In recent years, vegetable growers have started to open their eyes to perennial vegetables and quite a few are growing several types. Many more growers are curious and […]
Food / Perennial vegetables
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Seven Vegetable Dishes
In Denmark’s major ethnobotanical work, Brøndegaard’s Folk og Flora (1978-80), ground elder (skvalderkål; Aegopodium podograria) is one of seven different greens used in a once common health-bringing springtime […]
Drying / Edible flowers / Edimentals / Nursery / Onions / Perennial vegetables / Talks
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Around the world in 80 Alliums
Yesterday, I gave my first talk about my (second) love of onions (alternative title All you wanted to know about Alliums but were afraid to ask!)….fittingly in the […]
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. […]
Fruit / Nut trees
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Lars Westergaard’s legendary Danish nursery!
Most people into permaculture in Scandinavia know of Lars Westergaard’s nursery in Denmark as one of the best sources of a range of hard to get (and unique, […]
walks / Wild Edibles / wild flowers
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Danish walk down the Homla canyon
On the 2nd day of the Malvik permaveggies course, we walked the Homlastien (path along the mighty Homla river) from the waterfall down to the station at Hommelvik! […]
walks / Wild Edibles / wild flowers
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Danish invasion of Vennafjellet
On Sunday of the Danish Malvik permaveggies course, we drove to near the top of the closest mountain from home to see the views and the rich flora: […]
Edimentals / Nursery / Perennials
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Naturplanteskolen looking good!
I’ve had a couple of meetings in Copenhagen over the last couple of days and I visited Naturplanteskolen again. The nursery was looking really good and plants had […]