If you are a visual learner, here's the video for you: Every spring people spend a lot of time and money trying to get rid of dandelions. But did you know this pesky wood is actually a hidden treasure? Today we are learning all about the amazing dandelion. We might call it a weed today. But for a long long time people thought it was magical medicine and healthy food. Let's find out why. Despite being treated as a weed in residential lawns, dandelions are a profitable specialty crop. The leaves are grown and sold in grocery stores and farmers markets as a nutrientdense bitter salad green. The large taproots are harvested dried, roasted and ground to create a popular caffeine-free coffee alternative. The yellow flower petals are commercially harvested to produce dandelion wine and the roots are a traditional flavoring ingredient in botanical sodas like root beer alongside Burdock. The most significant future economic potential for dande...