Eat Your Lawn

Written by Pat's Papers | Thursday, 29 July 2010 7:28 AM

I’ve never been tempted to put anything growing between the cracks of a New York City sidewalk near my mouth. But for those who live in more bucolic settings, there’s a good piece in the LA Times about deciphering what’s edible and what’s not in your lawn. Advocates say “wild foods” are full of vitamins and minerals, so full in fact, that you might have a strong reaction to them: “We generally eat weak food, and when you eat something that’s real, your body might react.” I’m pretty sure that’s code for throw up. But if you’ve got the stomach to handle it there’s advice on how to prepare “the shell of white secretion that bugs called psyllids hide beneath on eucalyptus leaves.” Apparently, it’s very sweet.

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