Mulberries are often underestimated as an edible berry. They may not share spots by the strawberries, blueberries and raspberries that line the supermarkets, but they are excellent preserved as a jam, cooked in recipes or to enjoy just as a handful. Mulberries are also great because they grow abundantly on trees.
Wild American ginseng root has sold for as much as $350 per pound. Today, wild ginseng is a protected plant and it is illegal to harvest in many states. However, you can grow and harvest your own ginseng.
Just about anyone has free access to mulberries. They grow abundantly in the wild in many areas. You can take advantage of the health benefits of mulberries you harvested for months to come by making them into a jam.
Use your homemade vinegar to make salad dressing or for pickling recipes.
This spring we inoculated hardwood logs with shiitake mushroom spawn plugs. We received our first harvest this week and threw them in the smoker with our sirloin steak. De-e-elicious.
Potatoes are one of the earliest vegetables adapted to gardens, and are considered as important of a staple crop as rice or wheat. They are a cool-season vegetable. Potatoes are started from the “eyes” of larger potatoes, which are cut into pieces or whole small potatoes are used.
Quail eggs are delicious and packed with more protein than chicken eggs. Substitute three quail eggs for one chicken egg in recipes. Raising quail is a great alternative to chickens if you don’t have a lot of space. Each egg contains just 14 calories and 1 gram of fat. Quail eggs also are a source of Vitamin A, B12, Iron, Folate, Riboflavin, Choline, and Phosphorus.
Plan your edible landscaping or garden with our Food Forest Garden Journal now available on Amazon. Funds from the book will help us expand our small edible landscaping space into a permaculture food forest farm.
Take a tour of Little Tree Food Forest and see how it has grown. Little Tree Food Forest is an experiment in edible landscaping in a small space. Support Little Tree Food Forest’s publications on Amazon or our Etsy shop to help us expand our space into a full fledge permaculture food forest farm.
When the pandemic in 2020 hit, we started growing food. Little Tree Food Forest is an experiment in edible landscaping in a small space. Support Little Tree Food Forest’s publications on Amazon or our Etsy shop to help us expand our space into a full fledge permaculture food forest farm.
