Happy Easter 2023 with this floriferous forced Primula elatior (oxlip / hagenøkleblom) in the kitchen window. Unlike England where oxlip is a rare native plant, it was introduced […]
Edible flowers / Edimentals
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First 2023 Edimental Flowers
Despite the fact that the soil is frozen solid apart from the top couple of cms, I was surprised to discover the year’s first flowers in the garden: 1. […]
Edible flowers / Perennials
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Early May Edible Flower Bouquet
A posey of edible flowers:Primula denticulata Primula elatior (oxlip / hagenøkleblom)Primula vulgaris hybrid (primrose / kusymre)Claytonia virginica (spring beauty)Arabis alpina (Alpine Rock Cress / Fjellskrinneblom)Arabis caucasica (Wall Rock Cress […]
Food
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Quinoa greens
Tonight’s 22 greens from the garden with yacon used in a quinoa stir-fry (with garlic and chili in addition):Brassica oleracea (perennial kale / flerårig kål)Hydrophyllum virginianum (waterleaf, indian […]
Edible flowers / Food / Salad
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The year’s first extreme salad
Half an hour “foraging” in the garden and half an hour in the kitchen and I can present the year’s first multi-species salad….54 different plants! Notable additions were […]
Salad
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Incredible Edible Jevnaker
What an amazing group of people who had assembled in Jevnaker at the weekend to learn more about perennial vegetables, edible weeds and edimentals! It was sad to […]
Blanching / Dandelions / Perennial vegetable shoots / Perennial vegetables / Seed sprouts / Sprouts / Winter shoots
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Kosmorama/ Credo diversity dinner #1
Last night (8th March 2017) was the first of two events I had been asked to take part in celebrating the diversity of vegetables that our area has […]
Trees
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Spring is here?
If spring comes with the first flowers, then it’s here already. Hazel (hassel) and the first oxlip (hagenøkleblom) are just about in flower! Post Views: 78