Oahu-based public artist Gaye Chan once told me and Marko that we were part of her lost tribe. If by that she means we are into Free Stores, foraging free food, and eating weeds, then yes, we are! (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘cooking’
How to eat weeds in Hawaii
Posted in Edible plants & recipes, Hawaii plants, Projects from others, tagged art, cooking, edible plants, foraging, hawaii, herbs, honolulu, recipes, weeds on 27 July 2016| 4 Comments »
Wild garlic in Berlin: it’s Bärlauch time again
Posted in Berlin plants, Edible plants & recipes, tagged art, Berlin, city, cooking, foraging, herbs, park, photography, pictures, recipe on 7 April 2014| Leave a Comment »
Since spring is so early this year in Berlin, the Bärlauch (wild garlic) is already at the height of its season here. We went foraging yesterday at the Volkspark Pankow. Some Bärlauch tips I’ve posted earlier:
- Take an edible herb walk in Berlin: Post 1, Post 2
- Recipe ideas for Bärlauch (sandwiches, barley risotto)
What spring vegetables and fruits are coming in season where you are? What are you foraging?
Warsaw: Solidarność, jam and juice
Posted in Edible plants & recipes, Plants worldwide, Projects from others, tagged city, community, cooking, food, foraging, fruit, jam, juice, protest, warsaw on 21 September 2013| Leave a Comment »
Jam session in pictures, ©Pixxe.org
Warsaw foragers were almost foiled (unintentionally) by Solidarność protesters before convincing several marchers to save the day. Don’t miss this great post by Pixxe on an eventful fruit-preserving party. The fruit — including dogwood cherries, apples, pears and mystery fruit — looks delicious.
Berlin: First spring harvest – chives – and recipes
Posted in Berlin plants, Edible plants & recipes, tagged chives, cooking, food, gardening, recipes, spring on 9 April 2012| 6 Comments »
So many chives! Although we had not cared for, planted or even visited our community garden plot until yesterday, we arrived to find a ridiculous amount of lush chives to harvest. Now in their fifth year, our plants are apparently robust enough to take care of themselves and provide a hands-off first spring crop for us to enjoy.
Foraging Resources: Herb encyclopedia, purslane and hops
Posted in Edible plants & recipes, tagged books, botany, cooking, food, foraging, reading, resources on 14 March 2012| Leave a Comment »
If you like beautiful books as much as I do, maybe you won’t mind that the Foraging Resource I’m sharing today is in German. And out of print. You see, I’d like to continue introducing edible plant resources that I personally use, even if they are specific to Berlin or in German, since those are the ones I know well. I hope they will inspire you to find your own favorite resources. Also, I’ll also share tips and info from them, giving you a peek into the books and websites, so you can benefit from them right here on this blog. Read on to look inside this book…
Berlin: Foraging season opens with edible wild plant walk
Posted in Berlin plants, Edible plants & recipes, Projects from others, tagged Berlin, book, cooking, edible, event, food, foraging on 1 March 2012| 8 Comments »
Can you feel it? The weather’s getting warmer and wetter. Winter’s on its last legs. Urban gardeners and foragers like myself are itching to go planting and plucking plants all around the town. Since many readers come to this blog precisely for info on edible plants, a topic we’ve neglected this winter, I’m celebrating March and the approaching spring with a series on edible plant resources. Read on for more!
Berlin: Potato harvest & rainbow roasted vegetables
Posted in Berlin plants, Edible plants & recipes, Personal plants, tagged community garden, cooking, gardening, harvest, Linda, organic farming, potatoes, recipe, roasted vegetables, sustainable food on 5 August 2011| 3 Comments »
Let’s take a detour into our community garden, which, by the way, was featured on Deutschland radio on Wednesday morning. More importantly, the evening before, Marko harvested our potatoes! To give you some context, above is one of our baby potato plants back in in May, just starting to sprout out of its hill. Read on to see how the potatoes look now…