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Timestamps:
00:00 - Clover is edible?!
01:00 - Is clover native?
01:49 - Gathering clover to eat
02:17 - Preparing clover to eat
03:30 - My favorite way to consume clover
04:44 - Can clover be used as a vanilla substitute?
05:12 - Positively identifying clover
06:13 - Clover lookalikes you should know!
07:04 - When to find clover
07:36 - The potential dangers of eating clover…
10:02 - The potential benefits of eating clover
10:39 - Another yard plant you need to know!
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- www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/5/1261
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@FeralForaging Месяц назад

If you'd like to see a video on wood sorrel (the one I mentioned), let me know here! I really hope you all enjoyed the video. 🙏

@MrTrecutter1 Месяц назад

Yes please

@Green.Country.Agroforestry Месяц назад

I enjoy an occasional nibble on oxalis, particularly the little seed pods .. super concentrated oxalic acid, so indulge in moderation .. but they do tease the taste buds in a pleasantly sour way. Do It !!

@lauriemclean1131 Месяц назад

I would love to see a video on wood sorrel. It grows in my yard and I'd love to know how to use it.

@spacerunner357 Месяц назад

Yes that would be good to see a video about. I did in joy the video, and also what is the clover plant high in, like is it high in magnesium or protine?

@adamaburas5206 Месяц назад

I would love to see a video on wood sorrels!

@tkellybrew Месяц назад

I think it was my third grade teacher that told me that the local indigenous population would toast the flowers, then grind it into flour to make cakes that are supposedly high in protein

@sandraking9650 25 дней назад

Thankyou

@seriouslyjoking2 5 дней назад

What interesting information. Thank you.

@evershade.after.dark. Месяц назад

Yes! I want to see a wood sorrel video. I love eating the tart "green bananas". 🥰

@TestUser-cf4wj Месяц назад

You may want to see a urologist for an ultrasound to detect kidney stones. Oxalic acid in food is one of the main contributors to the formation of stones.

@anyascelticcreations Месяц назад

I doubt this person eats enough of this to even compare to many grocery store vegetables.

@catbat1242 Месяц назад

I literally used to eat those when I was a kid. Lmao!

@LorisBenedict Месяц назад

@@catbat1242 Me too!

@jerryclark5725 23 дня назад

I compare in structure to little okras.

@Jimbo878 Месяц назад

as soon as the clover flowers I stop mowing the lawn, the bees absolutely love it, if you take 2 or 3 flowers and rub them between your hands you can smell honey 😊

@dorothymartin8557 14 дней назад

Unfortunately, yellow jackets and wasps also love clover, as well as other pests.

@yearginclarke 12 дней назад

@@dorothymartin8557 Wasps aren't all bad, mostly they're only a problem when you accidentally stumble into/contact their nest. They're an important part of the ecosystem that hunts pest insect populations in their own unique way that other insect predators can't do.

@kittenlang8641 11 дней назад

@@yearginclarkekeep meat tenderizer where you can reach it fast: poison is made of protein, and tenderizer breaks down proteins. It REALLY works.

@alisapirkey2185 4 дня назад

@kittenlang8641 That's what my grandma used

@kittenlang8641 4 дня назад

@@alisapirkey2185 use it on a sting once and you'll keep on hand ✌🏼

@aaronhopkins6697 Месяц назад

Clover is also a nitrogen fixing plant in the garden as a growing plant and also for a green mulch. Just cut it and spread it on the gardens as mulch . Tip for your cooking water use on your favourite plants as a nitrogen liquid feed. Just let it cool down before putting on plants. Also when starting out your wild greens foraging journey then start off by eating a small amounts and build up to a meal size serving. Incase of any reactions you might have. Green love from Australia 💚🌲🌏🙏

@OffGridInvestor Месяц назад

In Australia we have grass and this is a "subterranean". It grows under the grass in its shade and adds nitrogen to the soil thru their roots. Actually not need to cut or burn it. Lupins are another one and have these odd root lumps which contain the nitrogen.

