Wisconsin Gardener:
Sources for “Healthy Weeds ” #1502
ORNAMENTAL BAMBOO
Hardy Varieties for Wisconsin:
Fargesia murieliae Umbrella Bamboo
Fargesia Jiuzhaigou - Collected in Northern Sichuan at 3200 meters, this is
a very cold hardy bamboo.
Fargesia nitida ‘Nymphenburg’ named after the Nymphenburg Palace
and Garden in Munich.
Fargesia nitida ‘McClure’ named after Floyd McClure, the famous
bamboo collector at the Smithsonian.
PULLING DANDELIONS
The Healthy Lawn Team of Madison experimented
with these 4 weeders:
Fiskars Uproot Weeder
Hound Dog Weed Hound
Grampa’s Weeder
SpeedyWeedy
EATING DANDELIONS
Web Sites
www.redsagehealth.com
www.edibleweeds.com
Books
Healing Wise
by Susun Weed (SPELLED CORRECTLY!)
Stalking the Wild Asparagus
by Euell Gibbons
The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved
by Sandor Ellix Katz
The Weed Cookbook
by Adrienne Crowhurst
Recipes
Tonic Root Salad
3 medium carrots
1 good-sized burdock root
½ cup grated or julienned dandelion root – well scrubbed
2-3 T. honey or maple syrup
2 T. soy sauce (low sodium is okay)
1 T. roasted sesame oil
1 T. freshly grated ginger
sprinkle of apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar
optional: white or black sesame seeds
Grate roots and sprinkle with vinegar, not so much for flavor but to prevent
oxidation.
Add ginger, syrup (or honey), oil and soy sauce. Toss to coat roots with dressing
and garnish with sesame seeds.
Note: This recipe can also be prepared as a sauté.
Wild Green Salad
Dandelion greens, especially spring-harvested
Chickweed
Violet Leaves & Flowers
Fresh Chives
Balsamic Vinegar
Olive Oil
Salt & Fresh Pepper
INSTALLING RAIN BARRELS
For more information about installing a rain barrel or starting a rain barrel program
in your community contact:
Sustain Dane
222 S. Hamilton St. #1
Madison, WI 53703
tel: 608-316-6844
Web site: www.rainfordane.org
e-mail: rainbarrel@sustaindane.org
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