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Would You Eat a Weed?

May 28th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit Comment

According to the Wall Street Journal, more and more people are beginning to eat weeds.

Really?

Do you really want to eat something called a weed?  It’s bad enough that people eat fungus, but a weed?

These unfortunate step-children of the vegetable world get in the way of some of the best purposes of vegetation.  Namely, aesthetics and comfort.  Flower gardens are a thing of beauty after the weeds have been pulled, and few things feel better than fresh grass under your feet.

How can someone look at a field pockmarked with dandelions and get hungry?

Now a field of real lions is a whole different story…

(via Wall Street Journal)


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