Has anyone heard of eating Marsh greens?
I’m thinking the people that try to restore and protect the salt marshes would just about shit if they heard about people promoting the eating of Marsh greens.
I’d never heard of it til i read about it on the Bay of Fundy Blog.
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Hey Joey – Terri here from Bay of Fundy. Well, now you’ve got me thinking about the marsh greens…..Everybody’s pretty eco-this’n’that up here so I wonder why there hasn’t been a big hue & cry about this. Well it’s not like it’s a massive harvest. kinda picked by hand by some of the locals. It does occur to me thought that we shouldn’t be uprooting them though – we discard the roots anyway before steaming.
They really taste great (are not tough at all). It may be helpful to know that the French folks in our region call them Goose Tongue Greens en Francais, of course…perhaps that will ring a bell for someone in your region!!
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I imagine that there is a ton of em and not enough people eating them to make a difference in the eco-system.
Prolly best not to make a stink about it on your blog or someone will decry you as a ravager of the salt marshes.
Yikes!
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I was introduced to marsh greens over thirty years ago and have trecked to my source on the Bay of Fundy almost every year . It is a ritual that affords one a time of harvesting from nature and a promise of great taste and enjoyment in future meals. To harvest and leave the root is the best way so as to ensure others will have the same privilage. Enjoy. Greg
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I grew up picking goose tongue greens with my mother at about 7 years old. Even at that young age I could feel the strength course through my body.
We used to pick it next to the old Gunningsville Bridge in Moncton. That food source died in town when the causeway went it. I’m hoping we will see it again once more now that the waters are as they were originally.
She would salt it. Now I clean parboil and freeze it. She would cook pork in a pot till almost done put potatoes and Pausse Pierre (Goose Tongue) greens on top. They yeally need to do a nutrient content search on it.
Well happy foraging.
Anyone know where I can find bayberry bushes?
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We pick goose tongue greens along th emarch just past gunningville…when we remeber to get there! I’ve missed the last 2 years and they’d already gone to seed. Same this year. We always said we had to get them befor ethy go to seed but do you know if they are still safe to eat after they’ve gone to seed?
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Yes we have ate it even with tinges of red on the leaves. I will be going to get my feed next weekend. Just past the Gunningsville bridge which way? going towards Hillsborough or Riverview. If you don’t mind my asking. It would save me along drive. My email address is chesed50@yahoo.com
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