Chicory – Cichorium Intybus

Description

Chicory is something that needs to be along our roadsides, and out in idle farm fields and vacant lots, or in areas of our lawns we are converting to meadow or grasslands. This is one of those, rare, ‘everything’ plants that can be used in survival situations, as valuable food sources, a pasture product, etc. The flowers were once used to make a yellow dye, while the leaves made a blue dye. It is also a nutrient accumulator, working tirelessly to churn up heavy clay soil and move nutrients around, contributing to our lands, people and animals.