Grow food everywhere! Here are 9 ways to make the most of a small growing space and maximize the food your yard produces.
Nasturtiums are easy to grow and are edible, medicinal, and great for your garden. Find out how to grow and use nasturtiums.
Shade-tolerant fruiting plants can be hard to find, but there are still quite a few fruits that grow in shade, whether part shade or full shade. Don't give up on homegrown fruit just because you
Wild spinach (also called lambs quarters or goosefoot) is a tasty and versatile edible wild plant that's probably growing in your garden already. Here's what to know about identifying and foraging wild spinach. #foraging #ediblewildplants
Shade-tolerant fruiting plants can be hard to find, but there are still quite a few fruits that grow in shade, whether part shade or full shade. Don't give up on homegrown fruit just because you
Would you like to know how to grow edible mushrooms at home? You can grow them indoors, on logs, outdoors in your greenhouse, etc. For profit or your family.
You can eat everything that grows in a forest, but only if you plant it yourself. That's the idea behind an edible food forest.
Stop growing the same old plants. There are lots of unusual edible plants that can add color to your garden and flavor to your meals.
The summer solstice is a perfect time for harvesting and preserving herbs! Here's the complete guide to preserving the culinary and medicinal bounty of the herb garden. (This post was contributed by Melissa Keyser.) If I
Spring is a great time for foraging! Learn what to forage in spring with this list of 20 edible and medicinal plants and fungi. Spring foraging is fun!
Edible wild berries and fruit are some of the most rewarding things to find when you're out foraging wild edible plants. Wild berries and fruits often don't require preparation and cooking, unlike roots and greens.
Redbud jelly is a delicious way to enjoy edible redbud flowers each spring. These trees are not only beautiful, they're delicious!
Spring is a great time for foraging! Learn what to forage in spring with this list of 20 edible and medicinal plants and fungi. Spring foraging is fun!
You don't often think of grandma's flower garden as a good place to harvest your lunch, but there are a surprising number of tasty edibles growing in most perennial flower beds. Beyond edible flowers,
Learn about what to forage in fall! Autumn is an abundant time for foraging and wildcrafting. Fall foraging includes berries, nuts, roots, and mushrooms.
List of edible flowers for syrups, wines, infused into oils or vinegars and salads. Medicinal flowers and recipes for how to use them
You don't often think of grandma's flower garden as a good place to harvest your lunch, but there are a surprising number of tasty edibles growing in most perennial flower beds. Beyond edible flowers,
Edible wild greens start popping up in early spring and are plentiful and easy to forage. They're nutritious, delicious, and free!
Shade-tolerant fruiting plants can be hard to find, but there are still quite a few fruits that grow in shade, whether part shade or full shade. Don't give up on homegrown fruit just because you
The blooming bright yellow flowers of the forsythia shrub is one of the first signs of spring, but not everyone knows that the blossoms are edible! Make this forsythia syrup with honey for a delicious spring treat.
Learn how to grow Bush beans in the home garden with these tips to plant, grow, and harvest bush beans in your vegetable garden.
Walnut trees not only provide you with nutritious and delicious fruits, but their wood is highly prized for furniture, and they provide great shade for your garden! If you're looking to learn how to grow walnut trees, this DIY gardening guide will give you step by step instructions! English or Persian walnut trees are the most common varieties found throughout North America and they can reach a staggering height of 50 feet! A mature tree will produce 50-80 pounds of walnuts yearly. Before planting your walnut trees, head over to your local nursery to see which variety will grow best
Permaculture food forests are autopilot gardens that need little human intervention except in the beginning. Here's how to build one.
Edible wild plants include more than just the occasional harvest of wild blackberries and dandelion greens. Serious foragers seek out all manner of unique edible wild foods, from greens and herbs, to berries, roots, bark,
Got lemon balm? Here are over 30 delicious lemon balm recipes to help you use all of this edible and medicinal herb growing in your yard!
Growing chocolate trees indoors? Believe it or not, it is possible, even in cold climates! Vermont's not exactly known for its tropical weather, but even with our long cold winters, you can still grow and
Some of the most nutrient-rich foods can be gathered for free in your yard or neighborhood. Check out the many edible wild greens you can forage!
Explore 70 edible wild plants in our guide! Learn to identify, forage, and prepare backyard weeds and wildflowers, and discover their delicious, nutrient-rich benefits.
Self-heal is a common herb, a highly nutritious edible plant, and a medicinal powerhouse that is also known as heal-all or woundwort.
If you have an edible landscape on your property, then you can live off the land. Here are 40 great plants for edible landscaping.
When you learn which flowers are edible and how to use them, you look at your garden with new eyes.
Last year, All America Selections set a challenge for gardeners: to create a beautiful and functional garden based on the theme of “foodscaping,” or edible landscaping. Peek at the winning gardens that incorporate ornamentals and edibles into one cohesive, beautiful garden design.
Dandelion greens recipes use these wild and free spring greens that you can harvest in any unsprayed yard (or purchase by the bundle at the health food store). When people think of dandelions, the bright
Edible wild greens start popping up in early spring and are plentiful and easy to forage. They're nutritious, delicious, and free!
Spruce tips have a bright, citrus flavor that works well in both savory and sweet dishes. Almost all conifer tips are edible, and the only exception is yew trees. Pine and fir tips have their
Shade-tolerant fruiting plants can be hard to find, but there are still quite a few fruits that grow in shade, whether part shade or full shade. Don't give up on homegrown fruit just because you
Plant these perennial vegetables (and fruits and herbs) just once and you can enjoy their bounty year after year - sometimes for decades!
Medicinal plants have been used for millennia, and science is just beginning to validate many of their traditional uses. This basic overview of medicinal plants and their use focuses on herbs you can find or
Flower jellies capture the flavor of fresh blossoms in a sweet floral jelly.
See how adding 3 simple ingredients to your pepper planting hole can help to get your pepper plants off to a fast start - and a big harvest!
Growing vegetables and fruits in the home garden is rewarding, but many people are put off by the backbreaking work involved at the start of the growing season. Perennial edibles are the answer to this
Dandelion cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting are a delicious foraged treat with many health benefits from dandelion flowers!
Wild edible roots and tubers can form the basis for a wild foods diet, providing more calories and nutrition than a few wild foraged weeds. A while back I was having lunch with my little
