Last night, the wonderful folks of Ottawa had what was advertised as “A night with Stephen Barstow”. A great communicative crowd too and thanks for making my book […]
Article
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Article in Arche Noah magazine
I’m really looking forward to doing 5 events in Austria for seed saver organisation Arche Noah from 11th -17th June! Their latest April magazine contains the following good looking […]
Garden tour / Talks
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Article about my visit to Sogn Jord- og Hagebruksskule
A Norwegian article about my visit and lecture at Sogn Jord- og Hagebruksskule i March 2017! http://sjh.no/2017/04/01/ein-ode-til-dei-fleirarige-vekstane Post Views: 187
Beverages
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Dandelion Latte
My host Solara Goldwynn spotted Dandelion Latte on the drinks menu at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific in Victoria yesterday…so we had to try…a bit too sweet […]
Foraging
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Travelled dandelions
It’s a crazy world…even green dandelions (not even blanched) are transported 1,000 km or more from California to here in Victoria BC to be sold in a supermarket, […]
Wild Edibles / wild flowers
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Fawn lilies and Camas in Victoria
My first day in Victoria and Vancouver Island, BC was a mixed one. As this was probably my only chance I decided to go to the Butchart Gardens, […]
Food / Forcing / Perennial vegetables
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Forced blanched Udo Baccalao
Inspired by my visit in the spring to Tokyo’s underground blanching of Udo (Aralia cordata), see http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=8299, I dug up a couple of roots in the autumn for indoors […]
Talks
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Join me for a weekend in Sogn and Hardanger
On my way to Canada, I’m doing a slight detour to Hardanger and Sogn in western Norway where I’m giving a talk for Sogn Jord- og Hagebruksskule (1700-1900) at […]
Moon
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The weekend full moon
A few shots of the weekend’s full moon seen from the house Post Views: 100
Salad
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The March 2017 Extreme Salads: Ingredients and preparation!
I had already agreed in the autumn to take part in the culinary program of this year’s Kosmorama Film Festival in Trondheim in collaboration with the leading restaurant […]
Birds
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Birds seen from the house today 11th March 2017
Oystercatchers (tjeld) are one of the first spring migrants to arrive here and early March is the normal time. I was woken up by the characteristic piping call […]
Berries / Cellar vegetables / Edible flowers / Food / Foraging / Forcing / Fruit / Leafy greens / Onions / Perennial vegetable shoots / Perennial vegetables / Root crops / Salad / Seed sprouts / Snow / Sprouts / Vegetarian
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Extreme winter record salad
Proof one more time that north is best for growing a diversity of tasty salad greens ;) Presenting (and claiming) my new world winter salad diversity record, a […]
Birds
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A welcome from Canada?
Nice thought, Canada, sending me a welcoming party of Canada geese…down in the bay : Less than 3 weeks now before I travel… Post Views: 142
Birds
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Magpies in parliament
A magpie parliament in the garden this afternoon :) What or who were they debating? Post Views: 132
Salad
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The Credo / Kosmorama extreme salad
I also produced this ca.105 ingredients salad for the Credo / Kosmorama diversity dinner last night (8th March 2017), a new winter personal best in winter diversity for […]
Blanching / Dandelions / Perennial vegetable shoots / Perennial vegetables / Seed sprouts / Sprouts / Winter shoots
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Kosmorama/ Credo diversity dinner #1
Last night (8th March 2017) was the first of two events I had been asked to take part in celebrating the diversity of vegetables that our area has […]
Garden tour
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Visit from Stjärnsund
Lovely overnight visit and little garden tour with co-author of Fleråriga grönsakerwith Philipp Weiss (Swedish Perennial Vegetables) Annevi Sjöberg with her Carlo and my new friend little Albie […]
Snow / Winter shoots
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Today in the garden
A few pictures of life returning to the garden… Post Views: 161
cross-country skiing
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Skiing up to Skarpåsen
With not much snow and icy conditions, it was a long (careful) trip up to Skarpåsen this afternoon, walking down the steepest hills…don’t want any broken bones… Post […]
Food / Winter shoots
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Food diversity events in Trondheim next week!
I was very pleased earlier in the winter to be asked to take part in the Trondheim Kosmorama Film Festival’s culinary programme, set up around the showing of […]
Birds
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Weekend birds
A small flock of waxwings (sidensvans) appeared today and the second fieldfare (gråtrost) didn’t tolerate them trying to steal the apples Waxwing vs. Fieldfare Sidensvans vs. gråtrost A […]
Fjord views / Sun
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Views from the garden this week
Colder this week and the sun is back reflecting on the fjord… Post Views: 136
Salad
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80 a day keeps the doctor away
Remember you saw my patented “80-a-day keeps the doctor away diet” here first (and mostly leafy greens, with only small amounts of false vegetables (=fruit) like tomatoes, cucumber […]