On 3rd April 2016 I was on an amazing study tour in Japan to witness first hand the cultivation of perennial vegetables. These are wild native species which […]
Invasive plants / Perennial vegetables
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Around the World with Fuki
Fuki (Petasites japonicus) is a popular spring vegetable in Japan and Korea. It has also been introduced as an ornamental in Europe and in North America as a […]
Insects
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Mourning Cloak on Fuki
Mourning cloak (Camberwell Beauty) on Fuki (Petasites japonicus) in the Toronto Botanical Garden, my best view ever of this butterfly, a rarity here! Post Views: 150
Foraging
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Trip to the Japanese mountains in April 2016
Each day on the trip to Japan had been equally amazing as the day before with new plant and food discoveries all the way!! The venue for my talk […]
Perennials
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Malvik Fuki
Two pictures of Fuki (Petasites japonicus) taken this morning, one of the delicious wild vegetables I ate in Japan (pictured prepared flower bud tempura, fukinoto) :) Post Views: […]