Out of the Jar

I just learned recently that wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) is commonly confused with clover (Trifolium repens). It turns out that wood sorrel has more heart-shaped leaves than clover. It is often referred to as a shamrock and given as a gift on St. Patrick’s Day.

PS its leaves are edible and taste like sour apples!

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One day my kitchen will be this organized.

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A Guide to SeedSaving, SeedStewardship & Seed Sovereignty (PDF) by The Seed Ambassadors Project (2010).

From the front page …

If SEED SAVING is collecting seeds for replanting in the future…

Then SEED STEWARDSHIP is the process of saving seeds with the purpose of maintaining or improving that seed’s health and resilience. It also includes the act of saving and selecting a variety over a period of many seasons, with the end goal of passing it on to others in the future.

The ideal of SEED SOVEREIGNTY firmly plants seed saving and seed stewardship in the realm of fundamental human rights. It is the freedom to save seed and determine the foundation on which our food system rests. With the current attacks of industry hitting at the heart of food sovereignty, the simple act of seed saving becomes a major act of resistance and social empowerment.

Contents …

• Why Save Seeds
• Fundamental Concepts
• Seed Saving Tools
• Easy Seed
• Tomatoes (the gateway drug)
• Beans & Peas
• Corn
• Cucumbers, Melons, & Squash
• Herbs: Annual & Biennial
• Lettuce
• Peppers, Eggplant & friends
• Spinach & Miscellaneous Greens
• Less Easy Seed
• Biennial Roots: Beets, Chard, Carrots,
• Onions, Leeks, Parsnips
• Brassicas: Broccoli, Kale, Cabbage,
• Turnips, Brussels Sprouts, Kohlrabi
• Guide to Jargon
• Read More

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princessmonsanto:

lawn culture is a symptom of the disease we’ve been programmed to have. 

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acehotel:

Happy autumn, courtesy of Brock Davis and his cheeseburger tree.

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jelzabeth:

One of my favorite gardening bits I saw in New Zealand:  the chicken tractor.  This is one built in the Backyard Garden of the Hamilton Gardens.  The idea is to build several raised garden beds that fit the shape of the chicken coop and then sit the coop on each bed for a few weeks at a time to allow the chickens to prep the soil for planting.  The chickens will do what chickens do, scratching and fertilizing and ridding the area of bugs… things the farmer would have to do on their own anyway.  Keep on rotating the coop through the planting cycle, so it is good to have 5 or 6 beds if you can use them all.  Once one bed is harvested let the chickens move in, have at the trimmings, do their work for 4 to 6 weeks and then move them on.

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spadeandseeds:

I SUPPOSE THIS MEANS YOU NEED TO DRINK A LOT OF WINE…

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