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From Fruits to Roots: Tranquility Potato
Have you ever looked at the roots of plants closely? The part of the plant you don’t see is incredibly complex. Since I used a shovel to dig all the plants for my nursery I soon had a birds eye … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, food, health, potatoes, seeds, vegetables
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Scientific Thoughts
I took a class in college taught by a history of science teacher called “Scientific Thoughts and Thinkers.” One of my business major friends from Detroit who was super skeptical on many topics took it at the same time. He … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, biological enrichment, farming, food, natural laws, nature, objective, Spirtuality, subjective, sustainable-agriculture
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Perennial Protein of Apios americana: Tubers on a String
In high school I owned several books of edible wild plants. This was in my phase of finding a cave in the wilderness and bailing on society. I still have a lot of those Bradford Angier survival and camping books. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apios, edible-landscapes., food, garden, gardening, groundnut, high-protein-tuber, hopniss, seeds, vegetables, wild-foods
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The Thicket Bean Explodes
Before the advent of annual beans, the thicket bean was well known. It was the protein that did not run away. It is a species of perennial bean found throughout the midwest and northeastern U.S. Unlike the thousands of selections … Continue reading
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Tagged Beans, ecology, enrich, enrichment, food, garden, gardening, nature, plants, thicket bean, vegetables
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You and What Sandcherry Empire
Have you ever gone for a hike and discovered some interesting fruit along a trail somewhere? Many people have seen or know this fruit along the shores of the Great Lakes. The trails that wind their way through the dunes … Continue reading
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Tagged cherry, food, fruit, garden, gardening, native, plants, sandcherry, wild
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Wild Tomatoes are Out of Control
Every now and then people will discover wild colonies of domesticated food plants like tomatoes. Some are accidental pitches by motorists but some have been around for many generations and have adapted to their new homes self seeding and creating … Continue reading
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Tagged food, garden, gardening, tomato, tomatoes, vegetables, wild
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There is No Substitute
Every now and then I find an article that tries to connect in some way a little known crop plant to a major crop in modern agriculture. I think it is only natural to do that. I see it more … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, environment, food, nature, sustainable-agriculture
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