Between these two buildings is a courtyard with lots of birch trees. At the base of these trees are fiddlehead ferns and wild mushrooms. Only pick the unfurled fronds and only mushrooms you can ID!
On the 16th Street side of the park is a huge outcropping of wild fennel. You can dig up a bulb if the plant is still in its feathery stage. Once it has gone to seed, eat only the aromatic seeds.
Across the street from this laundromat are bronze loquat trees. The ripe fruits have a reddish orange, reptilian skin and are soft to the touch. Tastes like a dense persimmon. Planted throughout SF!
Walk up hill. Turn right on Walter. Lots of olive trees. The black olives are licorice-y and acrid with high oil content. Take a handful home, pit them, and use a citrus press to make an EVOO shot.
The three parks in this area have a recurring "problem" with stinging nettles. With your hands covered pick the fruits. If you peel them they look like little hubcaps. Corn-like flavor!
Traveling W on JFK into the park, past the lodge and map are yew trees. The semi-translucent red berries have a seed that is exposed. Do not eat the toxic seed but suck edible juice from the aril.
Just beyond the courts as you head toward the AIDS grove are flanks of blackberry bramble. They are high up so bring a tall friend.
Walk toward the Baseball field for passion fruit vines. They have an elevated green cross in the flower center. Slice the elongated green fruits open and suck the orange juice away from the seeds.
