How to Identify Milk Thistle

Thanks. Appreciate your kind words.

Ah yes. LD, a smashing film, one of my all time faves. Glad you enjoyed the podcast interview.

Here's the thing. Same plant. Garden centres sell it as decoration. Asian markets sell it as food. Arrowhead. We forgot it's edible. Why? We split plants into pretty or useful. Change the category. Change what you see. Your perception determines everything. 👉 www.eatweeds.co.uk/arrowhead

Foraging often teaches extraction. But what if plants aren't resources to harvest. They're relatives to know? From Myanmar's rituals to British hedgerows, the shift from consumer to kin changes everything. Full essay: www.eatweeds.co.uk/relatives

Stop treating foraging as sustainable resource management. That's still hierarchy. Plants are relatives, not resources. Kinship means you're equals—part of an ecological family. The question isn't 'how much can I take?' but 'am I relating or extracting?' 👉 www.eatweeds.co.uk/earthrelative

The Romans ate chicory daily. Horace wrote of it as simple sustenance. Ancient Egyptians valued it for liver health. That bitter taste modern palates resist? It signals medicinal value.

When did you last notice those blue flowers?

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Rao, my translator in India, was a wandering artist who slept under trees and stars. His presence was extraordinary. He gave me treasured leaves, taught village children art. His open heart touched many. Ten days after we parted, he died. May we all leave such quiet influence.

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Canadian Jasmine Mooney was detained at the US-Mexico border after officials found texts criticising Trump on her phone; she was held 12 days in harsh conditions.

Martin Crawford’s world-renowned forest garden faces destruction after 31 years. Dartington Trust’s landlords plan to evict him and redevelop the site. This is an attack on regenerative land use. Act now—sign the petition to save this vital ecosystem. 👉 www.eatweeds.co.uk/stop-the-des...

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Find a plant that holds the imprint of human interaction – pruned, harvested, or planted intentionally. Observe the conversation between human design and plant response. Reflect on your own role in shaping natural relationships.