Norwegian: for en norsk oversettelse av denne artikkelen (Norwegian translation), se KVANNs (Norwegian Seed Savers) Nyhetsbrev #15 There’s always been a barberry (Berberis vulgaris) in my garden, in […]
Heirlooms / Potato / Tubers
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2020 Potato Harvest
Here’s 24 of the 26 potato varieties I grew this year. Many are from the national potato preservation project administered by the Norwegian Seed Savers (KVANN). 10 different […]
Cleaning seed / Seed
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Seed Saving
This is what ALL window sills in the home of a seed saver look like in October :)Join KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) if you’d like to share this […]
Potato / Tubers
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Sarpo Tominia: the 17th harvest
I’ve been growing the blight resistent potato Sarpo Tominia every year since 2004 and it’s still going strong, showing no sign of lack of vigour, continuing in full […]
Annuals / Edimentals
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A diversity of garden orach
I’ve grown numerous forms of garden orach (Atriplex hortensis; hagemelde) over the years as they are useful and decorative (edimental) annuals for the summer garden. Even though they […]
Garden tour / Onions
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The Allium garden at Ringve
19th June 2020: Video update from the Allium (Chicago) garden at the NTNU Ringve Botanical Gardens in Trondheim. The heat wave has brought many species into flower and […]
Course / Forest Gardening / Perennial vegetables
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Announcing the 4th Permaveggies course in the Edible Garden
Norsk: Se lengre ned på siden English: This is the course for you who want to learn more about perennial vegetables and forest gardening in a course held […]
Seed / Seed sowing
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THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2019-2020
Updated 24th Feruary 2020 WELCOME TO MY NEW SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2019-20, THIS YEAR WITH 390 VARIETIES17, 18, 19 in brackets indicates the harvesting year for the […]
Forest Gardening / Perennial vegetables
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Norwegian Seed Savers establish a guild for Perennial and Forest Gardening vegetables
KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) have established a guild for perennial vegetables and food forest vegetables (free for members of KVANN, go to kvann.no and click on “Bli med […]
Plant Heritage / Potato
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This year’s Norwegian heritage potatoes
This is the second year we’ve grown the ten (new) virus-cleaned mini-seed potato varieties made available every year through the national Norwegian program, managed by Norwegian Seed Savers (KVANN), […]
Garden tour
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KVANNs Åpne Hager / Norwegian Seed Savers Open Gardens
Norsk: Det arrangeres åpne hager i KVANN’s (Norwegian Seed Savers) nettverk denne uken. Mine to hagevandringer er dessverre utsolgt, men du kan se hva vi holder på med […]
Plant sale / Stand
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KVANN at the Ringve Botanical Garden Open Day
On Sunday 16th June 2019, KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) had a stand at the open day at the Ringve Botanical Garden in Trondheim! There were record crowds and […]
Community Garden
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KVANN på Væres Venner 28. mai 2019
Jeg har nå utvidet KVANNs hage på Væres Venner Felleshagen (Trondheim) og igår plantet opp følgende: 1) Årets virusrensete miniknoller av norske potet: Tysk Blå, Hroar’s Dege, Shetland […]
Community Garden
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KVANN’s Annual Meeting Weekend: Day 3 visit to Væres Venner
Here are a few pictures from our Sunday afternoon visit to the Community Garden at Væres Venner where KVANN are establishing both a so-called Vegetable Sanctuary for old […]
Meeting
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KVANN’s Annual Meeting Weekend: Days 1 and 2
During the first weekend in May 2019, about 30 members of KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) assembled in Trondheim for our Annual meeting weekend! Thanks to Kjell Hødnebø, Bell […]
Edimentals / Perennial vegetables / Permaculture / Salad / Walk and talk
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Grand Opening of The Edible Garden Permaculture LAND Centre
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 […]
Talks
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Væres Venner status
Jeg holdte vedlagt presentasjon denne uken om status med KVANNs første hagene hos Væres Venner like utenfor Trondheim (Ranheim). Vi trenger flere som har lyst å hjelpe til…ta […]
Seed
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THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2018-2019
Welcome to my new seed trade list for 2018-19. 16, 17 and 18 in brackets indicates the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning seed quantity: as I don’t […]
Community Garden
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Væres Venner Community Garden 29th August 2018
I worked a couple of hours extending KVANNs garden at Væres Venner community garden in Trondheim this week…I have some 50 perennials waiting for a temporary place until […]
Onions
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Status of the Granvin victory onion location
In June 2009, I was shown the only naturalised stand of victory onion (Allium victorialis) in south western Norway (away from Lofoten Islands – Vestvågøy – and Bodø […]
Community Garden
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KVANN treff Day 1 at Væres Venner and Presthus Gård
The first evening of KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) weekend event in Trondheim and Malvik, we visited KVANN’s first “nyttevekstreservat” (inspired by Lawrence Hills’ proposal for vegetable sanctuaries across […]
Exhibitor / Walk and talk
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KVANN meet in Trondheim and Malvik; Ringve Open Day
Day 3 of the KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) meet was at the Ringve Botanical Garden Open Day in Trondheim. The day started early as I drove one of […]
walks
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KVANN meet 2018; Walk along the Homla canyon
Pictures from Saturday’s 5 km (almost 4 hours with all the stops) walk along the Homla river canyon from Storfossen (this area’s second highest waterfall) to the sea […]
Garden tour / Garden views / Salad
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KVANN meet in Trondheim and Malvik; tour of the Edible Garden
Some pictures from Day 2 of the KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) meet in Malvik in my Edible Forest Garden :) As usual, it was a great group!! Thanks […]
Garden tour
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PROGRAMMET FOR KVANN-TREFFET I TRONDHEIM
PROGRAMMET FOR KVANN-TREFFET I TRONDHEIM (Program for the Norwegian Seed Savers weekend in Trondheim) Fredag 15. juni; kl 19 Vi besøker KVANNs planlagte første nytteplante-reservat hos Væres Venner […]