Wildcrafting.net: Foraging Database, Edible & Medicinal Plants
Food and Permaculture by David Blume
Food and Permaculture by David Blume I wrote this in response to post to the bioregional listserve from a woman at ATTRA who said something like "Of course you couldn't feed the world with such a hippy-dippy, hunter-gatherer, landscape system like permaculture." Well that got me a little steamed so this is what I wrote. Dear Folks, I would like to inject some real world experience into this otherwise abstract discussion of food and permaculture. In addition to being an ecological biologist, a permaculture production food farmer for 9 years, and an expert on biomass fuels, I have also been teaching permaculture since 1997 and have worked in many countries on food/energy production design issues. So in light of my experience I have a couple of things to say. As far as I know I was one of the only farmers fully utilizing permaculture to produce surplus food for sale in the US as a full time occupation. The math is easy. Can't do this on a commercial scale?
Wild Food School - Foraging Data Sheets
Edible Weed Datasheets - FREE Foraging for edible weeds is, for some folks, a way of life and a fun challenge. Knowing exactly which edible weed is the correct one to pick can be a bit tricky until you become familiar with the plants throughout their life-cycle. Below are a number of short foraging datasheets specific to particular species of edible weed in PDF format. When time permits more will be added, but several of the edible weeds below are key foraging species so if you are unfamiliar with them please download (and save to your computer) and enjoy at your leisure. Click on any of the filenames below to download the file: CHICKWEED.pdf [approx. 207k]DANDELION.pdf [approx. 231k]HOPS.pdf [approx. 126k]NETTLE.pdf [approx. 186k]PLANTAIN.pdf [approx. 186k]SOW-THISTLE.pdf [approx. 120k] See also the range of Wild Food WISDOM Cooking with Weeds eBooks at wildfoodwisdom.co.uk Wild Food School Homepage
Ta vara på tomaterna 3 | ekoplantan
Så här mitt i vintern är jag glad för mitt tomatförråd. Det förgyller våra måltider på många sätt. Jag har tidigare skrivit om olika sätt att ta vara på tomater och idag handlar det om konservering, eller hermetisk inkokning som det också heter, och lite mer om att torka tomater. Ett gott tillbehör Bilden visar en tallrik körsbärstomater, både gula, orange, gröna, röda och bruna, inlagda i vitlök, färska örter och olivolja. Förutom dessa körsbärstomater som är ”ätklara” direkt ur burken behövs en hel del tomatsås och tomatpuré för att klara vinterns tomatbehov. Något jag lärt mig förra året är att konservera hela, flådda tomater. Konservering av tomater Det gick både snabbt och enkelt att flå och stoppa ner i burkarna och smaken, den är i en helt annan klass än hela konserverade tomater på plåtburk! Tomatkonserver Varje höst, när squashskörden är så stor att vi inte hinner äta upp allt och paprikorna mognar i massor, kokar jag ratatouille (burken till höger på bilden).
Foraging Guide - Edible Wild Plants of Temperate North America and the UK
Now FREE!! Image page of the Rose profile. The Mobile Foraging Companion is a feature-laden, cross-platform guide for common wild and naturalised edible plants of temperate North America, and Britain and Northern Europe (there is a guide for each of those two areas, to suit your needs). Whether you forage on a leisurely weekend walk, want to know about that weed in the garden, or want to prepare for a potential survival situation, this guide is one of the handiest reference guides on foraging. It is designed for quick access to all the essential information you want at your fingertips, no more wading through long text to find the facts you are looking for. This unique guide packs a lot of information into a small space: What is the difference between the N. There isn't a lot of difference, as most of the plants included grow throughout most of the temperate northern hemisphere. Common names of plants vary, so each guide is written with the appropriate names for those countries. Advertising
Foods You Can Grow From Kitchen Scraps | Reclaim, Grow, Sustain
These plants can be propagated as many times as you wish and all you need to get started is some left over kitchen scraps. You can start most of them with conventional, commercially grown plants. But sometimes commercial plants have been treated in ways to hinder replanting, so it's a good idea for your original piece to be organic. Of course, the rules of growing plants apply - put them in the sun, water them, don't plant in the garden bed if the weather isn't what the plant wants, etc. Y'know, things that should be obvious. Fennel, Green Onions & LeeksThe same method is used for these 3. OnionsUse the root end of an onion with 1-2 inches of onion "meat" still attached. Cabbage, Celery, Bok Choy, Romaine Lettuce, Other LettucesPlace the root end in a shallow bowl of the water with the top part just above the water line. GarlicPlant a single clove in soil. GingerSimply place a chunk of ginger root in soil with the newest buds facing up and it will start to grow anew.
Guide to Edible Wild Plants in North America | HowToTo.com
If you are reading this there is a good chance you already know some edible wild plants. There are a surprising number of North American plants that can be used for food. As you will quickly learn some plant are extremely dangerous and should be avoided. Other plants have many medicinal and nutritional values. The best thing you can do is to print out the quick reference guide and go see how much food you can actually find in the wild. Knowing what foods are edible and poisonous could save your life someday. Tips Don’t eat too much of a new food at one time. Red CloverTrifolium pratense All clovers are edible and are high in Vitamins and some parts of the plant are high in protein. Oak AcornsQuercus Acorns are rich in carbohydrates, protein, and fats but contain tannic acid which can make you sick. CattailTypha latifolia This plant is easily identifiable and can be eaten year round. Wild Prickly LettuceLactuca Serriola L. This plant is closely related to the dandelion. Distribution Flowers
Jak stosować siemię lniane | Akademia Witalności
Siemię lniane to super food czyli „superpożywienie” i co do tego nie ma żadnych wątpliwości. A do tego kosztuje dosłownie grosze! Każdy kto się dowie o właściwościach siemienia lnianego takich jak niebywale wysoka zawartość Omega-3, zdrowego błonnika i wielu minerałów i witamin (w tym witaminy młodości czy wit. E), to zazwyczaj prędzej czy później idzie do sklepu i kupuje torebkę tych cudownych ziarenek. Torebka 400 gram to wydatek ok. 5 zł. Jednak po przyniesieniu ich do domu mamy dylemat: jak to stosować? Siemię lniane jest oleiste – z nasion wyciska się olej lniany. Olej na zimno wyciskany z nasion jest bardzo cenny: należy przechowywać go w lodówce, ma on bardzo krótki termin ważności (kilka tygodni), wolno spożywać go jedynie na zimno (nie nadaje się do smażenia). Jakie siemię kupić – całe czy mielone? Ile spożywać siemienia lnianego? Jeśli chodzi o dzienne spożycie to ja czuję się witalnie spożywając 2-3 łyżki mielonego siemienia dziennie. Jak mielić siemię lniane? Na zdrowie! 1. 2.
