74560 309 Environment Green Living General Green Living true Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:01:28 -0800 /system/videos/3/60/45/07/74560.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, environment, green, living How To Forage For Wild Edible Plants http://www.howcast.com/videos/74560-How-To-Forage-For-Wild-Edible-Plants http://www.howcast.com/videos/74560-How-To-Forage-For-Wild-Edible-Plants/edit approved 122 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=74560"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=74560" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 19 kevinveselka http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/74560/Picture_16_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 4578 false false false 48739 1 6 Warning Ingesting unknown vegetation is always dangerous. If you have any doubt about something, don’t eat it.

]]> 48740 2 30 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/74560/30.jpg Educate yourself Learn about the plants that grow wild in your area and are edible. Your local Horticultural Society or librarian can help you.

]]> 48741 3 39 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/74560/39.jpg Locate foraging areas Locate areas with natural plant life. Even large cities often have parks where edible wild plants can be foraged.

]]> 48742 4 46 Tip To avoid pesticides, don’t forage near railroad tracks or power line rights-of-way.

]]> 48743 5 52 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/74560/52.jpg Bring a book Bring an illustrated plant reference book with you to help identify plants and determine whether they are safe to eat.

]]> 48744 6 59 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/74560/59.jpg Know the edible parts Make sure you know which part of a plant is edible. Sometimes the roots are edible but the leaves are not, and vice versa.

]]> 48745 7 66 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/74560/66.jpg Know what to avoid Do not eat unknown plants that have a milky sap or a sap that turns black when exposed to air; are mushroom-like; resemble onions, garlic, parsley, parsnip, or dill; or have carrot-like leaves, roots, or tubers.

]]> 48746 8 81 Tip Follow this rule when foraging for mushrooms: If it ain’t hollow, don’t swallow; if it’s wavy, don’t make gravy; if it’s reddish, you could be deadish.

]]> 48747 9 90 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/74560/90.jpg Wash before eating Wash foraged food before eating it, especially anything picked lower than waist high.

]]> 48748 10 98 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/74560/98.jpg Don’t be greedy Don’t be greedy: Don’t pick every single berry, nut, or plant from an area—leave some for your fellow foragers!

]]> 48749 11 107 Fact Out of 85,556 questionable mushroom ingestions reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers in an 11-year period, only 14 resulted in fatalities.

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