> Christy, I was looking at the JPI newsletter backlog when I noticed > an article you'd written in Spring 01, I think.
Here it is. But please note it was written by Chris- my husband. I know it is endlessly confusing. Poor thing one time in the news papaer, I got credited for his garlic crop!! Of course other articles by him are on line at www.theruralcenter.org Christy Dandelion Millions of dollars are spent every year to eradicate essentially one weed, the lowly dandelion. Let's think this over for a minute. There are an ever-increasing number of cases of hypoglycemia and diabetes in this country. Dandelion is one of the best herbs to use for healing these inflictions. Its leaves are incredibly nutritious, the root is not only a powerful medicine, but roasted it is also an excellent coffee substitute. Its flowers can be made into a delicious wine and they are also a favorite flower of bees. It builds soil and I have yet to meet a child who hasn't found joy in blowing its seeds into the wind. It is what I consider a workhorse of the plant kingdom. What more could we ask of a plant. And what is it that we get for our efforts to eradicate it? An uninterrupted lawn, labor, expense and a toxic environment. And yet this is considered to be a sign of our intelligence.
