Eat the Weeds Author:Ben Charles Harris Useless plants? — Dandelion-much maligned, yet has six times the Vitamin A of lettuce, more than twice the iron, calcium and phosphorus. — Wild Rose-has sixty times the Vitamin C of lemon. — Cattails-proved to be as nutritious as rice or corn. — Watercress-three times the Vitamin E of lettuce. — Acorns-the Indians used them for soup stock and bread f... more »lour.
These and over one hundred and forty other wild plants are explored in this fascinating guide to an interest which can give you new-and free-sources of food and fun.