Answer:
I am a food with 5 letters. If you remove the first letter I am a form of energy. Remove two and Iβm needed to live. Scramble the last 3 and you can drink me down.
Blade to blade I always win My foe laid low and even. Yard by yard through thick and thin I'm busiest in season.
I moan I groan I chase after you. I never seem to rest. Timeβs up for you.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
What is the edge of earth and bread?
Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.