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Where is a good place to pick wild plants and herbs around Seattle?

rothgors asked in Health & Fitness about 1 year ago | Report

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  • Skull_pumpkin_small
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    Anywhere there's an open spot with plants growing it it, to start. This area is crazy fertile. Fennel and blackberries are two that you'll find almost anywhere that weeds are allowed to grow.

    I have eaten all these things wild in Seattle:
    - dandelion flowers, buds, and leaves
    - fennel
    - blackberries
    - salal
    - Oregon grape
    - cherries
    - raspberries

    Two caveats:
    - Know your area. Don't eat stuff that has been sprayed. For similar reasons, right on the side of a busy road isn't great either.
    - I would not glean cultivated herbs or fruit without the express permission of the owner. You may not know the cost or trouble they went through to get that dinky little weed.

    CleverScreenName answered in Health & Fitness about 1 year ago | Report
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    Not from public parks, plz!

    Seattle Municipal Code 18.12.070 prohibits removal of any driftwood, wood, tree, shrub, plant, flower, fruit, nut, soil, sand, sod, or other element from any Seattle park.

    Besides being illegal, careless pickers (and sometimes whole-plant takers) have done damage and cost the city money.

    Besides, the animals need to eat too!

    JN answered in Health & Fitness about 1 year ago | Report
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    Check this out:

    http://questionland.com/questions/10346-where-can-i-forage-for-chickweed-burdock-purslane-and-nettles-in-seattle#ysi_a_31723

    BugMeNot answered in Health & Fitness about 1 year ago | Report
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    Pick up guide to native edible plants, and head out to the mountains during wildflower season or late summer. Such edibles can include:

    - Mushrooms (err, make sure you know what you're eating; there are lots of common varieties out there that are edible, but that aren't ones you hear about like the boletus)
    - Various flowers such as glacier lilies
    - Berries of all sorts (salmon berries, blueberries, huckleberries, salal berries, oregon grape, etc.)

    For more mountain edibles, check this link: http://northernbushcraft.com/index.htm

    I've also read that dandelion and lamb's ear are edible. If you've got a good pair of leather gloves, you can harvest nettles from almost any of the low-lying temperate forests (the damper, the better) and then steam or boil to take the sting out.

    MyrnaMinkoff answered in Health & Fitness about 1 year ago | Report
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