What Eats Kelp

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 tomatoes As much as we love to share whatever we have in the house,...

Read more of The Hungry Locavore » Judith Hausman As a long-time freelance food writer, Judith Hausman has written about every aspect of food, but local producers and artisanal traditions remain closest to her heart.

Click here for a nice list of various edible bugs. Perhaps one of these days I'll use some to make a casserole. I'm good at digging around under leaf accumulations in the garden and woods, finding big fat grubs.

The Peruvian fern insect exclusively eats ferns. In the spring and early summer, the bullfinches switch to three different types of fern. Other insects that eat ferns include aphids, whiteflys, cutworms, beetles, crickets and grasshoppers.

Willy Street Co-op allows participants to take the challenge for two weeks or the entire month. Throughout the month, store demos and classes will focus on local products. The NCGA “Eat Local, America!” initiative is hosted by food co-ops across the...

In addition to the nasturtiums in your salad bowl, try blue bachelor's buttons (cornflower) and tiger lily buds. Since then, I've grown nasturtiums in my own window boxes every summer.

To satisfy my urge, I packed Nigel up this weekend and drove north to the town of Three Rivers, Calif., about five hours away, nestled in a valley in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.

Photo by Judith Hausman Vegetable Tian is great for using a lot of your veggies in one dish. You can also intersperse leafy vegetables like chard or spinach with firmer ones like potatoes.

Kelp seaweed has a cell structure that filters sea water looking for the oceans rich nutrients. Organic kelp fertilizer can be applied to any type of soil or plant without concern for waste by-products or harmful chemicals, leading to healthier crop yields...

Birds also eat the seeds and berries of some shrubs as well.Shrubs can also fall victim to insect herbivores like aphids and caterpillars. Many shrubs have evolved adaptations that help to defend them from herbivores; Japanese privet, for example, is...

I prefer my nopales the pads sliced and pan-fried, which taste something like a cross between green beans and green peppers, with a slimy yet firm texture. It was delicious! There are hundreds of edible varieties of cactus in North America and a myriad...

Green army worms and cutworms are also major offenders of sunflowers and leave ragged holes or "windows" in the leaves. Insecticides containing the chemical phytomelanin may also be considered for management.Sunflowers can provide an ample meal for a...

Tried & True Part of the challenge for me is learning plants in an environment that is very different than where I grew up. One of the best things about learning plants in a new place is finding their associations.

Then, of course, in went the hens, pecking and kicking their way through the dry straw. Last weekend, my husband and I finally finished cleaning out the old shed for what we're dubbing a “Barn Razing.” It's been a year in the making, so the event...

Put up fencing or plant additional preferred plants as a deterrent to other animals. Fish, such as grass carp, sometimes eat water lilies as well.Aphids suck sap from plant tissue, leaving water lilies yellow or brown with distorted shapes.

Upland gamebirds like grouse may nibble oak-tree buds in addition to snacking on the seeds.White-tailed deer forage heavily on acorns in the autumn.Plenty of mammals, large and small, find oaks equally desirable.

While no plant is completely safe from a deer, those with thorns, hairy leaves or a pungent odor, like herbs, are less desirable than pansies or fruit-bearing plants. To prevent deer from decimating your pansies and other plants, you'll need to take steps...

Planting groundhog-resistant perennials is therefore the best defense at ensuring your plants will not become the neighborhood food source for groundhogs.Although groundhogs will not eat daffodils, they may dig up their bulbs.Groundhogs dislike blue star...

The following blossoms provide energy for migrating cedar waxwings in the spring:Cardinals, finches, mockingbirds, blue jays, gold finches, grosbeaks, quail and grouse have also been known to feed on these fruit tree blossoms.

It tastes more like cauliflower, but mealier. But I can't really keep spraying the Bacillus because it's raining so often. I miss that activity, and this morning when I took the broccoli pictures I felt somehow guilty that I wasn't taking proper care...

It does not tolerate cold temperatures and definitely does not like frost. They produce brightly colored fruit and can be found not only in Australia but in the tropical rainforests of Indonesia, the Pacific Islands and Hawaii.

The dish traditionally involves roasting a whole suckling pig, but today it is made just as often with pork butt or pork shoulder. It is mixed with the juice of oranges (along with either lemons or limes) to make dishes such as pureco pibil (also known...

Hostas of the albescent varieties are known for changing from yellow to white. Wet weather often brings pests, like the gray garden slug, to the yard. The house wren eats insects and will help control grasshopper, cut worm and beetle population.

They can create havoc on agricultural crops like peanuts, corn and sunflowers by consuming the crop, but the real problems come from the fact that bears are creatures of habit. Not only are they eye catching but they produce seeds that are a common snack...

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. You can eat them right away, or place them in a glass jar for storage.

University of Illinois says that nowadays 90 to 95 percent of the pumpkins grown in the United States are grown in Illinois. The Guinness Book of World Records says the largest pumpkin pie ever created weighed 2,020 pounds and measured 12 feet long.

Make a simple syrup of equal parts sugar and water, in which you steep mint leaves or a mint tea bag. At home many things sprouted amid the geraniums. Eating close to home takes this seasonal eater through a journey of delights and dilemmas, one tiny...