Pesto is a great way to incorporate wild foods into your diet. I really love pesto and have found that you can go beyond basil and use other greens to make pesto year round. This pesto made with bitter dandelion greens and nettles. I soften the bitterness with chickweed, arugala and dried basil. It’s tasty and…
What is a Guild? A fruit tree guild is a planting design based on natural eco-systems, like what you would find in the forest. A guild is a grouping of plants that grow well together and mutually benefit each other. In a natural native plant guild, each plant and animal species performs a specific function…
I know that we’re all really excited about putting our summer crops out. Here are a few tips on getting your timing right with summer crops. Get to know which plants are tolerant of cold temperaturesare or sensitive to frost and which are not (See my FREE summer planting guide) Even if a plant does…
Are you building your first garden? Having trouble deciding between raised garden bedsvs in ground beds? Here is a comparison of the drawbacks and benefits of using raised garden bed vs. planting directly in the ground, so you can decide what will work best for you. A raised garden bed is a container or box full…
Many people grow sunflowers for their beauty alone. but sunflowers offer much more. One sunflower head can produce over 1,000 seeds, which can be used for eating, sprouting, planting, or to feed your poultry or livestock.. Sunflower seeds are high in protein, fiber, Vitamin E, Selenium and other essential nutrients. All varieties of sunflowers are…
Do you have a new property? Have an idea of what you would like to create with your property, but do not have the clear vision or skills to move forward with confidence. ? Ready to invest in your dreams? I can share with you my insights on how to retrofit your site to become the ecological…
Growing Food in Cold Frames and Cloches When I moved from Vermont to Oregon, I thought I had arrived in the tropics when it came to gardening. I was delighted to see that there were crops that could be harvested in the winter. I remember harvesting a fresh leek from the cold soil on a…
As I went out to the garden today to do some “clean up”, I notice that the ladybugs and spiders were hiding in all the areas I wanted to cut back. What might be “clean up” to me, is doomsday for the insects. The Lady bugs in the Yarrow were numerous. It looked like a…
Have you ever gone out on a winter day and pulled up a muddy carrot? Maybe washed it off and ate it right there? outside, next to where it was growing? OR how about wiping the carrot off on the wet grass and then on your pants before crunching it down? For me, this type…
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