Wild Edibles: Spiderwort

Spiderwort can be found all over. This picture is of the yard next door (having an abandoned house next door does have benefits). It's covered in this very pretty and fully edible plant.

You can prepare the stems like you would asparagus. My Mom steamed them then added lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Yum!!! Here's a photo of our steamed Spiderwort stems with spaghetti. Even my sisters thought it tasted good.


My sister Lily got involved with removing the flowers and my Mom made a candied flower with it. She coated it with egg whites then sprinkled sugar on them and let them dry. They were good too!



Even the chickens enjoyed the Spiderwort! Hey, waste not, want not!

Enjoying the Outdoors

I love the outdoors! Here I am fishing at Clam Lake which is across from McFaddin Beach. We took the kayaks out for a spin which was awesome. Here I am with my Mom and my brother, Joseph.

Wild Edibles - Onions

Finding wild edibles can be fun & can save money. Above is a picture of a batch my Dad & I picked. We ended up pickling these at the end of the day. Wild onions can be hard to identify because they look just like regular rye grass or wild garlic.


You can find wild onions all year, but they are harder to locate in the winter. Once you realize what you're looking for, you'll notice them everywhere. They are in open fields, your own backyard, in the woods, and just about everywhere that grass grows.



The bulb is edible and you can use it like any regular bulb onion. As always, be sure you have correctly identified the plant you are about to eat. There are many poisonous plants with bulbs. You will want to get a Wild Edible Identification book to help. And remember, never eat a wild mushroom - NEVER!

Starting Kaden's Survival Blog

I'm Kaden and I'm 8 years old. My family has been into homesteading for a while now which is what got me ineterested in Bushcrafting and Survivial Techniques. I want to share my knowledge of these skills with you. (My Mom is my secretary typer, by the way). I hope you enjoy this blog - see you in the bush!