The chickweed is popping up everywhere, so I like to feed it to my chickens as I clean the gardens. They love the stuff! Chickweed is rich in minerals, including calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, manganese, silicon, and most notably copper. When your hens are eating chickweed it can bolster their health and may help to produce nutrient-rich eggs.You can identify it through its prolific, small, heart-shaped leaves which tend to be larger at the top than at the bottom of the plant. It als

Chickweed Pesto Pizza #foraging #wildfood #recipes #plants #spring | Son of a Bear Herbs

Wild Green Pesto 🌱 I’ve used all combinations of spring & wild greens- chickweed, dandelion, garlic mustard, chives, bittercress, dead nettle, nettle, Ramps... 🍃 Check out this recipe and more about foraging and plant medicine in my book > Medicine Through The Seasons 🍂 1/2 cup hard cheese (like Parmesan) 1/2 cup favorite nut or seed (cashew, pine nut etc.) 1-2 cloves of garlic 1/3-3/4 cup olive oil 3 cups chopped spring greens Sea salt to taste Blend all Ingredients in a blender or food proc