Eat These Wild Weeds Theyre Delicious & Nutritious! Many common weeds are edible and packed with health benefits: Alfalfa Fresh in salads or tea Borage Flowers in salads; leaves for tea Cattail Young shoots for soups; pollen for pancakes Common Yarrow Raw, cooked, or in brews Dandelion Vitamin-rich leaves, raw or sautéed Echinacea Leaves & petals for teas Garlic Mustard Spicy roots & greens for salads Milkweed Fry flowers or stew young pods Purslane Citrusy, rich in omega-3s Wild Bee Balm Fragrant leaves & blooms for salad or tea Natures pantry is everywhereharvest wisely!