EDIBLE WOODLAND GREENS

Nettles

Collect just the tips of nettles in spring and early summer before they go to seed. Good for adding to soups, stews and making

pesto. The sting goes away once cooked

Cleavers (Sticky weed)

Collect the tips before they grow too big and woods.

Strange texture but subtle taste. Eat raw finely chopped in salads or

cooked.

Hedge garlic (Jack in the hedge)

Fast growing alternative to wild garlic. Grows

anywhere and spreads well. Leaves have a garlic/ mustard taste and can be quite strong. Eat raw in

salads or cooked.

Chickweed

Quick growing weed, eat the shoots young in

spring or early summer. Packed with vitamins. Best eaten

raw or lightly cooked.