Foraging for Dandelions

[{"selector":"#anim-a9221081-569f-419e-9ed9-50e52735ee66","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad7a4a53-d056-429f-9753-750f7b089d75","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Let's go foraging for dandelions!

[{"selector":"#anim-47dd8d7e-6cdf-450b-89ae-216da74160b8","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-54d373b9-610a-414b-b277-b54ecc202c53","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Dandelion is a recognizable plant that you likely have growing in your backyard every spring

[{"selector":"#anim-8bfe0172-30db-46c4-b3e9-8b65a21f486d","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-5da3ca17-b7cd-46c4-9c3b-bb6709386595","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Dandelion flowers grow on a single unbranching stem

[{"selector":"#anim-9ee58b39-0d2b-47b1-8de2-d8fc8c2c8fd3","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-159c0c2f-d06a-4703-aa9e-a99be879eced","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Their lobed leaves grow from the bottom of the stem only and produce a milky sap

[{"selector":"#anim-124463c1-133b-49e2-8dfe-65fefa768e5b","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-bbba142a-440a-4ca2-8190-c51e590329cc","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Dandelion's have a long taproot that brings up nutrients to other plants and is often roasted as a coffee substitute

[{"selector":"#anim-a108579b-fcf7-4759-bc23-4cd973259b5b","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-45169004-568e-44df-ba3c-d87f3f7ab092","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Harvest dandelions from unsprayed front lawns or backyards

[{"selector":"#anim-d7445071-650c-4020-b191-d756f1154616","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f05f6b2-97c0-4afe-8ea2-a3a4a772df2a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Preserve your foraged dandelions by drying them for future use

[{"selector":"#anim-ca16e23c-9e2f-41b1-a26f-403c7503f722","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-0dbed557-e05c-497b-9888-2a63743d5ef9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Did you know there are so many ways to use dandelions for food and medicine? Here are a few of my favorites:

[{"selector":"#anim-ca841fb9-95e5-446d-a096-9a2b9607c6d5","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-214d6870-3d60-4d59-9b47-a57819f0c093","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Try using dandelion's nutritious leaves in a spring pesto

[{"selector":"#anim-f5a3656d-e570-4934-a82b-7de725a18089","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-0c43e51a-bc4f-4923-9244-e9f1a2a40faa","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Dandelion muffins are a delicious ways to use the coffee-like flavored roots

[{"selector":"#anim-00fc10fd-efc8-4014-bcb8-038b54bb3975","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-719b1e3a-3cbb-440f-bab3-86c26e2951c3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Try the flowers in a batch of dandelion mead (fermented honey wine)

[{"selector":"#anim-a330de34-c693-4d4d-9c6a-b9426f7fbcd8","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7b37d2c-0d15-4ee5-b678-aaf8cd57f1a5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Making a dandelion infused oil is a great way to use this healing plant

[{"selector":"#anim-78cf34e5-6e20-432c-86c5-9a531b8ee7fe","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-667b2587-0699-49c1-aea7-f03b037ba3be","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Dandelions can also be used in homemade herbal salves and so much more!

[{"selector":"#anim-719b06c1-ace5-4752-8b1b-aa9e380e06a5","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1b43e5d-09eb-43c2-b132-ed85bce10575","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"forwards"}] Learn how to forage for dandelions and use them for food and medicine!