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The Hazelnut Arrives
It was over forty years ago when I first peered through the tree line on the land I was about to purchase and spotted hazelnuts. It was a good sign. I had no idea what was ahead of me. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration, Miracles of Nature
Tagged agriculture, Corylus americana, Corylus x hybrid, ecology, filazels, food, hazelberts, hazelnuts, nuts, seeds, tree crops
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Flavor in the Distance
There are many types of wild fruits that people use for jam, jelly and syrup. These are harvested locally by those who are aware of a unique fruit that are not cultivated. It is made on stove tops in small … Continue reading
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Tagged berry, food, fruit, fruit growing, jams, jellies, nature, recipes, Viburnum, wild fruit
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Flavor Impossible
Some of the plants I grew at my farm were the ‘lost in translation’ of the edible world. I was not sure how anyone, made use of or processed and consumed in some way their fruits or foliage. The flavors … Continue reading
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Tagged bitter foods, cultivated, ecology, edible wild, food, foraging, gardening, nature, vegetables, wild crops
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The Edible Rose
Starting in the early 90’s I started a collection of species roses at my farm. I would plant different cultivated rose seeds that I found in my area or wild roses I found on vacation. I placed the seeds in … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, edible rose, flowers, food, gardening, plants, rose, rose petals, seeds
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Discovery from Seeds
Sometimes its the small things that matter. Growing plants from seeds and finding traits that are inherited over time in a population of plants is a joy for me. I have no idea why I like it. I just find … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, discovery, ecology, flowers, food, garden, gardening, lima beans, nature, plant breeding, potatoes, seeds, sunflowers, umbrella magnolia
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Full Seeds Ahead
Every time I see seeds on a rack in a store I stop. They are always very organized. The packets jump off the rack. They are small and easy to pick. It is like the space between your hand and … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, food, gardening, plants, seeds, tomatoes, vegetables
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Seeds: River Cane, Pawpaw, Apple, Sloe Plum, Soybean
There is always something new to learn from plants. Growing them from seeds adds to the anticipation of discovery and connection to the natural world. When I grew plants in my nursery we would sell seeds along with nursery stock … Continue reading
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Tagged bamboo seeds, ecology, food, fruit, garden, gardening, pawpaw, river cane, seed germination, seed-saving, seedlings, seeds, sloe plum
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Meanwhile Back at the Grocery Store Germplasm is Found
For many years I would keep the pits of some of my favorite grocery store fruits and try to grow them at my farm. Every fruit looks so spectacular coming exclusively from California. Everything is also patented and illegal to … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, food, fruit, fruit farm, garden, gardening, hardy fruits, Korean pears, pear, pear seedlings, pears, seeds
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Waves on an Ocean: From Monoculture to Diversiculture
Going to the Ocean of Corn Where Waves of Diversity Continually Emerge Like an ocean filled with innumerable waves, there is no end to plant diversity. When it comes to a common cultivated food plant like corn, the species becomes … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ancient corn, biological enrichment, corn, corn-flour, dense nutrition, farming, food, grass, northern teosinte, popcorn, teosinte
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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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