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 […]
Bulbils / Perennial vegetables
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Large forms of Alpine Bistort
Alpine bistort or harerug in Norwegian (Bistorta vivipara syn Persicaria vivipara or Polygonum viviparum) is a common plant here in Norway and the only wild plant apart from […]
Foraging
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Alpine bistort harvest and the Idas Blue
More or less the only plant I forage these days from the wild are alpine bistort (harerug) bulbils (Polygonum viviparum / Persicaria vivipara) to dry for the winter. […]
Food / Perennial vegetables
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Habby-Dandy MacCheese
A wonderful birthday dinner yesterday!As is the tradition since I left home, my birthday dinner has been Macaroni Cheese with rhubarb crumble for dessert. Mac Cheese was the […]
Foraging / Fungi / walks
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Foraging Alpine Bistort Bulbils
On Sunday, we went for a walk up to a mountain farm (seter) near to the lake Foldsjøen in Malvik with the main aim to gather alpine bistort […]
Tubers
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Harerug bread
Harerug? Literally meaning “Hare rye” is a plant found in Norway from the outermost coast to the high mountains and is also one of the few edible plants […]