ate my very first dandelion salad
in Saskatchewan; all leaves came from my garden:
the first bunch after washing I ate raw, the second with some virgin olive oil;
that's a good beginning for everyday green until corn salad etc kick in
I used to have a field and the two goats I had headed straight for the dandelions,
not in the middle of the field, but at the edges,
the one's that grew at that time among the clovers and weeds
and a more natural soil with humus that the field lacked
until I had it over seeded with horse pasture mix, sweet clover and red clover etc
soon the goats shared the dandelions with me,
the edible flowers are sweet
I also got French dandelion seeds still to be seeded
also planted more Fava bean seeds and started Swiss Chard seeds;
then covered the works with a plastic dome
to protect new growth from birds
and from the frost yet to come...
but after each frost I push ahead and seed more and more
over seeded a bed with wild flower seeds and red clover;
interseeded another bed with wild flower seeds
after all the rain/snow/cold/ minus 6 Celsius this morning
the sun came out and my beds were workable in the evening