I'm not sure if I'm just being too literal, but when saying dandelion greens, you're talking about the dandelion flowers leaves? the weeds?
I don't know of anywhere that sells them at least, and I don't think I should pick dandelions in case they were sprayed.
Have you tried a farmer's market maybe? I have noticed that several of the grocery stores in my area (So Cal) have started carrying them. And I know that organic food stores carry them as well.
Unless you know for sure that the area has not been sprayed with pesticides, I would not pick the wild ones. And I believe the flowers can be eaten as well.
When you say "area", how large a space are we talking? I have a garden full of them that has never been sprayed in all the 17 years I've lived here, although, there are crop fields around 50-100 yards away from my garden. Will this pose any kind of risk?
Dandelions are considered weeds. So if they are growing in your yard and not dying (they look healthy), then I would guess they are OK to eat. I would of course be extra diligent in washing them and making sure that they didn't have anything on them.
I just picked some up yesterday for my 3 and they love them (our yard is treated so we don't have any wild ones, so the grocery store is my only option).
I have a friend with a beardie who feeds the yellow tops to his dragon. The dragon loves them, but again, make sure they have never been sprayed with herbicides. My friend picks them from his yard.
lol hear hear!
my parents used to pay me 20p to de-weed the garden when I was little. Now I do it willingly every time I visit to swoop up all the treats for my two monsters.
Unfortunatly my father is somewhat prehistoric and has banned me from keeping "bloody weeds in the bloody fridge" but they seem to keep until I return home to my dragons the nesxt day.
I was wondering where people were getting them too. Guess I got some plucking and washin 2 do when I get back home. Them things grow loke crazy in east tennessee.