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Hog Peanut: Subterranean Tuber Becomes Aerial Bean
While harvesting American hazelnuts on my farm near the electric line right of way, I discovered the hog peanut. I pulled up on the vine and found several larger than average tubers (dime sized) connected on a string. I had … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, biological enrichment, crop-diversity, ecology, edible, garden, hog peanut, nitrogen fixation, seeds, tuber-crop
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Diversity Explored: The Edible Sunflower
I always was fascinated with the sunflower. There was always so much activity around them. My parents decided to move to a new home when I was 16 years old. It was in a new subdivision in the midst of … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, crop-diversity, ecology, edible, edible oil, enrichment, flowers, food, seeds, sunflower seeds, sunflowers, wild crops
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The Earth Pea
One of the most interesting perennial crops I grow is the earth pea, Lathyrus tuberosus. It reminds me in many ways of the highway pea that is so common along roadways used as a soil stabilizer and nitrogen fixer. As … Continue reading
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Tagged delicious, edible, peas, perennial, tuberous-peas
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Too Little Too Late
Extreme environmental changes will require a major shift on how and where we grow certain human edible crop plants. Although human edible corn makes up less than five percent of all corn, it is still important to think of it … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, antioxidants, edible, farming, garden, gardening, healthy, shortseason, sweetcorn, vegetables
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