episode 035: Mixed Greens no. 1

08/30/22 • 30 min

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The first Mixed Greens episode! 1. What’s a Pappus? 2. Dandelion greens with David 3. Who wrote the best song about corn? Blake Shelton or the Gregory Brothers + Corn Kid? 4. Gardenia fruit tea. 5. A story about milkweed 6. An analysis of Hoe Cake Hominy and Sassafras Tea — the songs and the food.

Show Notes!
A separated vortex ring underlies the flight of the dandelion
Video of a dandelion seed vortex!
Sautéed Italian Dandelion Greens (Cicoria)
9 Things to Do With Dandelions
Corn by Blake Shelton
It's Corn - Songify This ft. Recess Therapy
A Traditional Chinese Dye Plant Becomes A Garden Ornamental in Europe
The Santa Maria monarch butterfly groves
Hoe Cake, Hominy and Sassafras Tea by Bill Darnell on Archive.org
Hoe Cake Hominy and Sassafras Tea by the Four Vagabonds on Youtube
Caravan by the Mills Brothers
Bill Darnell Bio
Story of the Four Vagabonds
The Mills Brothers History
History Myths Debunked: Hoe Cake
allthingshominy.com
Sassafras Tea: Using a Traditional Method of Preparation to Reduce the Carcinogenic Compound Safrole
The Sassafras song by Black Forager on Instagram
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Show Notes!
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The poison ivy video from Jim McDonald mentioned in my sister’s scary plants talk
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Harmony’s Astrology Youtube Channel
DC Tenants Union on Instagram

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Salvia Officinalis on the American Botanical Society
Overpicking threatens Greek herbs
Herbal Gardens Wellness (NancyRae’s organization)
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