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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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Chufa-The Savior of Sedges
One of the tuber crop plants I had the pleasure of working with was chufa or tiger nut. I first read about this plant from a food website describing the use of the crop and how it is cultvated. You … Continue reading
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Tagged chufa, crop-diversity, Cyperus, edible oil, horchata, nutsedge, sedge, tuber-crop
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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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