Lauren Rueth trims the tops off of shepherd’s purse during a foraging basics class at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On a Saturday morning in mid-March, a small group of ...

You might think I have a fixation for bright, yellow-flowering, invasive plants, as this week’s topic is sow thistle. Actually, there are three versions: common sow ...

Three species of sow thistle grow in Florida — spiny sow thistle (Sonchus asper), common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceous) and field sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) — but none is the type of plant most ...

Grain Buds is a season for eating the herb of the common sow thistle, which is one of the earliest edible potherbs in China. It tastes a little bitter and tart, but also sweet. It has the function of ...

Wild plant aficionado Arthur Lee Jacobson tosses his dinner salad with dozens of different greens, none of them from the grocery store or the garden. Well, not from anything purposely planted in the ...

When I was asked to write an article about growing artichokes, I tentatively agreed, with the disclaimer that I didn't know anything about artichokes other than how to eat them. It didn't take much ...

Grain Buds is a season for eating the herb of the common sow thistle, which is one of the earliest edible potherbs in China. It tastes a little bitter and tart, but also sweet. It has the function of ...