I haven't resorted to that....yet.

Did you know that dandelion greens are very good for you? We haven't had to resort to eating them to keep the house in these "hard economic times", but I have to say that if we had to, we wouldn't starve. I am "that yard" in my neighborhood that everyone drives by and cusses, because of all the pretty yellow flowers that will soon turn to seed and contaminate their own chemically altered golf course like lawns - MMMMWWAaaaahhhhahahahaha!!!!!

• Dandelions are a good source of calcium, potassium, vitamin A and vitamin C.
• One cup of dandelion greens has as much calcium as half a glass of milk.
• Vitamin A is important for eye health, for building a healthy immune system and for maintaining skin integrity.

If you are considering eating the ones you grow you should make sure that you haven't used chemicals on your lawn. Otherwise you can buy them from a local farmers market or grocery. In the good old days, dandelions were picked where the grass grew tall and free before the last spring frost and before the first yellow dandelion bloomed. If you wait until after they flower they become bitter and chewy. You can add them to a salad or cook them like spinach or kale and there are a lot of recipes online if you go looking for them.

You should go to this site: http://www.prodigalgardens.info/may%20weblog.htm and find out a lot more about dandelions.