It’s been raining like crazy around DC lately and I’ve been noticing quite a diverse range of WEEDS growing all over my lawn and garden, driving me crazy. With that said, I have recently found out that purslane is... (60 replies, last updated by TheDescendedLefticleOfAramis August 25, 2008)

that looked like a lot of lawn clippings with some sliced beef. Entree not memorable enough to recall. Architectural but tasty desert (ice cream and cookie combo, I think). The other direction on Rte. 1 is the Boxing Cat Grill.... (26 replies, last updated by chawth July 20, 2008)

potatoes. Edible, I suppose, but not tasty. The place just got a good review from Newsday, but it strikes me as “dump a bunch of ingredients together and they'll think you're innovative.” The place is noisy... (0 replies, last updated by dubious June 26, 2002)

types of edible mushrooms that can be found on lawns, fields and forests but you really have to know what you’re doing when you pick them. Many look alike or similar and unless you have taken the time to learn about the... (8 replies, last updated by susancinsf May 22, 2009)

it to a restaurant, but it did. I found a thread on foraged food. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/312373?query=wild%20edible%20plants Any favorite grass, flowers, nectars, obscure berries...etc. you would like to see in a... (2 replies, last updated by hotoynoodle February 9, 2007)

Not much. One of the rules that I was taught long ago was to never eat at an establishment with plastic figures on the lawn. If I wanted that kind of food (and I don’t) I would just eat at Roadhouse Grill or... (10 replies, last updated by scubadoo97 April 3, 2009)

What you are referring to is probably the wild garlic, a pest in most peoples lawns, but edible. It has a leaf similar to chives, and I often substitute one for the other. The ramp is a whole other animal. I’m not sure... (9 replies, last updated by Jupiter May 14, 2004)

I’ve also heard it called lamb’s quarters. In German, it is Feldsalat (field salad). It looks a bit like a soft, small edible jade plant. Indeed, unless you buy the pre-bagged stuff in European supermarkets, it seems... (5 replies, last updated by Gio May 23, 2008)

We got a Brown Turkey Fig from Edible Landscaping ( http://www.ediblelandscaping.com/plants.php ) this past July. It’s hardy to Rhode Island. They also offer a variety called Hardy Chicago. We were extremely pleased with... (2 replies, last updated by pitu September 22, 2009)

in the shed by the lawn mowers, but all were empty. So what does he do? He tosses me the keys to his Mercedes and tells me to go get some gas! I drove down to Moodus and filled his tank as well as the gas can and got my car... (2 replies, last updated by DonShirer May 29, 2009)

, though it is a beautiful setting. A new restaurant opened at the Lodge about 2 years ago that was edible, but also overpriced. Sorry, hope that you hear better news from others. I usually went in February, so perhaps there... (3 replies, last updated by bluefrog September 13, 1999)

soups – I just don’t think that the small ones have the intensity of flavor. They’re fine on their own, but get lost in a flavorful broth. The backyard bamboo gardens (actually lawns, as bamboo is a grass)... (3 replies, last updated by Sharuf December 13, 2004)

: The Saturday night summer BBQ on the lawn is wonderful atmosphere and the food is reasonably priced and edible (no better than that, except for the special pork ribs which are more money but delicious). And in the hotel parlor... (2 replies, last updated by mudster July 18, 2006)

Palms, sans coconuts. If only one neighbor in any given neirborhood plants a palm tree, palms are guaranteed to sprout ad hoc, ad inifinitim in lawns in a 25 mile radius. (37 replies, last updated by Ruby November 24, 2003)

edible food from poisonous ones, but what about contamination in the ground? Reclaimed water? Am I sounding too paranoid?? :-P (23 replies, last updated by JMF July 27, 2006)