Greenbriers are a common plant in the eastern woodlands of the United States and an abundant resource of food even though most people have never tried them! The Common Greenbrier, or Smilax rotundifolia by it's Latin name, is a thorny vine like bush/shrub that has edible tops and shoots. This plant is incredibly easy to identify with it's egg shaped alternating leaves, thorny stems and vine like to bush like growth structure. Harvesting the tips for food couldn't be easier, just simply pinch them off with your thumb and forefinger where they break easily. If a pinch won't do it, then just move up a bit and pinch again. After pinching off the tops you will probably notice a little bit of juice come out of the top, and that's a good sign because they are rather juicy! The whole top is edible, leaves, stem, and tendrils and can be eaten raw or sauteed in butter. When raw they have a flavor kind of like a slightly under ripe green apple and when cooked they take on a mild asparagus like flavor. The season for harvesting Greenbriers in my area of Central Indiana is usually from about the middle of April until around the middle of June, so they have a rather long season in which to harvest them. Being so easy to collect, it's possible to fill a grocery sack in about 20 - 30 minutes in a good area.
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Knife
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Multi-tool
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Leatherman Wave: [ Ссылка ] (Closer to the one I have)
Field Guides
Peterson Guide to Medicinal Plants: [ Ссылка ]
Peterson Guide to Edible Plants: [ Ссылка ]
Foraging Books
The Foragers Harvest: [ Ссылка ]
Natures Garden: [ Ссылка ]
Backpack
Fieldline Canyon Backpack: [ Ссылка ] (the camo design is different but it's the same bag I use)
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