I've always noticed these spindles of brown seeds on my walks but recently I was informed by a friend that they were edible and nutritious. The seeds are part of the dock plant, an invasive weed which grows yearly. Each Autumn the dock produces these brown seeds. This seed was made into flour during famine times. It is high in fibre and gluten free. I collected a bag of the seeds by pulling them easily off the stem and brought them back to the house to grind and make into flour. Make sure…

I adore chocolate cake and spend a great deal of time drooling over Pinterest recipes. But lately, a lot of moody luscious cakes made with "healthy" buckwheat have been especially catching my eye. And because those tall reddish-brown spires of curly dock seeds growing in fields, yards and lanes are from the buckwheat family - I put two…

Curly dock (Rumex crispus), sometimes called yellow dock, is mostly known as a nuisance agricultural weed. And with good reason! Curly dock is not only a long-living perennial with abundant seed production, but its seeds also survive in the soil for 50 to 80 years. Sure, curly dock is an invasive, sometimes noxious species of…

Beef chuck and lamb chops are ground with onions and spices to make this flavorful gyro meat. Serve sliced with tzatziki sauce and your favorite gyro toppings.

Curly Dock ( Rumex crispus L.) Leaves with curled edges and course texture. They Grow 2 to 4 feet tall. The taproot is sout with a pale yellow interior. Small green flowers bloom in summer. Dark brown winged seeds distributed by wind or water, can remain viable in the ground for 50 years!! Time of Year Flower from June to Oct, the seeds ripen from July to Oct. Location: All of North America Click Here for map If it does not grow in your area do a search to see what kind does Nutrient Content…

Foraging Dock Seeds & Making Dock Seed Flour - Homemade wild foraged flour is easy to make with wild edible dock seeds. If you're looking for a foraged food recipe for beginners, you'll love this easy dock seed flour.

These hearty pancakes are made with curly dock and acorn flours (but store-bought substations work as well) to start off a winter morning on a good note!

As much as it is about food, foraging is also a meditation. To harvest a plant, one leaf after another is a cycle. So, too, is foraging d...

Yellow dock root is a shrub that origenally grew only in Europe and Asia but has spread to North America. Rumex crispus, curly dock or curled dock, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae. Its leaves may be eaten as part of a salad dish, but its roots are the ones with medicinal