The last time I blogged about this Physalis it was 7 years old. It is now 13 and still going strong. The last time I wrote about it, […]
Food / Root crops
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Sweet cicely / chicory root scrambled egg
I had been asked if I had photos of the roots of chicory (sikkori) and sweet cicely (Spansk kjørvel) for a talk about wild edible roots. I therefore […]
Beans / Pulses
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Red Cheeks and Fingerprints
I harvested two of the more beautiful broad (fava) beans I’ve grown yesterday, both of which originate in Canada. Red Cheek and Fingerprint favas. The diversity of forms, […]
Uncategorized
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Dad’s potatoes – life goes on!
I harvested the last potatoes yesterday. This variety is Sharpe’s Express, an English variety from 1900 developed by a Mr. Sharpe in Lincolnshire. Although an early variety, I […]
Drying / Foraging / Fungi
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Forest bounty
Spending so much time in the 3 gardens I look after – The Edible Garden; The World and Demonstration Gardens at Væres Venner Community Garden and the Allium […]
Root crops
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20 seasons with Sarpo potatoes
(Norwegian under)This year was the 20th season of growing Sarpo potatoes here in Malvik/Trondheim and yields are as good as ever with 100% blight resistance! These were harvested […]
Sun
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View towards Hell
This was the view towards a little place called Hell which lies due east of here yesterday morning: Post Views: 209
Interview / Publication
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Mi-Sauvage
Back in April 2017 I had been invited by Jean-Martin Fortier to give a seminar on perennial vegetables to the staff of La Ferme des Quatre Temps, an […]
Beans
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Mini-glut of runner beans
The climate is such here that starting runner beans / blomsterbønner (Phaseolus coccineus) in mid-May they normally aren’t ready to harvest until September and the first frosts in […]