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What's In Season?

Spring Greens!

During the Spring of the year, AND ONLY THE SPRING, many native plants can be enjoyed such as Pigweed, Lamb's Quarters, Plantain, Shepherd's Purse, Peppergrass, Filed Cress/ Cow Cress, Garlic Mustard, Chickweed (pick only when NOT in bloom), Pale Violet, Wintercress, Black Mustard, Evening Primrose, Dandelion, Chicory, Fireweed, Live Forever (Sedum purpureum), Lady's Thumb, Henbit, and Sheep Sorrell, and Fiddlehead Ferns. Some you may with to incorporate into salads or pasta dishes. Others are better cooked. Try gently steaming or sautéing with onions, butter and herbs.

Spring greens are a great source of iron, Vitamin K and fiber. Early settlers used these plants to make medicines. Because they are not eaten often, digestive upsets may occur if you over indulge.

Be very careful you identify these plants correctly. Use caution and when in doubt, DON'T. Better yet check with these growers of lettuces, greens and mesclun.

For more information check out Edible Wild Plants, A North American Field Guide By Thomas S. Elias & Peter A. Dykeman

Brawdy Farms Eden (716) 992-4194
Briggs Farm Pleasant Valley (845) 635-9388
Fresh Herbs of Fabius Fabius (315) 683-5159
Freshlink Farms Pennfield (585) 872-7303
Great Veggies Ithaca
Green Rabbit Farm Madison (315) 893-7647
Madura Farms Middletown (845) 820-1505
Madura Farms Pine Island (845) 258-1102
Organic Matters Farm Lyons (315) 331-8319
Stan-Pat Farm East Moriches (631) 878-4416
Stick & Stone Farm Ithaca (607) 256-9941

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