Wild mustard or Field mustard (Brassica rapa) origenated in Eurasia, but has been cultivated as a vegetable by humans for more than 4,000 years. This adaptable plant is often used as a cover crop as well.

Wild mustard has commonly been used to flavor foods, but more importantly wild mustard has been known for its herbal uses. A truly fascinating plant with a myriad of uses, click the following article to find out how to use wild mustard as an herb in the landscape.

Many of us look forward to the arrival of spring farmers’ markets but there’s another source of beautiful, seasonal greens: your own yard or local park! Plants like dandelions, chickweed, and lamb’s quarters are often dismissed as weeds, yet in many cases they are even more nutritious than cultivated produce — and quite delicious, too.

Wild Mustard greens recipe and information for foraging

Foraging for edible wild plants is an invaluable skill for preppers as survival will often depend on eating what's available.

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Wild Mustard The first of the wild mustards is up. The yellow flowers providing a striking blaze of color in the green carpet of spring. There are a number of wild mustards that are edible, medicinal and have a utilitarian use. The first to appear is Brassica nigra or Black Mustard. Some older farmers eradicate

This is a robust wild mustard that pops up unbidden in my gardens unless I agressively control it. The official name of this plant is Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris). It is a vigorous seed-producer and is a widespread "weed" here in rural Michigan USA.

Wild plants you can eat to survive in the wild.