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Article: Forage Your Own Dandelions For A Nutrient Rich Tea

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Forage Your Own Dandelions For A Nutrient Rich Tea

Hey, everyone! 

It's packed with nutrients, it has a long history of medicinal uses, and it's often time dismissed as a pesky "weed"... It's a dandelion!

 

This seriously underrated flower is esteemed by herbalists for its resilience and health benefits! Potassium, vitamins A, C, K, & E are just a few of the vitamins found in Dandelions. Not to mention, they contain calcium, folate, manganese, and iron!

Dandelions were even used as a valuable and nutrient-rich food source during the great depression - yes, you can eat them whole in salads + more!

Today, we're sharing our favorite way to consume this useful plant. As a delicious herbal tea! Let's dive into how to make this.

Ingredients: * forage ¼ cup fresh dandelion flowers or more * 1 cup boiling water * Honey for sweetness

Instructions: * Rinse the dandelion flowers quickly, if desired, and place them in your mug. * Pour boiling water over the flowers to fill the mug. * Let the tea steep for 5-10 minutes. Straining the flowers is optional. I like to keep them in my cup and eat them!

Notes: * For a less bitter tea, use only the petals in a strainer. * For a stronger flavor, include dandelion leaves in the steeping process. * Sweeten the tea to your liking with honey or your preferred sweetener.

 

Before we go, we wanted to leave you with a few spring foraging ideas! There are many wild plants and flowers that you can consume. ​We actually have a blog about wild harvesting magnolia flowers!​ Anyways, here's other plants/flowers you can enjoy foraging and consuming this spring!

 

  1. Clovers: Eat these raw in salads or even use as a pretty garnish! You can also steep them.
  2. Violets: Use the beautiful purple flowers to make jelly, syrups, or as a garnish. You can eat the greens raw in salads or even cooked! Steep these as well.
  3. Chicory: Use the fresh plant steeped as a tea or eat them raw. The roots are commonly dried and roasted to make a coffee substitute!

 

Happy foraging,

Chelsea Henderson (Founder & Formulator)

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