surviving the jungle: berlin
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Surviving the Jungle
BERLIN
A photographic project by Peter Giovannini
www.petergiovannini.com
A weed is a plant in an undesired place*
*Source: Wikipedia entry on “Weed”
A weed is a plant in an undesired place*
A weed is a plant that is considered to be a nuisance*
*Source: Wikipedia entry on “Weed”
WEEDS in BERLIN
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(UN)KRAUT in BERLIN
Borago officinalis
Traditionally used as food and medicine
Leaves and flowers can be eaten raw or cooked*1
*It should be eaten in small quantities.
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Traditionally used as food
The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked1
Chenopodium album
Traditionally used as food
The leaves can be eaten after cooking1
Lactuca serriola
Traditionally used as food and medicine
The young leaves can be eaten1 raw or cooked, but only in small quantities
!! The mature plant is mildly toxic !!
Malva sylvestris
Traditionally used as food and medicine
Leaves and flowers can be eaten raw or cooked1
Plantago major
Traditionally used as food and medicine
Leaves and seeds can be eaten raw or cooked1
Taraxacum officinale
Traditionally used as food and medicine
Leaves and flowers can be eaten raw or cooked1
The dried and roasted root can be used as coffee substitute1
Urtica dioica
Traditionally used as food and medicine
The young leaves* can be cooked and used for soups1
*They should be collected before the plant produces flowers.
Portulaca oleracea
Leaves and stems can be eaten raw or cooked1
Viola tricolor
Leaves and flowers can be eaten raw or cooked
Flowers can be used to garnish salads1
A weed is a plant in an undesired place*
A weed is a plant that is considered to be a nuisance*
*Source: Wikipedia entry on “Weed”
ARE THESE PLANTS UNDESIRED?
*Source: Wikipedia entry on “Weed”
ARE THESE PLANTS A NUISANCE?
*Source: Wikipedia entry on “Weed”
ARE THESE PLANTS WEEDS?
*Source: Wikipedia entry on “Weed”
ARE THESE PLANTS FOOD?
*Source: Wikipedia entry on “Weed”
ARE THESE PLANTS MEDICINE?
*Source: Wikipedia entry on “Weed”
ARE THESE PLANTS MEDICINE?
*Source: Wikipedia entry on “Weed”
YOU CHOOSE!
*Source: Wikipedia entry on “Weed”
Attention!!
• Some plants are poisonous!
• Plants growing in urban environment are contaminated by pollutants
• The aim of this project is to show a different perspective on weeds 1:I recommend to NOT eat plants growing in urban environment
Credits
• Author: Peter Giovannini ( www.petergiovannini.com )
• Project inspired by previous work from:– Jef Geys and Ina Vandebroek
• Creative Commons License:– You are free to copy and share this work non-
commercially but you can’t change it in any way or use it commercially.