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DCG posted: " ABA Journal: Most agree, dandelions are a notorious weed.
But some recognize that dandelion greens can contribute to a tasty and
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Most agree, dandelions are a notorious weed. *But some recognize that
dandelion greens can contribute to a tasty and nutritious meal.*
Among the fans of the food is John Taris, a 75-year-old retiree who lives
in the Chicago area with his wife on a $1,500-a-month social security
payment. When the couple's food supply was a bit low recently, he
volunteered to go pick some to provide a vegetable, writes columnist John
Kass in the Chicago
Tribune<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-kass-0628-20130628,0,2509839.column>(sub.
req.).
But, *caught in the act of picking the weeds by a Cook County Forest
Preserve cop, he was issued a $75 ticket*. His court date is July 9.
A spokeswoman for the forest preserve district noted that *foraging is
prohibited there and called the practice "unsustainable*, *especially when
it's done for commercial purposes*," the article reports.
"Quite simply, *we could see some of these plants disappear over time*,"
said spokeswoman Karen Vaughan. *"It can also have negative impacts on the
natural plant and animal communities we're trying to preserve for the
public."*
While dandelions are not native to Illinois or particularly valued species,
some native plants resemble dandelions and could be mistaken for them,
Vaughan said.
Maybe Cook County should be more concerned about the gun violence
<http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130708/roseland/five-shot-landlord-dispute-among-at-least-73-shot-over-holiday-weekend>that
plagues their county than a man merely trying to get a vegetable.
DCG
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