Walking down 8th Avenue the other day, I saw a bull thistle growing in front of a business. I'm sure it will be (or already had been) sprayed with some horribly toxic pesticide (that will eventually be in the water table). But did you know that many weeds, like bull thistle, are edible? Of course, the ones that have been sprayed with poison should be avoided.
Here's some info on the very edible bull thistle:
