Hunt and gather the right knowledge to make a wild salad. Not all flowers are edible. I've snacked on them while hiking, taking only one petal from a plant. I live in the Southeast now, but I am more familiar with Southwestern plants.
I don't eat broccoli because I think it's healthy for me—I eat it because I like the way it tastes. But even in my protracted absence, the garden seems to be dong just fine. Read more of Digging Italy »
Attach an aquarium heater to the aquarium. Insert a candy thermometer into the pot. The rock should be wide and short.Fill a large stock pot with water, and set it on the stove. Some seaweeds are edible and can be used in plant fertilizer or medicines.
For hundreds of years, the common persimmon, or Diospyros virginiana L., has been used as a food source. Roast the seeds for 30 minutes at 300 degrees Fahrenheit, stirring them every 10 minutes.Remove the seeds from the oven, and let them cool.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Photo by Judith Hausman These melon balls taste remarkable with a splash of orange liqueur and a squeeze of lime juice. She writes from a still-bucolic but ever-more-suburban town in the New York City ‘burbs.
Looking to add a new fruit to spice up your meals? Slice it like you would an apple, or enjoy the fruit whole.Asian pears are delicious when included in your favorite recipes. Next, cut the pear halves into slices.You can eat a raw Asian pear with or...
This may seem like a lot of alfalfa plants, but keep in mind that 60 percent or more of the seeds will not grow to maturity. If you seed too heavily, a large number of alfalfa plants will die.
Roses are edible flowers. Use this rose butter on bread or warm muffins. Sprinkle spicy rose petals on green salads. Cover petals with a spoonful of water and freeze again. The fast way is fill the water trays and freeze until the ice is slushy, and then...
Make soil bowls or catch basins around each plant or rose bush out at their drip line. Fill the bowls up with water, then move on to the next. In some areas, you will want to stay with something like shredded cedar mulch, as the pebble or gravel mulch...
Anthocyanins delay this process, allowing the sugar sap stored in the leaves to flow back through the leaf veins and into the tree, where it can be stored and used to prepare for the following spring.
Dried seaweed can also beIn some regions, shorelines are protected areas, including the seaweed. Like most organic material, seaweed improves soil structure, increasing soil porosity while also improving moisture retention.Nutrients in the seaweed also...
Trim off the top one-third of the foliage with shears wiped with a cloth soaked in rubbing alcohol before transplanting. Split the lifted clump into sections, with four leaf fans on each section, before transplanting.Garden beds that get full, all-day...
One day a farmer was walking the nearby shores of his land and saw some large storm tossed kelp or other type of seaweed strewn across the beach. In the primitive days of its use, seaweed was likely harvested and brought to the field where it was worked...
The second picture is the squash after I took it out of the oven and pulled the squash away from the skin with two forks. The squash can be boiled also, but some nutrients will be lost in the water.)Cooked squash, directly after being pulled from the...
Cactus strips can add an unexpected element to cornbread. While they are native to the western hemisphere, prickly pears have made their way around the globe, earning the notoriety of one of the worst plant invaders in South Africa and Australia.
But free-roaming chickens get to chow down on whatever suits their fancy. Whenever one of us goes outside, he barges over, demanding one of his regular treats: chicken scratch blueberries cut in half apples, pears and nectarines watermelon cat food mealworms...
This antioxidant-rich purple fruit contains 15 to 20 calories, has heart-healthy benefits, and is a good source of fiber and vitamin C. Add the maypop to a relish with tomatoes and peppers.
Judith Hausman's Blog – Eating Bunnies – Urban Farm Online Eating Bunnies All cultures have their food taboos and delicacies. Here's how I do the French-style dish. Read more of The Hungry Locavore » Judith Hausman As a long-time freelance food writer,...
He had been witnessing the student anti-war movement; he realized that if he could infuse that energy with an emerging public consciousness about air and water pollution, it would force environmental protection onto the national political agenda.
Use 1/2 cup of Epsom salt per plant, sprinkling it on the surface of the potting soil once in the spring before the houseplant's buds have opened and again in the fall.Overfertilization can be just as harmful to your houseplants as underfertilization.
Or you may just want to start by creating your first kitchen garden. It's no secret that food security is a major global concern. And look no farther than your wallet to notice that food prices at the corner grocery store are skyrocketing.
Don't worry about getting every single trace of pulp, as the stuff that clings to the seeds only increases the flavor and nutrition.Once you've removed the pulp to your satisfaction, let the seeds drain thoroughly, then spread them in a thin layer on...
A plastic box filled with sawdust was the basis and then I added some fresh potato or apple and then some grains like oatmeal or birdseed for food. I've also raised crickets, and their culture is about the same, but they like a layer of dirt, some egg...
Use the flowers to decorate desserts too.Picking nasturtiums to eat is as simple as plucking off flowers and leaves as needed throughout the growing season. Both the flowers and leaves, chopped, can be used in vinaigrettes, sauces, and dips.
If you hear a dull thud, the watermelon is ripe and ready to eat. If you notice a lot of white on your melon, the fruit still needs to be ripen and should not be eaten.Pick up the watermelon.
Keep a close watch on the plants to make sure insects do not return. Make your own insect spray to controls aphids, using common household items.Finely chop the garlic with a knife on a cutting board.
Onions also have been used for their medicinal properties by ancient Greeks, Romans and Indians. To remove the sprout, cut the onion lengthwise in half and pluck out the sprout. Sprouted onions are perfectly usable and even the sprouts may be used.
