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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
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration, Miracles of Nature
Tagged cherry, food, fruit, garden, gardening, native, plants, sandcherry, wild
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One Small Potato in a Seemingly Infinite Field
Let’s suppose you wake up one morning and announce to the world you are going to create a new potato far greater than anything that has existed before. You do a sort of Stuart Smalley daily affirmation, “I’m good enough, … Continue reading
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Tagged crop-diversity, gardening, population, potato, true-seed, vegetables
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A Canvas and Some Paint
It is very interesting to learn about relationships people have with plants and animals. When people visit my farm, they always have some thoughts on what they do and why and while offering me advice. No one was really strict … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, blackcherry, climate-change, environment, gardening, land-use, lawn, mowing, nature
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The Wild Andean Pumpkin
I have always enjoyed finding and growing the ancestors of crop plants. Unlike what would be called scientific breeding or selection I have a different motive. I want to see the plant that began it all. I want to time … Continue reading
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Tagged garden, gardening, Peru, pumpkin, pumpkins, teenage-pumpkin, vegetables, wild-pumpkin
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The Edible Lily
I have always found it fascinating to read about the use of wildflowers as food plants. In particular, I wondered how anyone could make a go of harvesting lily bulbs to any degree for food. You hear stories of many … Continue reading
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Tagged edible-lily, flowers, gardening, lily, perennial-crops, root-crops, tuber-crop
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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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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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Random is Not That Random
We tend to think of forests as a random set of circumstances creating infinite random configurations of plants each situated spatially that is highly variable. Things are not in rows. We would tend to think, “oh this is much more … Continue reading
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Tagged forest, gardening, plants, trees
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Relax. It’s a Lilac.
It’s a perfect plant. Calming, soft to the touch, durable and forgiving is the lilac. You can’t say no to the lilac. Like a ballerina dancing through your home, the fragrance of the flowers relax and still your mind. You … Continue reading
The Real Estate With the Best View of the Forest
Look up. The canopy is filled with fruits and nuts. Look down. Do you see anything? This was my beginning of finding and developing shade loving fruit crops. There are many plants that will tolerate shade but few that will … Continue reading
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Tagged fruit, gardening, gooseberry, recipe, recipes
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