I have some great news to share! My word edimentals, “invented” some 17 years ago to describe those amazing plants that are both edible and ornamental – has […]
Garden tour
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Plant list for The World Garden
I’ve shared my list of plants that I’ve planted in Trondheim’s World Garden to a few people who’ve asked and now it’s available to anyone who is curious […]
Book
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10th Bookiversary Offer
(Norwegian offer below)AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 PLANTS CELEBRATES ITS 10th BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK!19th November 2014: I wrote here on FB “I’m proud to announce that on Wednesday […]
Salad / Stand
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RINGVE OPEN DAY 2024
There were some 1,500 people who came along to Sunday’s Open Day at the Ringve Botanical Garden and as usual KVANN Trøndelag (Norwegian Seed Savers; kvann.no) had a […]
Perennial vegetables
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A video tour of the World Garden
A video tour on my youtube channel showing what’s emerging in The World Garden (Verdenshagen) at the Væres Venner Community Garden in Ranheim, Trondheim, Norway on 7th May […]
Perennial vegetables / Spring
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Hablitzia beginnings
If I’m asked what my favourite perennial vegetable is, I will struggle to only mention one (I wrote a book about my 80 favourites after all), but the […]
Book / Magazine article / Talks
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Free temporary access to my book and articles!
Thanks to my publishers Permanent Publications and Permaculture Magazine, free browsing access is available until Thursday to both my book Around the World in 80 plants, two articles […]
Uncategorized
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Tim Harland RIP
I was shocked and saddened to hear the other day that Tim Harland from my publishers Permanent Publications (PP) and Permaculture Magazine died unexpectedly on 30th September. He […]
Garden tour / Perennial vegetables
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God Save the King’s Hostas!
My only post on last weekend’s big news item. This memory came up on my feed this morning. In October 2015 I talked about my book Around the […]
Climbers / Food / Perennial vegetable shoots / Talks
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Hablitzia Pinaattiohukaiset
Yesterday, I was preparing my talk for the Finnish Permaculture Association (see https://youtube.com/live/CYBqioWTr6U) and was reminded that I had mentioned in my book that Hablitzia could be used […]
Bulbils
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Alpine Bistort harvest
I have a small patch of different forms of alpine bistort / harerug (Bistorta vivipara) in the garden and this year’s harvest is now drying in the living […]
Food / Perennial vegetables
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Around the World in 80 Mac-Cheese
Many thanks to all who sent birthday wishes as I transitioned to become a bonafide pensioner As usual, my celebration dinner was a green macaroni cheese (https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?s=macaroni), this […]
Talks
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Edimentals Goes Mainstream
On the 12th June, I gave my first webinar at a mainstream gardening conference in the US, the Southeastern Plant Symposium, hosted by the JC Raulston Arboretum and […]
Onions
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Tall Swamp Onion
Years ago, I was at a work meeting in San Francisco with my colleague Harald Krogstad who sadly died in 2020. It’s very easy to put a date […]
Community Garden
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KVANN’s World Garden
At the Væres Venner community garden on the outskirts of Trondheim at Ranheim in an area we hope will remain a green belt, I have been working to […]
Perennial vegetables
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Early June Greens and Whites
Presenting some of this week’s perennial greens and, in the case of the blanched Hosta shoots, perennial whites!Hosta sieboldiana with ramsons / ramsløk (Allium ursinum) and giant bellflower […]
Dandelions
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Dandelion shoots in the living room
This bucket was planted in the autumn and stored until now in the cellar. Within a few days of bringing it up into my living room there are […]
Perennial vegetables
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Perennial puha, Sonchus kirkii in Malvik #2
In 2017, I was able to grow Sonchus kirkii, the original perennial sow thistle (puha or rauriki), an important traditional vegetable of the Maori which I’d long wanted […]
Food / Perennial vegetables
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Cherokee Pizza
AROUND THE WORLD IN THE EDIBLE GARDEN; Part 1 – The Cherokee lands of Eastern North AmericaThe first in a series of dinners from Malvik’s Edible Garden where […]
Edimentals / Perennial vegetables
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Naturalised Giant Bellflower
No doubt introduced by the previous owners here as an ornamental and despite the fact I spent a lot of time trying to eradicate it from parts of […]
Book
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5 years of Around the World in 80 plants
Thanks to everyone for supporting me on the perennial edible adventure I’ve been on since my little story was published 5 years ago today! It’s not too late […]
Perennial vegetables
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Saving sorrel seed
Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is found throughout Europe, even in alpine habitats up to 2,100m in the Alps and 1,900m in Norway. It ranges eastwards as far as Japan and […]
Book
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The 5th reprint
DHL arrived yesterday with 200 new books of the 5th reprint of Around the World in 80 plants! This time 15 minor mistakes and improvements have been made! […]
Book
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Around the World in 80 plants direct from the author!
281218: I’m now sending signed copies of my book from home in Malvik with any dedication you wish! Cost: NOK 250 plus postage Payment either by Paypal, bank […]
Book
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Book delivery
My book Around the World in 80 plants is still selling well. Just received delivery of 200 more to sell at my lectures and courses as I’ve sold […]