Chapter 19 - Abundant Epazote

Epazote grows really well in San Francisco, even when you don't water it and don't pick it and basically stop caring about it. The problem is that I don't really know what to do with it.



I didn't even want to plant epazote - I think Colleen and Maria made me - but I guess it's nice to have since it makes me feel like I accomplished something special. It's the tall plant that's in the picture above. It is about 2 feet tall. Maybe more. Over the past few weeks, some of the leaves have started to turn a bit darker - it looks like they are browning in the sun.

Apparently I can put epazote in stews or beans. But I can't really imagine using more than a few leaves a week, and maybe not even that. I have about 200 leaves. So if you know any good things to do with epazote, let me know. And if you want any, come get it!