@aaronhopkins6697 Месяц назад

@@OffGridInvestor clover is also edible and has medicinal properties.

@adreabrooks11 25 дней назад

Great thought about the water! Thanks for the info!

@MonkeyBoy-sd9vc Месяц назад

I have several wild edibles in my yard, even had a wild summer grape vine pop up under a tree in my front yard, muscadine in the side yard along with blueberries and after digging up an old fire pit, blackberries exploded from the spot it was in. I'm very lucky in this regard.

@kenhorn6489 Месяц назад

Amen👍✌️

@Stacey0909 Месяц назад

Nice!🎉

@Beardqt День назад

we were blessed with tons of clover and found a sassafras bush in our front yard randomly, i'll take it!

@timbrown8038 25 дней назад

Crimson and Clover. Over and over..🎶

@mikewatson9501 2 дня назад

Tommy James and the shondells oh my I’m old😂😂

@lukeswain1752 День назад

@@mikewatson950125 here and know tommy J. Classic song! You're not old, just wise! 🤠

@danedralin8064 Месяц назад

Please do a video on the Wood Sorel. You do a great job on these videos

@FeralForaging Месяц назад

Thanks so much! I hope to be able to make it soon. I have another BIG video project taking all my attention right now that should be up before the end of the week. 😅

@TestUser-cf4wj Месяц назад

@@FeralForagingIf you make a video on foraging for sorel (oxalis) you really should include adamant warnings that consuming it can and does contribute to the formation of kidney stones in susceptible people, and that you won't know if you're susceptible until you get a stone. In my opinion, as someone well acquainted with oxalis _and_ kidney stones, it is a plant best left to the deer and rabbits to eat.

@theinquisitivecritter Месяц назад

I love that plant!! So tasty

@DIEGhostfish 7 дней назад

@@TestUser-cf4wj As someone familiar with both. It's worth it if you've got the health insurance.

@kaymojil7669 Месяц назад

As a child we had a downright magical patch of white clover near our home… it grew so many four-leafs and big beautiful flowers… my brother and I would sneak off to eat the flowers and call it bunny food

@timmurphy334 Месяц назад

My top spring wild edibles in no order: clover, wood sorrel, dandelion, plantago, maple blossoms, forsythia flowers, garlic mustard, onion grass, violets, purple dead nettle...

@matchpoint14 26 дней назад

timmurphy, What about Blackberry shoots?

@countesscable Месяц назад

My Irish Gran called white clover ‘milk of the meadow’ and used to pull of the flowers and chew the base, which is sweet.

@leannezezeski-sass2773 Месяц назад

I grew up with these in my yard my entire life without ever being told you can eat them. It’s sad the more I learn about nature, the more I realize how the average person is so disconnected from it

@yohon5117 16 дней назад

Right.. As a child of the 80's out to play with the sun and in at set. Literally forged the land to eat between. Berries.. honeysuckle, even wild onion. Would have been nice to had added clove to the mix.

@kathyjordan3922 7 дней назад

I hear you. When we were grade school age we made clover flower chains for bracelets and headbands. Nobody ever said they were edible

@EPICSOUNDTRAX Месяц назад

I plant bags of white clover every year.i want a nice thick white clover lawn . It helps fruit trees a lot.

@Green.Country.Agroforestry Месяц назад

Try mixing 2 or more varieties of white clover when overseeding .. it improves the odds of germination and overall vigor of your clover patch (unless you're planning on harvesting and selling the seed .. most of us aren't !) 🍀

@oakmaiden2133 Месяц назад

Red clover!😊

@lindajohnson1035 Месяц назад

Thank you for the info on it helping fruit trees

@CottageCupcake 5 дней назад

I’m 65 and my aunt always made use bracelets out of white clover. Such a fond memory.

