A white-tailed eagle (havørn) joined me eating breakfast this morning, sitting on the rocky shore on Malvikodden on the opposite side of the bay with what looked like […]
Seed
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THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2016-2017
21st January 2017 Welcome to my new seed trade list for 2016-17. 14, 15 and 16 in brackets indicates the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning seed quantity: […]
Cellar vegetables / Food
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Tonight’s barlotto
Tonight’s mix of veg for a barlotto (Norw: byggotto) in which you can put what you want. Post Views: 140
Adaptogen / Herbs
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Rhodiola research in Norway
From 2001, Bioforsk (the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, now NIBIO) department in Kise, Hedmark started collecting plant material of roseroot (Rhodiola rosea) from all over […]
Root crops
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Supermarket Tiger Nuts
I just came across the first picture below that I took of tiger nuts on sale in Japan on my visit in spring 2016…Super Food…there are 3 types: […]
Seed
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Seed excitement in Malvik
One of the very very exciting moments of the year happened yesterday evening Thanks so much yet again to those amazing volunteer seed packers of the SRGC…and I’ll […]
Food / Perennials / Root crops / Tubers
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Soba stir-fried cellar vegetables
Last night’s chinese stir-fried vegetables, from cellar and store, served with soba! Now using more tubers than greens… Achira carrot chicory Chili GarlicOca onionperennial kale turnip Ulluco Jerusalem artichoke and winter chantarelle Post Views: 146
Coastal plants / Halophytes / Perennial vegetables
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The perennial self-fertilising vegetable gardens of Langeland
Having completed my course at Naturplanteskolen and guided walk at Grennessminde in August 2016, I was “rewarded” by being taken on a botanical excursion to the island Langeland. […]
Perennial vegetables
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Directions for the culture of sea kale from 1799!
In my book, I wrote the following in my account about Sea Kale (Crambe maritima): “Domestication of sea kale (in the UK) seems largely to have been due […]
Birds / Snow
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Avian diversity
21 species of bird registered in the garden this weekend feeding both on natural food and at my bird feeder: Great spotted woodpecker Redpoll Nuthatch Bullfinch Hawfinch Goldfinch […]
Fjord views / Snow
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Snow showers
Snow showers all day…perfect skiing weather but I couldn’t get to the skiing area (technical difficulties…) Post Views: 114
Birds / Snow
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Jackdaw flypast
Every morning a large flock of Jackdaws / kaie fly past the house on the way to farmland to the east where they feed during the day…it happens […]
Birds
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Woodpigeons
Woodpigeons at the bird feeder today showing threatening behaviour to protect their food.. Post Views: 128
Brassica / Perennial vegetables
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Perennial kales in my loft room
Rooted cuttings of some 10 perennial kales overwintering in my unheated loft room (it can freeze up here, but not this year) Post Views: 103
Sun
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It’s back…and at 11:30 am, gone again!
I’ve just witnessed the first proper sunrise and sunset of the year and this year’s Malvik sun dance performance is over :) Post Views: 131
Perennial vegetables
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Encounters with Angelica in Japan!
The genus Angelica has about 80 species distributed throughout the Northern hemisphere, of which around 25 are found in Japan. Around the world various Angelica species have been […]
Seed
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Seed sorting
I’m working on this year’s seed trade list and seed to be offered to Norwegian Seed Savers through our yearbook that will be […]
Article
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Blomster på Matbordet i Nationen
Here is an article in Nationen, a Norwegian daily newspaper with a particular focus on agriculture, from my garden in 2011 by journalist Bente Haarstad. “Blomster på Matbordet” means literally […]
Foraging
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Wild edibles in SW England in late February
In late February last year I was in Cornwall for a short visit and had a head start on the year’s wild edible foraging with two less hardy species in […]
Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Perennial vegetables
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A sour woodland edimental
Another great edimental for the woodland garden is this form of common wood sorrel (gjøksyre)….received as Oxalis acetosella “Rosea” although I wouldn’t describe the colour as pink…sadly, it […]
Food
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Golpared onion bhajis
Indian bhajis are a popular snack or side dish in UK Indian restaurants…deep fried onions in a batter made of chick pea flour with various spices usually including […]
Root crops / Tubers
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Yam daisy aboriginal tuber cultivation
Yam daisy or murnong (Microseris lanceolata) from Australia, harvest outside in Malvik on 12th November 2011. I’ve had lower yields of other crops! Needs a bit of selection, […]
Plant sale / Radio/TV
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Edibles for Anno
In mid-June 2016, I provided a number of perennial edibles and herbs for the set of the filming of a Norwegian reality series, Anno, set in the year […]