Five Green Minutes: The Dandelion Podcast

Bunny lunch in a stiff breeze

At last, you can hear me ramble for five minutes about the joys of dandelion ownership. And yes, it's safe for the kids, your workplace, etc. This is the first in a series of five-minute podcasts on green living issues. I'm keeping them short because we're all busy, and because my mind wanders if I have to listen to anyone for more than five minutes, even if it's myself.

I hope you enjoy the inaugural podcast. Please share your feedback and your own dandelion intelligence, either in the comments or via email. If you're on fire to leave audio feedback, you can send it to me at caseykellybarton at gmail dot com (and please let me know whether I can use your audio in a future cast).

Some of the resources mentioned in the podcast are below. See how good I am to y'all?

Dandelions:

• wikipedia
• in medicine
• as fabric dye
• as tea
• in salad
• as coffee substitute
• in syrup
• non-chemical removal
• coloring page
  

Glyphosate and resistance

2,4-D factsheet

Last but not least, the completely commonsense disclaimer. Before you eat, brew, or otherwise get personal with plants, make sure you've got a positive ID on them and be certain they haven't been treated with chemicals. I don't want you telling the ER nurses I said you could eat jimsonweed.