Stellaria — the little “asterisk” we’ve already met — is a surprisingly delicious plant once you learn to recognise it. Its stem is round rather than square, the leaves grow in opposite pairs, and at the very tip there’s a fine, sharp point. Inside the stem runs a thin thread, the signature trait of the whole group, and tiny hairs along the stalk give it another unmistakable mark. It slips beautifully into fruit shakes, adding a fresh, green note. Its name, fittingly, comes from the Latin *Stellaria* — a quiet reminder of its star-like elegance.
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.
