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Good Eats - Purslane
Purslane, another incredible edible weed
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Purslane - the Best Vegetable You've Never Had
Superfoods are a hot trend. What about weeds? One man's weed is another man's dinner. Nutritional powerhouse Purslane should be in your next dinner.
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Moss Rose - Portulaca grandiflora Plant Profile
The moss rose is one tough annual whose papery-pastel blossoms can take the heat.
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Learning to Garden Again: Warring with Weeds
What does one do when you have 14 distinct and fairly large garden spots, acres of weeds - and a strict threat from the medical people that spending more than 30 minutes a day in the garden may have harmful consequences? It takes some ingenuity, persistence - and a new way of seeing the garden. But there is still joy to be found out there in the slightly wilder garden that is now mine to tend.
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Weed Season is in Full Swing
There's a plethora of vitamins and minerals waiting to be had in gardens all over North America. Nature has provided wild edible weeds that are chock full of goodness.
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Survival's Source: Rediscovering the Green
Beans don't come from the supermarket, and survival isn't really about how not to get lost on the subway! Foraging and gardening in the city restore our connection to what really keeps us alive.
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Preserving Spring
Preserving greens---freezing and drying
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Edible Weeds! Local, Free & Nutritious
Weeds are not the enemy. Rather, they provide solutions to global hunger, rising food costs, escalating malnutrition and other maladies of modern living.
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Growing Herbs and Spices
Herbs are easy to plant, easy to grow, and respond well to benign neglect.
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Herb Glossary: Paprika to Rosemary
These plants have a myriad of medicinal, culinary and decorative uses, several of which are detailed here.
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Native Plants
Let woodland and roadside weeds and wildflowers from native plant communities become perennial residents of the home garden.
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Top Ten Edible Weeds for the Kitchen
Learn about edible weeds that can be added to a variety of recipes. Most of these weeds can be purchased from garden centers as either established plants or seed packets.
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Boo! Seasonal Wildflower Lore
In “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” a crowd of villagers has adorned the head of an unfortunate woman with a conical hat, and has fastened a long, pointy false nose to her face. Yelling, “Witch! Witch!”, they demand she be burned at the stake, mostly for its entertainment value. What does this have to do with wildflowers, you ask? Well, it is Halloween, and Halloween is when witches are about, and if anybody could find a use for a wildflower, berry, or bit of tuber, it would be a witch.
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More Photos, Field Guides, and Early Bloomers (Again)
Our escape to Point Reyes was more than putting distance between us and that mountaintop B and B. It was also a chance to see a colony of breeding Elephant Seals and get acquainted with new wildflowers. At Chimney Rock we were able to park and hike. It was like approaching the Emerald City through that field of poppies; all sorts of new wildflowers awaited discovery.
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Rose-elf and Fairy-spuds
Ya gotta love a wildflower if it’s called Spring Beauty. Even Poison Ivy or Garlic Mustard would seem more likeable if either were called Spring Beauty. But they’re not. Only Spring Beauties are … well … Spring Beauties. And they are. Beauties, that is.
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Weed Salads from My Garden
Weeds are the basis of herbalism. While supplying the raw material for delicious salads, they may well help to protect us from disease.
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Cancer Prevention Food and Herbs
There is a huge variety of anti-cancer foods and herbs to choose from; fortunate, as variety may be the key to cancer prevention.
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Saving the Weeds: A Lunch in the Community Gardens
During a community garden clean up, I host a "weed walk", serve wild foods, and encourage stewardship. Recipes for Wild Seed Crackers, Melilot Cheese Dip, Anytime Tea, and Japanese Knotweed Bread.
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Weeds in Your Garden? Bite Back!
The gardener's best revenge is to eat the weeds! In this article, Susun shares some of her favorites.
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Herbal Allies for Post-Menopausal Women - Pts 3-5
Here we continue Susun's article on herbal allies for post-menopausal women with Bioflavinoids, Vitamins and Minterals.
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Proper Nutrition For Vegetarians
When a person cuts meat out of their diet, he or she must be vigilant about proper nutrition.
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Using a Hoe in the Organic Garden
Every organic gardener needs a quality garden hoe to make yard work easier.
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A Guide to "Real Eating"
Suggestions for eco-friendly and healthier eating from Michael Pollan's latest book "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto."
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Asian Vegetables
Non-Asian friends of mine say entering a Chinese grocery store makes them both anxious and excited. It's just, they don't know what those strange-looking veggies are.
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Florida Wildflowers Part 1
Find out what's available in your neck of the woods or your own backyard.
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Greek Theatre Development in Ancient Times
In ancient Greece, drama developed out of the dithyramb which was an impassioned choral hymn and story originally performed to honor the wine and fertility god Dionysus.
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Grow Leafy Vegetables for Healthy Good Eating
The delicious world of easy-to-grow leafy greens goes far beyond spinach and lettuce.
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Pueblo Indian Crops and Gardens
The Indian Tribes of the Pueblo Province of New Mexico traditionally planted their own crops and made use of native, wild plants, using them for both food and medicine.
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Still More Bible Flowers
A continuation of the discussion of plants from the Holy Lands.
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Weeds in the Vegetable Garden
Handling weeds in the vegetable garden can be a real challenge, but with the right knowledge and the willingness to deal with them, weeds can be overcome!
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Where to Buy Fresh Herbs
When seasoning culinary creations use fresh herbs whenever possible. Having a supply of fresh herbs on hand can be accomplished in a variety of ways.
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10 Eco-Friendly Grocery Tips
Tips for buying healthful, Earth-friendly foods while saving on the high cost of store-bought organics.
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Check Out Chickweed: Weight Loss and More!
Interested in weight loss? This incredibly common herb is suprisingly beneficial in the nutritional, medicinal and metabolic sense. Read on to find out how it can help you....
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GLORIOUS GREENS
You don't have to limit yourself to just lettuce greens. There are dozens of other greens you can grow to spice up your salads.
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Herbal Treatments for Psoriasis
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition characterized by overproduction of epithelial cells. Some forms of treatment have been around since ancient times.
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Lawn Renovation: Know your weeds
Lawn renovation as an alternative to new lawn installation. This is the first in a series of articles focusing on the different activities involved in renewing a tired out lawn.
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Lewisias -- A Plant Gem and a Book Gem
<I>Lewisias</i> are popular rock garden plants, This new book, <I>Lewisias</i>, assists the reader in learning about the species and how to grow them.
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Plants That are Safe for Cats
To create a pet-friendly garden, choose non-toxic plants and avoid those that are highly poisonous.
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EDIBLE LANDSCAPES
There are hundreds of edibles you can plant in the borders and flowerbeds throughout your yard. Here they are readily availabe to tickle your palate.
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Just what IS a weed?
A look at the word weed. The good guys and the bad guys
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Suite Help For Weeds
Weeds, the bane of gardeners.
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Yesterday's Herbs for Today's Common Ailments
Find out the relationship between traditional medicine and natural therapies. Read the sometimes complicated preparations which our ancestors had to prepare in order to find better health. You'll appreciate our technology and convenience!
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Using Herbs Simply and Safely
Susun Weed has always stressed the importance of using herbs safely ... this article explains that ethic more fully.
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Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 5
In this fifth session of the Be Your Own Herbal Expert series, we will find out how to help ourselves and our families with herbal vinegars, one of the green blessings of the Wise Woman Way.
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Planting for Primates
Plants that are safe for primates and suggestions on where to obtail further information for landscaping using edible plants.
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