We all know about delicious farm grown sun ripened summer produce, but did you know about the pesky weeds hold great nutrient potential? beauties?

Nutrient packed, full of essential plant chemicals, its natural medicine. Vaccination is essential, but how about we give it a little weed kick?

Part I

Nutrient Packed Culinary Weeds

Mom said to eat your weeds so next time you're in for some culinary adventure that packs a nutritional punch, give weeds a chance!

 

Instead of blasting your lawn and garden with dangerous cancer causing pesticides, harvest the earthy healthful benefits of these common weeds.

 

Delectably prepared these will infuse your body (and mind - for Part II) with nutrients and healthful therapeutic benefits.

 

Dandelions: only an eyesore to a artificially uniform golf course or manicured lawn while beautiful to behold it does come at a price. fresh tender greens lightly sauteed in EVO and garlic, crumbled feta Puslane: said to have more omega 3 than any other leafy green salad or stir fry succulent and crispy pepper

 

Clover: sweet red or white flowers attractive to honeybees. dried for tea leaves sauteed or added to salad

 

Chickweed: spinach like taste delicate also used to eat water bloat Plantain (weed not banana)

 

Eat Your Weed(s) Part II

Plants and Your Mind

Incredibly edible, these psychoactive and medicinal plants can deliver therapeutic relief and a mood boost that can support medical concerns. like painmanagement, nausea and poor appetite, anxiety, low libido and sexual

sluggishness.

 

Otherwise referred to as medical botany, these plants can be either fashioned into recipes or made into a beverage.

 

Damiana Turnera diffusa has been used by both men and women as an herbal aphrodisiac since the ancient Mayan civilization. female desire, sensation, dryness and men libido and erectile enhancement.

 

1. Kava Kava: potential for Anti anxiety, small doses. elevate mood and friendliness

 

1. Cannabis:Recreational use in smoking has had its drawbacks from overuse resulting in physical and mental impairment and may have impeded greater research as to its therapeutic potential to treat a multitude of medical concerns.

 

Active compounds research looks at possibility to reduce eye pressure relief from glaucoma, immune system function enhancement at low dose (higher doses may suppress), Cannabidiol treat damage to brain tissue as seen in strokes and arrest stroke damage such as paralysis and speech damage, antioxidant to reduce free radicals, link to possible treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Recipes

 

1. I Scream! (Cannabis Ice Cream) laced with green tea , choc chips, fresh cannabis herb or CBD for the timid, driving populous

 

1. CBD Summer smoothie

Nicolette's Super Covid Wipe-out Potion

2 stalks fresh chopped Rhubarb 5 oz

4 organic carrots peeled, chopped 12-16 oz

 

2 Sweet Apples (Fuji, Braeburn, Jonagold, or Mutsu recommended) apples cored and chopped

2 Peeled organic juice oranges quartered

1 cup organic coconut milk (reduced fat if desired)

3/4-1 cup water

1/2 cup ice cubes

2 scoops protein powder (Whey, Pea, other)

Sweetener to taste (Agave, honey, maple syrup, simple syrup)

8 drops CBD tincture

Makes about a quart (4 servings)