@westernmasswonderwoman3326 День назад

One of my earliest memories, from when I was probably about 2 years old, was sitting on the lawn in my backyard eating clover leaves. Somehow in my tiny, not-fully-developed brain, I distinctly remember thinking if cows eat it then I can eat it too and it must be good for me. Thus began my lifelong journey as an herbalist!

@DeathbyButterflies1 20 дней назад

i grew up constantly eating this flowers, i always found them kinda magical

@Danin4985 Месяц назад

Yes, I broadcast white clover seeds all over my lawn few years back. Very easy to grow, no care required. Bees love them.

@ericarnaud7983 Месяц назад

My quail love clover flowers, my rabbits love clover, my goats love it. ✔️

@GeorgeCoggins Месяц назад

it may be trending now but growing up my master gardener grandmothers entire yard was white clover so i always thought it was a common thing lol.

@TestUser-cf4wj Месяц назад

It's much nicer to walk on barefoot too, although you need to watch out for bees.

@Redline6ix Месяц назад

I have half a bag of it in the basement lol

@TheDragonSeer День назад

It used to be common in her days to have some white clover in the yard (on purpose) lol

@GeorgeCoggins День назад

@@TheDragonSeer indeed!@

@kiranphantomgryphon3605 19 дней назад

This is a really great video. I have lots of clover in my lawn and I love to nibble on it raw while I'm working outside. I find a lot of four leaf clovers out there- I eat them too! Also, thank you for not just addressing some of the potential harmful aspects of clover, but also for presenting them in an unbiased way, citing scientific research and without fearmongering. I would love to see a video on sorrels as well. Thanks for making such great foraging videos!

@FeralForaging 19 дней назад

Working on the wood sorrel video right now!

@egyptcat4301 Месяц назад

I love wood sorrel! I ate it as a child all the time! We called it sour grass.😊

@helenjohnson7021 25 дней назад

Yesss❤

@bradlafferty Месяц назад

Excellent review of a versatile plant! Not only food with real nutrition, but of medical uses as well. Thanks for another great vid!

@baneverything5580 Месяц назад

Black eyed pea leaves are 40% protein and simple and cheap to grow from dry bags. Boil the young pods while green along with young leaves with chopped raw bacon pieces.

@cindyjackson108 Месяц назад

Appreciate all you do and share with the group. 😊

@clairebeane3455 Месяц назад

We have white and red clover absolutely all over my city!!! Eugene, Oregon. We used to nibble on them as children growing up in Portland, Oregon.

@jamesvatter5729 Месяц назад

When I was a kid, everyone called wood sorrel "sweet clover."

@clairebeane3455 Месяц назад

We called it Sweet Grass (not sure why). Every time I saw it then (or see it now for that matter) I pick it and chew on it. I just love it!!!

@VilkasG Месяц назад

that little flower in the end is actually quite oftenly used here in europe for throat illnesses and sleeping better. it even has a lookalike that is very short

@GeorgeCoggins Месяц назад

absolutely love various Sorrel's great when your partched on a hike and your mouth is dry because you forgot your water bottle back at the entrance lol id love to chat sometime Brother i spend most of my days wandering the local woodlands of northeast PA eating salads from the ground along the way

@DIEGhostfish 7 дней назад

A friend taught me that exact trick after I drank my whole water.

@sherryh7485 Месяц назад

That wood sorrel also looks like the little purple leaves we'd pick out of the backyard and eat, very sour but good. The white and pink clover looking tiny flowers tasted sweet, like sugar. We'd pull out the individual "pistils" to draw out the sweetness.

@eugenetswong Месяц назад

I knew about this weed as food, and even spent a significant time eating them, but it's good to see your video talk about how delicious it is. Thank you so much. A video on wood sorrel will be great for the community.

@BushcraftingBogan Месяц назад

Iced white clover is so refreshing on hot summer days. I steep it in a quart jar then leave it in the refrigerator overnight.

@paulmudreac5784 7 дней назад

Your evolution is amazing. Content is more and more qualitative. Amazing. Keep up the good work. I love it!

