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Edible roses - how to select, grow, and use edible roses

Stop and eat the roses? How to select & use edible roses in your garden.

Edible roses? Yes! This in-depth edible rose article will teach you how to use each edible part of the rose plant, best edible rose varieties, and how to grow roses organically.

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Edible hibiscus? How to grow and use Hibiscus sabdariffa

Yes, some hibiscus plants can be used to make wonderful foods and drinks. Find out how to grow and use the best one, Hibiscus sabdariffa!

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How to process and eat your incredible edible pumpkin

Find out how to process and eat your incredible, edible pumpkin (and jack-o-lantern!) plus pumpkin flowers, leaves, and seeds!

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What do ladybug larvae look like?

What do ladybug larvae look like? Or ladybug eggs? Find out to make sure you never accidentally kill these beneficial, predatory insects in your garden.

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Why and how to grow hardneck garlic

Learn how and why to grow delicious heirloom, organic hardneck garlic so you can enjoy your own homegrown garlic year round!

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Recipe: Pawpaw passionfruit sorbet (made with native American fruits)

Pawpaw passionfruit sorbet is a delicious dessert made from native fruit: pawpaws (Asimina triloba) and passionfruit (Passiflora incarnata).

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5 Organic Farming Facts You Should Know

These 5 organic farming facts might surprise you… and change what you put on your plate. We’re plant and science geeks who spend far more of our time than the average person getting our hands in the soil and reading research literature on food systems and farming practices. As such, we often cringe when we…

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understanding the american food system - interview with a pathologist

An interview with pathologists and nutrition scientists about our food system

Although the scientists we interviewed asked to remain anonymous, the ideas and information they shared about our food system urgently need to be heard.

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Is it possible to be self-sufficient? No, and that’s ok.

Is it possible to be self-sufficient? If you’re very unlucky, then yes. However, we think there are better goals to aim for than self-sufficiency.

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Tyrant Farms' Winter Squash & Pumpkins

Part 1: the history and folklore of your incredible, edible pumpkin

What edible plant can weigh over 2000 pounds and is 7000 years old? The pumpkin! Take a look inside the incredible, edible pumpkin & its ancient folklore.

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A Response to Slate Magazine on GMOs & Biotech

A Response to Slate Magazine on GMOs & Biotech

Slate Magazine’s article about GMOs & biotech says there is no difference between organic and conventional agriculture (or food). We respectfully disagree.

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Our top-3 favorite wild edible flowers of spring

They’re pretty. They smell wonderful. And they taste amazing. Here are our three favorite wild edible flowers of spring…What are yours?

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Realizations From Killing and Eating A Duck We Raised Ourselves

Killing and eating a duck we raised ourselves was one of the hardest things we’ve ever done. What did we learn in the process? The answers may surprise you.

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Our first duck eggs… plus some egg-laying tips

Our oldest Welsh Harlequin duck, Lady Margaret Thrasher, laid her first duck eggs today! Here are a few egg laying tips to get your ducks to start laying.

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There are dozens of edible plants in this photo from Tyrant Farms.

Three permaculture lessons from a great summer growing season

It’s been a great growing season, despite record rains that devastated nearby farms and gardens. Here are 3 permaculture lessons we learned this summer…

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