Welcome back to Edible or Not! Today we're talking about shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris. Shepherd's purse is a very common weedy mustard, and one of my favorite wood mustards to eat. The greens are mild and delicious, especially if you can find large plants! Shepherd's purse has: ✅ Basal rosette of deeply lobed leaves. ✅ Four-petaled white flowers (typical mustard flowers). ✅ Flat, heart-shaped seed pods. While researching this plant I learned that it's part of an annual tradition in

Did you know? 🌿Shepherds Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) was used as a protective charm against bleeding. The seeds were used as an amulet for teething children. Eating the seeds of the first three Shepherd's Purse plants one sees is said to protect against all manner of diseases for the rest of the year. Shepard purse, is a small, annual or biennial plant with elongated, toothed leaves and small, white, four-petaled flowers. It is Native to Eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor. But Now it’s fo