I had no idea about edible orchids, either. That deserves some more research -- and probably growing some orchids, lol. That's it - a whole farm of food orchids. We will see it on the restaurant menus any day now! At least the long winter will help keep the aphids and grasshoppers in check!
I didn't even know that was a thing either! Definitely going to be some experimentation going on in the edible orchid department! Hmm...I have watched a lot of British tv though, and those orchids seem to bring out the dark side in some folks, but I'm going to go for it anyway! They are lovely to look at and worst case scenario I'll have some interesting tales to tell, lol!
And I so agree about the long winter helping in the insect out-of-balance department. I know I'll later appreciate the frozen intervention in the aphid, grasshopper, locust, tick, and yellow jacket populations for us all.