Sorrel is one of the easiest plants to recognize: its rippled, slightly wavy leaves form a neat rosette at the base. Within about twenty minutes after picking, the leaves lose their firmness and soften completely, turning limp like a small green cloth — a reminder of how quickly wild plants return to their natural tenderness.
A walk through the fields with Mr. Barak Sagi in Kfar Yehoshua turns into a quiet masterclass in wild gathering. Our first stop was Iris Ben-Zvi’s organic farm, where the soil itself feels like a guide. Sorrel, Galium aparine, Lamium amplexicaule, wild beet, green arum, Chenopodium murale, and bright, lemony Oxalis — each plant adding its own note to the early-season palette, and all of them reminding how alive the landscape becomes when you know where to look.
