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I grew up tromping around the woods of upper lower Michigan. I am one of the few people I know who would not starve to death if dropped into the middle of said woods. Yet every single year, I learn that something else is edible. Here are three things I learned are edible THIS WEEK. Also a revelation I had on identifying edible wild species. i'm sorry you can eat WHAT now No really. You can EAT that. WHAT. annual honesty (Lunaria annua) Annual honesty (not to be confused with perennial honesty) puts out bunches of purple flowers each spring. Its seed pods end up in a ton of dried arrangements, where they are commonly known as "silver dollar plant." It likes slightly acidic soil and part shade, and it LOVES my compost pile. I started with like one plant two years ago, and now I have dozens. It does not tolerate being transplanted well, but that doesn't matter when it will drop its seed babies ALLLLL over your yard. It is also edible. A thing I did not know until this weekend. It is a…

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