(gentle music) >>I love spring here in Central Virginia.

It is just beautiful and it truly feels like the beginning of life.

There are wild edibles just popping everywhere, such as dandelions, wild onions, chickweeds, and clovers.

Oh my goodness, they're everywhere.

And some people think that they are weeds and they wanna get rid of them.

For me, they are nature's gift, full of nutrients and just absolutely delicious.

Now, there are some that you can go out and saute, you can go ahead and blanch and season.

Now, for dandelion, you can eat the whole plant.

The flower's edible, they're really tasty in salads.

And also leaves, you can saute them or you can blanch them and season them.

And the roots, you can actually make it into a tea, which is absolutely healthy for you.

Now, the clovers, I put them in salads.

They're just absolutely tasty.

Chickweeds, oh my gosh, it's one of my favorite, favorite weeds to eat, and it's just so delicious.

And life can be just absolutely fabulous with wild edibles.

When you're foraging somewhere, make sure that you know exactly what you're foraging and study before you go out there and pick these wild edibles.

Also, when you're foraging, make sure you have the permission to forage, and also it hasn't been treated with any type of pesticides or chemicals.

Make sure it's a natural environment so that it's healthy and good for you.

Now, there are perennials that I actually grow as well in my garden.

And one of my favorite is garlic chives.

And these are just absolutely beautiful.

I planted these few years ago, and I really don't have to do a whole lot of work, which is fabulous.

They just come back up every spring.

And as you can see, these are just absolutely healthy and beautiful.

Now, when you are harvesting these, what you do, you go to the bottom and you just go ahead and cut it right there.

And you can just take out the brown parts, and look how beautiful these are.

And if you were to cut it, not at the ground level, and if it's higher, and what happens when it comes back up, you'll see the brown spots and it's not gonna be as pretty as this.

It is absolutely versatile, and I just use it for just about everything, instead of using spring onions or onions or garlic.

I also make kimchi with these, which is fantastic.

So healthy for you.

Now, what I'm gonna do later is that I'm gonna be making a savory pancake with this, and also wild onions that I'm gonna be harvesting.

And it's just absolutely delicious.

And I hope you'll be able to go out and go out there and forage some wild edibles at this time of the year.

Live it up, eat it up, and be happy.

Life is wonderful.