Growing Weed

What can I say we live in Oregon. Well you may be thinking of one particular weed but we have started growing what everyone else sees as pesky weeds. We welcome these plants. Many of them have awesome health benefits not just for people but animals to. They also are one of the first flowers to bloom come spring which makes them very valuable to the bees.

We are gathering seeds from some very common weeds that most people want to eradicate. We have collected Dandelion, Purple Dead Nettle, Blackberries, Chamomile, Chickweed, Curled Dock, Plantain, and Mallow. These are the ones we have learned to identify so far that are in our own yard.

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Some of these we will turn into oils, medicines, or just fed to our animals to boost their health. All of these have benefits and although most people kill all of these off we are happy to have them. No our yard is manicured perfect and green like a Stepford house. It has natural beauty and helps our bug community, our health and our animals health. I encourage everyone to let the weeds spread and start harvesting them.