The post title says it all. So what are we eating, and how can we continue to do so on little to no income? Wild greens are certainly something most people don't consider, but nowadays, we're extremely glad to have them.
Lambs' Quarters, a type of wild spinach, are plentiful right now, thank goodness. It's amazing to think that the current economy has reduced us to partial hunter-gatherer status, but that's the case. You can use Lambs' Quarters for anything you'd use spinach for, and not only do they plant themselves and grow wild, but they're quite nutritious as well. Purslane is another thing I never considered much before now, but these days I'm reading about sauteed purslane and thinking that's got to be next on the menu. The last few days, I gathered several bags of the Lambs' Quarters and am now processing them--steam blanching and freezing them so we'll have them this winter. Even as recently as two years ago, I never thought I'd be pulling weeds and then freezing them for winter eating.
The garden is producing greens in reasonable quantity right now, though the spinach is bolting, so I'll have to pull it and glean all the leaves I can from it, then replant new spinach for fall harvest. And our snow peas are setting flowers, finally, so we should have some pods before long. That'll be a nice change from all the leafy greens.