@FeralForaging 7 дней назад

Thank you!

@sandywatts2649 Месяц назад

We used to call that one sour grass and my mother‘s mother from Slovakia used to make sour grass soup, and I tried making it one time and it came out really very good!

@cheylikespie 29 дней назад

We call wood sorrel "sour grass" in my area (NE Georgia) and I used to love eating it as a kid. I ate it so much, my mom told me it was clover that a dog peed on to get me to stop filling myself up on it before dinner. Very similar flavor to sourwood, which you should definitely cover if you haven't already. Sourwood is amazing, tastes like a granny smith apple and makes literally the best honey in the world imo. The Indigenous people used to brew it in teas to treat constipation as it is a natural diuretic. I worked as a tour guide once and would have people eat it and would specifically wait until people swallowed to mention that last part lol

@jeremytipton6076 28 дней назад

I like running clover leafs through a blender and then cook it with sour dock and Wild onions.

@Wilderness-Voice 20 дней назад

I enjoyed eating a lot of sour dock this spring.. also known as yellow dock. I found that even the big leaves were amazingly tender when cooked and I think it is my favorite green now. The root has wonderful healing properties.

@adreabrooks11 25 дней назад

Great idea about mixing the leaves and flowers in your tea! I've brewed the flowers for many years, and eaten the leaves in pottage. I'm going to try mixing them this year!

@colindeer4908 День назад

Takes me back to my childhood and my dad always had clover lawns and we got bed stings ha ha. I later used strawberry clover in my herbal medicine. A beautiful lawn, sweet smells after mowing. Just love them. Many thanks.

@markgarin6355 Месяц назад

Raspberry tea often is flavored with just the leaves.

@lobstrus5439 Месяц назад

Amazing video!!! It'd be hard to PAY for this level of information, I'm infinitely grateful to you for showcasing this plant in your video, and regarding that, your video was super high quality so well done!

@LorisBenedict Месяц назад

Clover makes the air smell so sweet❤ I LOVE Wood Sorrell ❤

@muddyshoesgardener 2 дня назад

Your tip about using the leaves for clover tea is great! I also add mint stems with clover tea for a darker, richer flavor. The stems are a game changer for color!

@ishoulduserumble Месяц назад

Clover flowers would probably work nice in a salad or as an edible garnish, an easy way to put it to use without eating too much of it.

@cheskydivision Месяц назад

I love seeing lawns covered in clover. As a kid in the 70’s most lawns had them because they were planted intentionally

@julierussell4316 25 дней назад

Just discovered you this spring, pretty cool stuff

@Green.Country.Agroforestry Месяц назад

I absolutely love trifolium repens, and the other close relatives in the genus .. although we did not replace the grass with a clover 'lawn', we mix 2-3 varieties of clover seed when planting in a new garden bed (along with trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous perennials) .. my 'gardening' style is just establishing an optimized forage area - like a natural forest, just with intentionally selected species. We can feed 12 humans off one acre with just three layers of forest. Low impact, low input, regenerative .. and so much more productive per acre of land usage than modern agriculture it is practically criminal. Mixing up different varieties of white clover improve the odds of getting full coverage, and as a default ground cover, clover is the absolute best. It supports and feeds the soil whenever you are not growing anything else intentionally, and is gregarious enough to permit the addition of _anything_ with just a little management. It provides a high protein fodder for your critters, too .. so don't gobble it all up yourself 😁

@crispy9175 Месяц назад

That's how i want to garden! Subscribed!

@Heather-pe7gm Месяц назад

You can eat the purple ones too. It's the Vermont State flower.

@earthisflat Месяц назад

When i used to live in Virginia i used to love picking and eating the white and red clover raw when i came across them on my daily walks, never tried them in a tea though but that sounds pretty good 👍

@joanneadahk124 28 дней назад

I love wood sorrel. Used to eat the little banana seeds as a kid 😉

@anyascelticcreations Месяц назад

I tossed a bunch of white clover into a stir fry with a bunch of spring greens. It was pretty tasty. Though, I included the stems which were a bit woody.

