We`ve grown a couple of kinds for the last few years. The first time on purpose and the second time as volunteers all over the garden. The seed is quite a bit of trouble to separate from the chaff. Might have to just eat it all. Some of the plants are over six feet tall. I guessed that some of the big ones might yield as much as two cups of seed. The greens taste like pigweed, which is what they are. I think lamb`s quarters tastes better. The pigweeds have a little soapy taste and make my throat feel raw. I`ll look around and see if there are any seeds or seedlings around here, if so I`ll bring you some at the Raleigh swap. See you soon!!! Bob and Dawn

I think we can always express our opinions and respect others too. As mentioned before, simply being "organic" does not mean safe to humans and the environment. For example petroleum products are organic among others. Then, where does the "organic" material come from ? There was a time that there were no living organisms on the face of Earth. So the source and origin of "Organic" mater is "inorganic matter". There are also naturally occurring "inorganic" matter vs synthesized by us, humans. Not all "naturally occurring" matter is safe and not all synthesized ones are unsafe. Most of medicine are synthesized without which some of us would have been dead some time ago. In my opinion, speaking against "man - synthesized/ manufactured" things is knocking our own intelligence and scientific achievements. We owe it to our bigger brain. On The Topic: I just sprayed all my tomatoes, peppers, cukes .. with Daconil yesterday. In my mind, I am neither worried about its ill effects on me and my family, nor I feel guilty about harming the environment by using it. I also have NEEM OIL spray and use it to. I feel the same way about using synthetic fertilizers as I use them along with all kinds of manures and organic matter. Organic Purists: I have a great respect for them. Their life style and philosophy, concern for the environment is admirable.

Thanks! Wow, Chenopodium looks like a superfood weed! "Lamb’s quarters - also called wild spinach - is one of the most nutritious greens ever analyzed, outcompeting many common vegetables (including domestic spinach) in vitamin and mineral content. However, it is also high in oxalates, for which there are some precautions - these are outlined in detail at the end of this article."

I just finished The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer. I found it to be a mixed bag of a compelling pre-WWII story, intense and beautiful, narrated in mediocre writing, juxtaposed with the challenges of current modern day descendant. The latter parts about the current day granddaughter and her family were subpar, pat, flat. Both in writing and content. The parts about Alina, the young Polish woman were far superior in quality, even with the relatively unskilled writing. Reminded me of Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate, in the way the older generation’s childhood and youth felt like they were from a different book than the parts about the descendamts — so starkly different in authenticity, intensity and writing. 2.5 or 3 stars. (Could be higher.)