The Thistles - Forgotten Wild Food & Medicine 🌱

Thistles with their prickles guard a treasure chest of nature's forgotten wild food & medicine 🌱 their leaves when striped of thorns reveal a refreshing succulent stem like a wild celery snack 🥗 Its roots can be enjoyed raw or cooked just like any other root vegetable, but it's free! 🥕 Not only delicious and nutritious thistles have many medical properties such as boosting milk production in pregnant women, reducing swelling in painful arthritic joints, & even protecting & healing our Liver! 💚

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[t.c]

I love how you are so in love with being in the moment, where you are. Laying down on the ground, in the rain smiling. Priceless 😊

[mlentz]

I am subscribing because anyone who can stand out in the rain to share information about the much maligned thistle, its uses and then prepare it….while still raining…on an unstable natural surface gets my respect, admiration and subscription 👍🏼

[jackp]

Things with natural defences are usually guarding something good

[frederickheard]

This is the best Hobbit cooking show I’ve ever seen. 10/10

[scotty]

This wild food/foraging channel has to be the most enthusiastic channel....anywhere. Great stuff

[sillysop]

The perfect thistle video doesn’t exi….

[oscar]

Im subscribing because in every day life i dont come across people passionate about wild plants.😊

[VanissaMartwick]

They taste like asparagus or celery for me 😊😊

[Herhighness]

Last year I dug out and cursed so many of these things from my backyard. This year I will let 2-3 live and see what I can do with it. Thanks!

[lee]

I never realized how much I enjoy watching not only farm animals graze but humans also

[nathanielreichert]

Hi man, you are like the Bob Ross of foraging. I love it when Thistle grows around my yard because I eat it so many different ways. It’s a shame that people treat their lawns with so many chemicals to create the look of one homogenous grass, when in fact, the larger spectrum of lawn plants is so much more pretty, and some are even edible and medicinal, thank you for this video

[supotter]

Considered an invasive species in PNW, USA. Guess I’ll have to eat them to reduce population!!!❤

[chrishynes]

Used to see the Bull Thistles when I was younger. Spiders liked to make a home on them in the summer. Never ate them before, but I'm putting this in the memory bank for the future 👍

[ianmacfarlane]

Thistle story -
A Scottish traveller was in East Asia (Thailand i think) and decided to get a large tattoo - apparently he'd had a wee drink.
So he asks the Thai tattoo artist to do a large thistle on his back, but the tattooist doesn't know what a thistle is.
No problem, as the Scottish guy can describe it.
So he describes the lower part of the flower - it's kinda round, egg shaped, with an almost geometrical design.
The upper part of the flower is almost like a showy crown.
The Thai suddenly exclaims that he knows this plant - it's a popular plant in Thailand, but he had no idea of it's importance to Scots - he can do it.
The Scotsman lies on his front, exposing his back - he's had a drink, so he falls asleep while the tattooist works.
When he wakes up the tattooist is just finishing - he's delighted with his work, and can't wait to show the Scotsman his beautiful Thistle.
The Scotsman is also desperate to see his new tattoo, so he stands in front of a mirror while the tattooist stands behind him, angling the mirror so he can see his beautiful, new tattoo of 😂.
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[islandrona]

I’m a Scot and never knew you could eat them ! Thank you so much for this knowledge ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[skyblue]

I'm Scottish so I had to watch this.

Plus I always take milk thistle if I'm drinking

[woodsy]

I have a whole new respect for thistle after watching this. One more opportunity for a snack from the yard!

[AscendingPlanet]

40 seconds in and I’m a subscriber for life. True positive energy, the world needs more of you mate. Thankyou!!!

[tropical-fruit-Florida]

I always leave these to protect my fruit trees from two legged rats. Plus the butterflies love them.

[DeadChief-rjsj]

As an indigenous person from America. I admire all aboriginal knowledge. The uses of what most consider a nucince weed as a staple of survival.

Realize that all bloodlines come from tribal roots. Educate yourself. The return is worth the investment.