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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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Seeds Create-For the Love of Water
“Seeds are a source of wonder. They are objects of ernest inquiry in man’s ceaseless search for understanding of living things. Seeds protect and sustain life. Seeds are wealth. They are beauty. They are a symbol-a symbol of beginnings. They … Continue reading
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Tagged baldcypress, ecology, forestry, nature, plants, seeds, timber, vigorous trees, wetlands
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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 use to routinely sell seeds along with … 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
For many years I would keep the pits of some of my favorite grocery store fruit and try to grow them at my farm. Everything looks so spectacular coming exclusively from California. Everything is also patented and totally 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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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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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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Germination Of New Ideas
In your search for unique flavors, you may discover crops that were abandoned or never adopted to any degree. You may ask yourself where is that beautiful food? You can find it on websites, non-profits and seed companies that promote … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, fruit, seeds
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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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