Let’s drink to the dandelion
“Wine is the flagship use for the petals and worth the effort if you make a good job of it”
As I have belaboured much in these articles, people often take exception to foraging on spurious conservation grounds. Yes, someone could help themselves to a lion’s mane fungus or eat toasted orchid bulbs, but easily half of the wild food that is collected in any quantity is a weed.
The dandelion, a notorious weed unearthed from lawns by the billion every year and destined for the compost heap, is well worth your consideration. Having so affirmed that it is an acceptable target
