One of the common questions I am asked almost daily is: “You have dandelions in your recipe but where can I buy them? None of our local stores carry them.”During the past two years, I have been working on two new books, for which I have done a lot of research. I have come to the firm conclusion that many of wild edibles don’t have equally beneficial analogues among cultivated plants. For example, the nutritional value of purslane, borage, dandelion, and stinging nettles, greatly exceeds the nutritional worth of commercial greens. I don’t want to discourage you from making smoothies from your store-bought greens. Rather, I invite you to learn identifying the edible weeds and really use them.

Here are three recipes from my up-coming book. Wild greens are so rich in certain nutrients that they can literally heal your body. (Please ask for my written permission before sharing these recipes)

Brain Clarity
4 cups purslane
2 peeled kiwis
2 cups blackberries
3 cups water                         Copyright © 2014 by Victoria Boutenko

Hypertension Remedy
2 cups borage (greens and flowers)
3 stalks celery
5 guavas, any kind (with skin)
1 cup strawberries
1 lemon, juiced
3 cups water                         Copyright © 2014 by Victoria Boutenko

Prevent Diabetes
2 cups dandelion greens
1 cup red lettuce
1 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen
2 apples
1 cup meat from young (Thai) coconut
3 cups water                         Copyright © 2014 by Victoria Boutenko

Sergei to Create A Practical Guide To Foraging

Sergei decided to shoot an instructional video. We’ve seen many of Sergei’s clips on YouTube, and now he is going to create a simple video guide, so that we all can safely forage and benefit from it. Below is a link to his Kickstarter project. If you’d like to participate and be one of the first to receive Sergei’s up-coming video, click here.

Join Us in Sweden for a Week of Green Smoothies

We still have a few spaces left at our Green Smoothie Retreat in Sweden, This is our only retreat this year. We invite you to spend a week with us at a spectacular healing retreat. Here us a 30 second video about it: