We are eagerly waiting for the first flower of our sunflowers to open. We succesfully sowed them from seeds we bought as food.
But besides that, the sunflower is a very versatile plant. Of course, besides the seeds, we all know its oil. But in addition, the sunflower is also a source of medicine, fibre, dye, green manure...
We all know the fly, that irritating beast that can cling to even the smoothest surface and spread all kinds of diseases. Flies are found almost everywhere on Earth, except at the poles and in the hottest deserts. So they are the most familiar insect, you might say…. But did you know that flies, yes, including that ordinary housefly, are important pollinators for lots of plants?
Published by Jacob Berghoef in Food Forest Garden
In August last year, when we went to look at the "House For Sale" where we now live, there were 3 things we were super excited about: the huge variety of trees and plants, a small greenhouse, in serious need of restoration, and a root cellar, also known as an earth cellar or potato cellar, in a deplorable condition...
Healed by nature
We have now described 120+ species found in our forest garden, and we can safely say that our private pharmacy has something to offer for many, many ailments !
Published by Jacob Berghoef in Food Forest Garden
One of the easiest ways to preserve the harvest from your garden is drying. This can be done for many types of vegetables and for quite a few fruits, as well as for herbs, teas and plants that you want to preserve for their medicinal properties.
And of course, a very important part of all preserving activities is harvesting and saving seeds for next year.
Let me tell you how and why...
Published by Jacob Berghoef in Food Forest Garden
Did you know that heating your food (microwave, steam, boil, bake, wok, etc.) always comes at the expense of taste, health and nutritional value of your food?
The shorter you heat it, the better.
The shortest? Raw of course!
We eat our vegetables raw as much as possible and like to add “wild” to our meal.
Let me tell you how and why...
Published by Jacob Berghoef in Food Forest Garden
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