Finding food amidst nature

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Andy Benson snipped off the stem of a big thistle, cut it open and gnawed the insides out with his teeth. You can't take him anywhere without him snacking, it seems.

Often he's chewing on what others might call weeds. He's a forager, leading us on a June afternoon dining adventure at Mines of Spain Recreation Area in Dubuque.

He eats nettles and greenbriar, things most people hate to even see much less eat. He eats flowers and lamb's quarters and the roots of burdock, those weeds that stick to your pants when walking in the wild. Benson loves to eat grubs out of acorns.

He is not a picky eater.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/life/living-well/adventure-iowa/2014/07/03/adventure-iowa-mike-kilen-midwest-wild-edibles-foragers/12149821/