was considered a culinary staple, used in both savory and sweet dishes and and a huge 18C trade item with the English and the Dutch.
Burdock: Healthy for you!
Burdock is a sturdy growing plant that will give you a good crop. Introduced to the Colonies by the English and French in the 1600's this root is now eaten all over the world. Harvest at the end of its first year, row in a tall long box or grow bag, it will train the root to grow straight and be more easily harvested!.
Catails: The supermarket of the marshes
Cattail roots, or rhizomes are usually said to be best eaten in the fall or winter. You can eat all of this plant at different times of the year. Read more to learn all the ways this plant provides.
Wapato: Floats to the surface when forage it with your toes
Wapato is also known as arrowhead, duck-potato and Indian potato as it is cooked just like one. If you are lucky to come across at patch of it. youll not be hungry for a long time. a dozen slightly different species and varieties, in marshes, swamps, borders of lakes, streams, and ponds in every one of the lower 48 sta
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