I read some 15 years ago (but would love a proper reference*) that the Victorians (and some more recent jokers too) were […]
Annuals / Biannuals / Edimentals / Perennials
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Weekend garden pictures
A diverse selection of pictures from last weekend in the Edible Garden :) Post Views: 132
Annuals / Perennials / Seed
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Sonchus seed
I couldn’t resist these two packets in a Chinese seed catalogue someone tipped me about. Never seen common sow thistle seed for sale (first picture), perhaps a cultivar?…and […]
Annuals / Biannuals / Edible flowers / Edimentals
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Broad beans and chicory
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Annuals / weeds
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More weedo wierdo pesto
More weedo wierdo pesto…this time based on superweed Sonchus oleraceus / common sow thistle / haredylle, basil, garlic, chili and sesame seed.. Post Views: 218
Annuals / Edimentals / Onions / Perennials
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Tonight’s veggies; 24th June 2015
Allium nutans xsenescens, Stellaria media, Oregano (yellow leaved), Bay leaf, Campanula latifolia, Red streaked mustard greens, Asparagus, Malva moschata, Day lily buds, Crambe maritima, Rumex patientia, Rumex acetosa […]
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Russian veggie seed
One of the members of Norwegian Seed Savers emailed me that she was going to Russia and would I like any seed….now, I have genetic defect that leads […]
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The new Edimentals seed trade list for 2014-2015
SEE THE NEW SEED LIST Welcome to my new seed trade list for 2014-15. 12, 13 and 14 in brackets indicates the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning […]
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Shoreditch Radio Interview on Around the World!
An Interview with the Extreme Salad Man Stephen Barstow at www.Shoreditchradio.co.uk on Sunday 18 January at 20:00 UTC This is an interview I did in London with London Permaculture’s Stefan […]
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From the vaults: my Edible and Useful Plant Seed Trade List from 2000!
14 years ago and my seed list had some 1,000 entries and I even added a usage code (from Plants for a Future)……… Edible and Useful Plant Seed […]
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Salad from the tunnel; 12th January 2015
Still a week before the sun returns here in Malvik and we leave the tunnel…today’s 20 variety salad harvested today from the living room and cellar! Carrots, chicories, […]
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Guinness Megasalad Record Book Rejection email from 2001
The first time I made a megasalad in 2001 with 363 different plants (see http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=206) I approached Guinness to claim a world record. They were not interested and […]
Annuals / Dandelions / Perennials
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Weed art
LOVE THIS!! How many edible weeds can you spot? Two of them are in my book – Taraxacum officinale and Sonchus oleraceus… http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/12/mona-carons-murals-of-weeds-slowly-overtake-walls-buildings/ Post Views: 175
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World Record Salad Invite
Sunday 24th August 2003, I earned my title Extreme Salad Man :) when I made a salad comprising 538 varieties of edible plant. I’m still looking for the […]
Annuals / Bushes / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Perennials
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The book is now shipping…and at a special price from Permanent Publications!
Around The World in 80 Plants : An Edible Perennial Vegetable Adventure For Temperate Climates, by Stephen Barstow What has underground gardening in Tokyo, the origin of garlic […]
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A little salad recipe :)
Somebody was asking if I still had the ingredients list for my record salad from 2003 with 537 varieties – it used to be on the net but […]
Annuals / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Herbs / Invasive plants / Malvik / Perennials / Permaculture / Salad
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Article in Adresseavisen (Trondheim’s newspaper); 28th June 2014
An article in Trondheim’s newspaper in June 2014 about edible Trondheim including one of my diversity salads… Artikkel fra Ukeadressa i juni om spiselig Trøndelag!! [gview file=”http://www.edimentals.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Adressa_Spiselige.pdf”] ….and […]
Annuals / Perennials
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An Edimental salad
To kick off this website /blog, a little salad made during an interview with the regional newspaper Adresseavisen in Trondheim on 10th June 2014!! Post Views: 500