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Early Spring Foraging: Tender Baby Greens Bursting with Flavour & Nutrition

Although it is a bit cold, it has been dry and sunny today, which inspired me to check if anything is sprouting as spring approaches. My favourite baby greens are

Fermenting Nasturtium for Gut Health - by Sunscape

My hanging basket of Nasturtiums is now large enough to pick some leaves and flowers to ferment. The entire plant is edible and very tasty, a little on the peppery

Spring Awakening: Exploring Nature's Bounty of Plants

Spring is a time of vibrant new life, as nature awakens from its winter slumber. After the snow melts and the sun begins to peek out more often, many plants begin

Nasturtium blossoms as topping

I'm glad that I can still have some Nasturtium blossoms in my yard and enjoy them as a topping on my favourite dishes. For those of you who have known me for a while,

Pine Spiderwort - blooming after the rains

The recent monsoon season rains have really helped the local Arizona landscape to show its wildflowers in all their glory, although they are easily missed unless

Wild Edibles | Part One

In my time living off the land, one of the things that I felt was imperative was learning about the local flora that grows wild and abundant in our hills all year

💎Nature's Gems💎Asimina Tribola Dunal-AKA Paw Paw-Contains A Powerful Anti-Cancer Compound? ( UPDATED)

Paw Paw is also known as Indian Banana, because its fruit resembles a short fat banana and tastes very similar too. It grows in well drained wet areas on hillsides,

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Mapping the New Yard - October 23, 2019 @goldenoakfarm

Yard map in 2006 It was supposed to rain on Wednesday and my intern was coming. So I figured it would be a good time to map the entire yard. I’d last done it in

There's a new post on {ligayagardener's} Instagram page: 2019/05/17 04:57:07

Jelina loves her Cyclamen Plus, we've just found some varieties are edible with caution. It's something to do follow up research and cautiously experiment with.

Wildflower series ~ African Heart Vine

Pentarrhinum insipidum belongs to the family Apocynaceae. When it's not in flower, it looks similar to the invasive Moth Catcher, a vine that comes from South America.

Edible plants | Common glasswort | Salicornia europaea

• Support Vegan Realm on: A short introduction to common glasswort, also known as just glasswort. Scientific name: Salicornia europaea

📷 My Black and White Photography Challenge #50 "Creeping Wood Sorrel"

Hello everyone! Here is my 50th Black and White Photography Challenge entry for today. Took photo with my Samsung J7 w/ 13mp camera. Its a plant called creeping

Edible plants | Fat-hen

• Support Vegan Realm on: A short introduction to Fat-hen also known as Lamb’s quarters. Scientific name: Chenopodium album L.

Moringa oleifera | Miracle tree

• Support Vegan Realm on: A short introduction to Moringa (the miracle tree), also know as drumstick tree, horseradish tree and ben oil or benzoil tree. Scientific

Tiny Nature - the beautiful simplistic Coriander Flower

This is a macro shot of the beautiful flowers on the Coriander plant I threw in a pot and left in the garden. It's not until you get close up and personal do you

Pennywort (Umbilicus rupestris)

Pennywort is an edible that grows profusely along our damp shaded walls. It tastes a little like peas. Photography taken September 2017. Created with Steepshot View

ColorChallenge - Wednesday Yellow Edible Muellein

Tall and straight grows the Muellein in the wild offering nectar to a variety of eager insects. The plants fuzzy, velvet-like leaves and yellow flowers are both