Urban agriculture | Edimentals !

Last week was National Organic Week (Økouka), a busy week for me as I had two garden tours in my Edible Garden in Malvik (the rain stopped both days just before we started), a walk and talk in the community garden at Væres Venner and a talk at Stammen Cafe & Bar in Trondheim on “Perennial Climate-friendly Food Plants for Urban Areas” talking about 15 advantages of growing perennials! Below you can see pictures from each of the events which were all well attended. I’ve credited the various photographers below. Thanks to all that came along!

1. Garden tour on Wednesday 27th September

Making the Ø letter for Økouka (picture: Margaret Anderson)

2. Talk at Stammen

2. Garden tour on Sunday 1st October

Pictures by Markus Tacker (click on the album pictures for more information):

Talking about Aster yomena and other oriental Asters

My largest vegetable, udo (Aralia cordata); the steepest slope is the most productive part of the garden!

Broad bean (bondebønner) re-flowering. Let’s demand large scale growing of vegan food in Trøndelag. The tastiest and original felafel and hummus is made with this hady bean!

Pictures by Marit By (click on the album pictures for more information)::

Japanese grape (Vitis coignetiae) clambering over a yew (barlind) laden with berries ready for the birds

Talking about one of my favourite perennial vegetables, Hosta

Talking about why there should be fields of broad beans (favabønner / bondebønner) than just grain fields!

My largest vegetable, udo (Aralia cordata) starting to collapse under its own weight

Talking about how to germinated udo seeds

4. Walk and talk in the Væres Venner Community Garden
Pictures by Marit By (the World Garden looking good in its autumn colours with the backdrop of the old ash trees):

On 10th June 2014, journalist Hilde Østmoe, with photographer Terje Visnes, interviewed me for regional newspaper Adresseavisen’s Saturday magazine UkeAdressa. It was for a special extended article about urban growing!

I had hoped this post would be ready before Terje Visnes’ exhibition this week in Trondheim, but I just missed the “deadline”. I don’t know if one of these photos were used as I also couldn’t make it to the exhibition at the last minute! I remember being impressed by his work that day!

…and Terje made this wonderful animated picture of the salad ingredients….if you hover with your mouse over the picture the (Norwegian) names will appear: https://www.thinglink.com/scene/536181539210264576

The final article can be downloaded here: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Adressa_Spiselige.pdf

My first ever blog post was also featuring this salad on June 29 2014: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=43

Below are pictures I took during the photo shoot in my garden!