@user-ve7iz5ok8m 2 дня назад

My back yard is absolutely covered with clover leaves and flowers. I always wondered why some of the flowers were purple. Great podcast!

@tinkerbellbetty Месяц назад

Best close up and explanation ive seen ❤

@michaeldriskell2038 20 дней назад

Thank you ! Great information that I have never heard before! I chewed some flower stems when I was a kid, but had no idea they can be so good for you !! Thanks again!!😊

@creativecamo1 9 дней назад

White clover is great for chickens! I simply filter the clover through my chickens.

@creatinghanley Месяц назад

Thanks for making this video! (I see Nate Black influence…well done) About the phytoestrogen issue, to be clear, every human has estrogen receptors in each and every cell in their bodies. They are necessary for a myriad of functions, but if folks are concerned about quantity, I personally experiment a little and if it’s negative, then cut back. If you’re allergic, cut out. Clover seems fabulous! I’m going foraging in my backyard today! Thanks again!

@kbgwells3011 Месяц назад

I ate both clover and wood sorrel as a kid. Loved them both. Thanks for this video!! Subscribed!

@repentorperish1405 26 дней назад

I really do like White Clover Honey that has been produced by bees that have been foraging almost exclusively on fields of white clover. Excellent tasting honey.

@capndrake2507 Месяц назад

I would love to see a wood sorrel video! These videos have been super helpful and I really appreciate how much research you put into them. It shows you care. Thank you and keep up the great work!

@bryanmaxwell7332 Месяц назад

I grow 100% of my food source in my back yard along with my chickens. Only drink water…zero tobacco, alcohol, drugs, medications….If man made it…I don’t eat it

@Zooqitan 17 дней назад

This is a bit confusing; man didn't make tobacco, only helps the process of producing alcohol, and most drugs grow out of the ground (Cannabis, Psilocybin, Peyote, etc.) You are against these because they alter your mind AND you're against man made foods and medicines? Just making sure that I understand your point - what about plant medicines that aren't mind altering?

@lindajohnson1035 Месяц назад

Wood Sorrel is delicious, so I would love a more in depth VLOG on it

@michelleahrens3359 28 дней назад

I ate them when I was little ,the heads calcium main component red is higher....thankyou ....good life 😊

@adventurecreations3214 Месяц назад

Always a good, well researched video. Thanks

@OffGridInvestor Месяц назад

Got quite a bit of this in Australia

@betterstill100 Месяц назад

I allow clover to grow for my neighbors bees. I keep a natural meadow.

@paran0rmality Месяц назад

I harvest clover flowers for tea every year! Our yard explodes with clovers and dandelions each spring/summer so we have an abundance of both, plenty of it for us and the bees to share!

@Rebecca-sl8sl Месяц назад

Wonderful video! White clover brings up so many happy memories! Yes, please make a video on wood sorrel. Also, your video on fleabane was excellent too. I went and gathered some the very next day after watching your video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm learning so much!

@DIEGhostfish 7 дней назад

7:01 I would definitely love a Wood Sorrel video.

@FeralForaging 7 дней назад

Coming right up!

@user-xx8ht4uy3z 5 дней назад

glad to hear they are actually edible, I've eaten so many of these in my lifetime.

@debbieannlillard2650 Месяц назад

Yes I'd love to learn more about wood sorrel. I just know I enjoy grazing on them and dehydrating some for culinary use.

@Mattology1 Месяц назад

It is. I cut the grass and when it gets long it pops up and little purple flowers and the bumblebees like them. I cut my one little patch of grass. There is plenty more around. Very interesting channel with great information

@lynk8951 Месяц назад

I just moved and the amount of edible "weeds" right outside my front door. I'm excited to try them out. From clover to false strawberry. I'm thinking of doing a salad to try them all out at once and making a tea on the side. Thank you for posting these videos ❤

@Jovisstfan 8 дней назад

Wood sorrel is an amazing plant. It grows natively in Sweden and has been used as a spice for probably thousands of years.

