A new collection of perennial vegetables from the garden on 25th April 2020, now back to cool, overcast weather. All are managed in some way. Carum carvi (caraway / karve) greensUrtica dioica (nettle / nesle)Aegopodium podograria (ground elder / skvallerkål)Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion /pipeløk)Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde)Campanula latifolia (giant bellflower / storklokke)Myrrhis odorata … Continue reading More perennial vegetables for dinner!→
A first for my garden and something I hadn’t thought was possible until a couple of years ago. I harvested black onion seed for the first time this autumn. These are the seeds of Nigella sativa (also known as black caraway, black cumin, nigella, kalojeere, siyah daneh or kalonji; Norwegian: legesvartkarve / svartfrø) are probably … Continue reading Black onion seed in Malvik→
I enjoyed my visit to Jøssåsen Landsby (Camphill Village) here in Malvik in the inland higher part of Malvik kommune. It’s too long since I visited! Inger Line Ødegård, who is also KVANN’s (Norwegian Seed Savers) events secretary, had invited me up to do a walk and talk about the edible wild and cultivated plants. … Continue reading Walk and talk at Jøssåsen→
Grand Opening of The Edible Garden Permaculture LAND Centre (Thanks to Berit Børte, Kjell Hødnebø, Lone Dybdal, Elin Mar, Bell Batta Torheim, Inger Line Skurdal Ødegård and Margaret M. Anderson for the pictures ) Sunday 5th May was a cold showery day here in Malvik and the 3rd day of KVANN’s (Norwegian Seed Savers) annual … Continue reading Grand Opening of The Edible Garden Permaculture LAND Centre→
Yesterday was time for the annual karvekaalsuppe party in Malvik. The young spring shoots of caraway are ready for harvesting in early spring (April to early May). They have a mild parsley-like taste not at all like the seeds. They were traditionally used to make a soup (karvekaalsuppe). Karvekaal literally translates as caraway-cabbage or -greens. … Continue reading Karvekaalsuppe→
Updated complete list of links to my Edimental of the Day tweets on Twitter! 010818 Allium caeruleum (Blue-of-the-Heavens) pic.twitter.com/VhjAxsp9pC 020818 Monarda “Adam” pic.twitter.com/sbsygqHh7m 030818 Korean mint, Agastache rugosa “Blue Fortune” pic.twitter.com/mcjLczm9Gx 040818 Dwarf Jerusalem Artichoke pic.twitter.com/8m484da2fX 050818 Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) pic.twitter.com/m17cRB01aQ 060818 Korean Angelica (Angelica gigas) pic.twitter.com/jdElTlLXrb 070818 Saskatoon, Amelanchier alnifolia “Thiessen” pic.twitter.com/bWBZ0iNXQL 080818 Korean … Continue reading Edimental of the day→
Here are the first of my edimental of the day plants, both annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and climbers! Enjoy! 0 010818 Allium caeruleum (Blue-of-the-Heavens) pic.twitter.com/VhjAxsp9pC 1 020818 Monarda “Adam” pic.twitter.com/sbsygqHh7m 2 030818 Korean mint, Agastache rugosa “Blue Fortune” pic.twitter.com/mcjLczm9Gx 3 040818 Dwarf Jerusalem Artichoke pic.twitter.com/8m484da2fX 4 050818 Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) pic.twitter.com/m17cRB01aQ 5 060818 Korean Angelica … Continue reading Edimental of the Day on twitter→
One of the joys of spring is traditional Norwegian Karvekaalsuppe (caraway green soup), last night’s dinner. This was one of the first wild plants I domesticated in my garden for the soup, leaving some for seed later (used on bread, in curry spice mixes, ferments etc.). I simply collected a large bowl full of leaves … Continue reading Karvekaalsuppe→
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
