How to get rid of invasive garlic mustard? Just eat it, forager says [Video]

A forager in eastern Ontario is recommending an unusual way of dealing with invasive plants: eating them.

Tauney Stinson lives in Renfrew County, and says invasive plants are actually quite tasty. She’s the owner of Forager Bee, which provides outdoor education and teaches people to forage for their own food.

Right now she has her eye on garlic mustard, a plant identified as one of the top threats on Ontario’s list of invasive terrestrial plants. 

In working to eradicate invasive species, she says we can also find some tasty snacks.

One of the first plants to sprout in spring, garlic mustard in its infancy looks like low-lying ruffled leaves. After its first year, the rosettes shoot up and lighten to a pale green, and tiny white flowers dot the top of the plant.

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