Minus petals or sepals, the yellow pollen in these male flowers is clasped tightly in downcast clusters, waiting to dry, when it is released by a whisper of wind. Magnified on a laptop screen their structure is organized and exquisite, alien and efficient. When I began photographing giant ragweed I realized that its inconspicuous flowers are mesmerizingly beautiful. Above: The male flowers of giant ragweed. My investigation progressed in a practical way, with small, exploratory nibbles. Kelly Kindscher includes a brief chapter on ragweed in his Edible Wild Plants of the Prairies, writing that “the plant was even cultivated” by prehistoric Native American nations. There was talk of ragweed seed caches in archaeological sites. Moerman) to the roots of a different species of ragweed being valued by Native Americans as a food. There was a single reference (in Native American Food Plants, by Daniel E. In my search for clues to ragweed’s possible use as food, there was not a lot to go on. Above: A ragweed and mugwort patch in Brooklyn. At home-in books and on the Web-I began to explore. Later in the summer, as the intriguing flower spikes, formed, I became even more interested. Could it be edible? Above: Giant ragweed in late summer, Crushed, its leaves smelled herbally appealing. I did not know what it was, so I was without prejudice, not associating these grand plants with its notorious pollen. When I first encountered giant ragweed ( Ambrosia trifida) one early summer, it was lush and tropical. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. I find the manager to give the tablet so they can do the final check log and I clock out and go home.Ragweed causes fall allergies but it is is also an appealing edible Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action. I go through the rest of the closing duties while helping the customers. If the last bake is still in the oven then I move on to the counters or filling. After that I do the logs, which ask me if the slicers are clean and ask for soup temps. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Ĭlock in, go to department, start cleaning slicers because they are supposed to get clean ever 2 hours, broke down clean every 4, but usually they don't get cleaned until I get there. Everyone pretty much gets along with everyone. Store manager is fairly easy to talk to, however the assistant store manager sometimes has good days but on bad days complains and trys to micromanage. If you are going to work at a grocery store, choose this one. It's pretty chill compared to other grocery stores. What is the work environment and culture like at the company? too many people on a slow day, not enough on busy, making people close alone, etc. They aren't very good at making the schedule, i.e. If you are in deli or bakery the amount of work is much more than other departments but you will only get paid minimum wage. What is the most stressful part about working at the company? They are pretty accommodating when it comes to needing time off. What is the best part of working at the company?
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