Edible and Medicinal Plants

Edible Plants and Flowers in Europe Flowers Edible flowers are typically the most encountered type of edible plant in Europe. It is common knowledge that certain flowers, such as nasturtiums, sunflowers, jasmine flowers and honeysuckles are all edible. However, Europe is home to many other types of edible flowers. Trees The arctic willow, native to northern parts of Europe, produces edible shoots and roots that are high in vitamin C. Shrubs and Annuals Chicory, native to all parts of Europe, is considered a weed. Harvesting Warnings Many of the wild, edible plants found throughout the European continent are considered weeds. MOUNTAIN HOUSE: #10 Cans: Main Entrees

An Ax to Grind: A Practical Ax Manual, 9923-2823-MTDC, Getting the Hang of It (continued) Sharpening "Putting your nose to the grindstone" implies tedious, repetitious, and unending work. You will find that sharpening a dull or abused ax is indeed tedious and repetitious, but to do it right you have to do it slowly (Figure 62). Along the way, you'll learn the value of patience, and appreciate the differences in steel tempering and ax quality as you sharpen different axes. Best of all, you will appreciate the usefulness of a razor-sharp ax, and the importance of doing everything you can to keep it sharp. Figure 62-The right way and wrong way to use a grinding wheel (drawings by Frederic H. Never use an electric high-speed dry bench grinder to sharpen your ax. If you don't have a pedal grindstone, your options are limited to a file and whetstone. Fit your file with a guard to protect your hands (Figure 64). Figure 64--File guards help keep your fingers away from the sharpened ax blade. Clamp the ax to the bench at a comfortable height (Figure 65).

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Thomas J. Elpel's Web World Main Menu: Primitive Living Skills, Edible weeds in Los Angeles: A guide to the nutritious wild plants that are all around us This is what Dictionary.com says: WEED -noun 1. a valueless plant growing wild, esp. one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop. 2. any undesirable or troublesome plant, esp. one that grows profusely where it is not wanted. The word "valueless" is a very subjective idea. Some people would feel that the dandelions and clover growing in your yard offer much more value than the grass (unless you have livestock!). If someone is farming and trying to get the largest possible yield of one particular plant, then anything else that grows there could be considered valueless. The second definition is more in line with our usual feelings about weeds. Here are some selected quotes from quotegarden.com to encourage us to change our view about weeds: A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. A weed is but an unloved flower. But a weed is simply a plant that wants to grow where people want something else.