@truepeace3 Месяц назад

I have a clover lawn…lol. So glad to know this before I killed it all.

@eabird4358 Месяц назад

Yes. Please do a video on wood sorel and wild thyme. Thanks and have a wild day

@justkenzie Месяц назад

My entire front yard is white clover, with a tiny bit of pink here and there. I love it and so do the wild bunnies!

@truepeace3 Месяц назад

So THAT’s why the wild bunnies are drawn to my yard!

@nancyculliton1540 Месяц назад

Love the info thanks 🙏🪴

@LittlePieceOfHeaven. 14 дней назад

Most sprouting mixes have clover in them ! and yes, young clover leaves are mild and sweet

@bloodfaythe13 Месяц назад

Wood sorrel is a childhood favorite of mine ❤ I remember eating them with my younger brother and sometimes with my Mom

@Keto-Cheato 6 дней назад

Ate some flowers earlier this week. I prefer the red ones. Energy.

@lyndaniel3369 9 дней назад

I have heard that oxalis (which has a beautiful purple underside and tart taste) will make you feel bloated, so you should consume little. Ha! Already watched the Fleabane first! THANK YOU.

@maria_w311 Месяц назад

Wood Sorrel was my son first foraging love.

@drrahilakurdi5943 Месяц назад

Beautiful ❤

@LittleJordanFarm Месяц назад

Great work 👏

@kathie4082 18 дней назад

Years ago, my children and i gathered edibles from our yard. Ladino, white clover, and red clover were among the choices. We made a tempera batter and dipped these clover blosdoms in it and then fried them with our other items. They were delicious. Also, one thing we discover is that clover sucks up most liquids quickly which showed us that they could be used like cottonballs. Something to remember when camping, etc.

@ThanksStJoseph 19 дней назад

Just discovered your channel. Very interesting.

@crispy9175 Месяц назад

This made me homesick. I used to live in Tennessee and had cover yards in several houses I lived in.. but not in the part of Florida where i live. :( didn't realize how much i missed those white clover flowers.

@sharongarrett4356 5 дней назад

The big ol' bees is why I don't cut mine. Leave banks of them around the yard. Love the idea of tea from these. Might try it tmrw!

@jeas4980 Месяц назад

Would love a video on wood sorrel! Also... if you enjoy the clover tea... you would likely enjoy the jelly made from it.

@Raurie4 Месяц назад

very interesting, glad I found you. 100% giving you a follow

@pattyconley4096 15 дней назад

Don't forget to leave some for the bees!❤

@lauriemclean1131 Месяц назад

I'd heard for a long time that red clover is used medicinally for women's issues but did not know that white clover is useful this way as well. 👍 Good to know. Thank you. White clover is somewhat easier for me to find.

@NinjaXryho Месяц назад

Tea is also made by crushing the ingredients while fresh and letting them ferment and air dry. I think the flavor would come out much differently that way.

@roberthaugen9871 4 дня назад

When I was a kid in Jackson, NJ, I had an overwhelming urge to taste a clover's leaves found in my front yard. It was a 4 leaf clover and had a pleasing, tangy-citrus flavor. I tried a bunch of its 3 leaf brothers and they were just as pleasant tasting. I showed my friends, who at first thought I was nuts, and soon I noticed quite a few people bending over to pick clover. Some people even started topping their salads with clover leaves.

@HaileyWatson Месяц назад

I rly hope u do a video on wood sorrel! I planted it last yr BC it's native for my local bees - it's got this great lemony taste to it. I took the leaves and flowers for salad toppers - great for dressing too. The stems got a good bite to it, so I tried blanching it but I wasn't too fond of it. I did use the stems for a pesto tho and that was amazing!