Recipe: Florida betony and hibiscus pickles
A simple and delicious pickle recipe featuring Florida betony tubers and roselle, aka the vibrant red calyxes of Hibiscus sabdariffa plants.
Why you should grow and use stinging nettle
Stinging nettle is one of the most nutritious vegetables on earth, offering a wide range of proven medicinal benefits. Learn how to ID, grow, and use this valuable native plant!
Florida betony: how to ID, grow (in containers) & eat
Friend or weed? Florida betony (Stachys floridana) is a mint family plant with delicious edible tubers that may have medicinal benefits!
Solomon’s seal (& false Solomon’s seal) – how to grow, forage & eat
Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum) is an edible plant in the Asparagus family that can be grown in a shade garden or wild foraged. Find out how!
Common milkweed: how to eat your Monarch butterfly garden
Find out how to grow and use Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) as an edible plant for you AND as a host plant for Monarch butterflies.
Best EDIBLE plants to grow in shade (fruit, herbs & veggies)
This detailed list of fruits, herbs, and vegetables that grow in shade will help you fill your shaded yard or garden beds full of edible plants!
Stridolo (Silene vulgaris): how to grow and eat this rare Italian veggie
Find out how to grow, harvest, and eat stridolo (Silene vulgaris), a rare and gorgeous vegetable native to the Mediterranean.
Growing Malabar spinach, plus recipe: African groundnut stew (maafe)
Malabar spinach is a vining, heat-loving green that produces huge quantities of edible leaves. Use it to make our delicious African groundnut stew recipe!
14 garden greens you can grow in the summer in hot climates
Trying to find garden greens you can grow in the summer in hot climates? Here are 14 greens that can grow all summer long no matter how hot it gets.
Tradescantia virginiana – a native edible plant common in home landscapes
Tradescantia virginiana is a beautiful native plant often found in home landscapes. Every part of the plant is also edible – here’s how to eat it!
Plantain: a common edible weed that treats bee and other insect stings
Plantain is a common weed that’s likely growing in your yard. Find out how to ID, grow, and forage plantain — including which Plantago species offer the best culinary and medicinal potential.
Top 11 garden plants for chickens and ducks
Want to raise happy, healthy backyard poultry? Here are our top 11 garden plants for chickens or ducks that you can grow in your garden.
How to grow an endless supply of pea greens indoors
Find out how to grow an endless supply of delicious cut-and-come-again pea greens indoors!
How to grow and eat prickly pear cactuses
Prickly pear cactuses are low-maintenance perennial plants that produce both a vegetable and a fruit. Find out how to grow and use prickly pear cacti!
How to grow & eat celtuce: an ancient trendy vegetable
Celtuce is a hugely popular Asian lettuce grown for its crunchy stem rather than its leaves. In this article, you’ll find out how to grow and eat it!