17 Aug Mon 2009
FOOD FOR FREE:ALTERNATIVES TO GENETICALLY ENGINEERED and ADULTERATED STORE FRUIT and VEGGIES?
In the TIMES OF:NO MONEY,NO JOB, NO HOME,NO FOOD- HARVEST THE WILD EDIBLES .IT IS for FREE plus :GMO,PESTICIDE AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS FREE!Hold on: You forgot one thing,which one is edible and which one is poisonous?Aha..you need to be aware and do your homework depending where do you live! In case you are in Florida here arte some incredible edibles from what is leftover from the wilderness.
What is for dinner?
Fetch in the wild for the famous pursalane greens or pig weed, it makes a great raw salad with wild florida cherry tomato . Or cook it sauted with wild onion and garlic ,add the infamous rounded up dandelion greens weed and the boiled sliced dandelion root .Chop in prickly pear spikless cactus...add sea salt and extra virgin olive oil..mix and serve. YUMMY! Cost:FREE!
The Ubiquious Dandelion (Taraxacum officnale) :Which translates into "official remedy for illness".The seeds travel like parachute and spread all over .It is very rich in minerals and vitamins especiallyA , C and the B chain..It is bitter though especially when eaten raw..to take away the bitterness ,steam it.You risk the loss of the rich minerals and enzymes for the sake of taste!
Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia spp.):The pear shaped cactus is a favorite dish when cooked or eaten as a salad among the indigenous peoples of the Caribean, Florida peninsula and the South and Central America .In mexicao it is used along with Aloe vera to treat certain cancers.It is also available in the form of dietery food supplemnts.
During the summer we have a plenty of edible fruit to harvest in the wild like:
Elderberry,coconut,dates,sawpalmetto,grapes.apples,papaya,avocado.
Coconut : Is a good source of vitamins and trace minerals. The natives here used its juice water to combat kidney and liver ailments besides to relinquish thirst.The oil extracted from the coconut is used for cooking and salads besides as an ointmment for the skin and a hair conditioner and fortifier.
Saw palmetto berries:Those fruits from the pigmy palms are a good food for those who have prostate problems .
Elderberry: The flowers and fruits were considered a great source for combating colds and flu.Also the berries were cooked into jelly ,juice,jam and preserve.
There are more and more to explore of the incredible wild edibles..Stay tuned