Michael

Each year in the fall motorcycle riders on the back roads of the rural east must beware of the tennis ball like fruit of the eastern Black Walnut tree. Hitting the hard green ball can spell disaster if struck at the wrong angle with a narrow motorcycle or bicycle tire. Black walnut is however…from a [...]

Holly's find...Chicken of the Wood Permaculture Design looks to source trees and plants that can be found local to a property. Oftentimes edible plants grow on a property already, one just doesn't know it. Take for example "Chicken of the Wood" Mushroom (Laetiporus Sulphureus). Also know as "Sulphur Shelf" because of its color. Other [...]

So this morning we decided to enjoy some of the fruits of our labors.  Fresh Morels, fresh eggs from the chickens, fresh, sauteed and chopped Ramps, and Urui (Hostas) from our patch. Try not to drool on your keyboard!               Morels battered and deep fried as fritters     [...]

In December of 2014 I contributed a post here on the Tuber producing plant Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius). The plant is traditionally grown in the central Andes mountains of South America from Columbia to Northern Argentina. That post is linked here:  http://www.narrowpassagepermaculture.com/experimenting-with-yacon/   Yacon Plant   Our first year of growing Yacon was successful [...]

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AUTUMN OLIVE Autumn Olive , Elaeagnus umbellate-- most widely know as Autumn Olive-- is also called Japanese Silverberry and recently has come into fashion under the moniker Autumn Berry. The shrub is native to Asia, from the Himalayas, east, to Japan. In the United States it is often thought of as invasive, meaning that it "takes [...]

  Rice Knife or Hand Sickle Everyone has their favorite gardening tools. Tools for the garden are important in Permaculture. Permaculture looks for solutions that are resilient and sustainable. Plant and crop working tools need to be simple, sustainable (usually this means non electric or gas powered) and cost effective. Consider if you [...]

  So, if you had access to a free green that has more nutrition than Spinach, was prolific to the point of being considered by most as an irremovable garden weed, has the taste of a mild nutty version of Spinach, and produces a seed related to Quinoa, would you be interested? If so…read on [...]

Close up of our Rhubarb crop     The Author (not usually barefoot) and this year’s Rhubarb growth       Yellowish seed head of Rhubarb seen on right     Rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum, is a vegetable with a confused lifestyle. Most people think of this veggie as the [...]