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Oct 9, Wild Edible Plants: Stinging Nettle by Esme S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 17 Nov 2008 8:59pm in the Vondelpark. He reveals the ancient secrets of stinging nettles, where and how to pick them and how to eat them. For more information about Sergei Boutenko and edible weeds you check out his website at harmonyhikes.com Go here for more about wild edible plants on this site. Read on »

Edible Wild Plants: How to Eat Stinging Nettle with David Wolfe by Annet v. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 10:48pm This is a fantastic video. David Wolfe shows you how to eat stinging nettles straight from nature. How do you pick a stinging nettle? The younger leaves are the easiest. The older one sting more. You come from underneath, pull and grab the leaf, like a taco. If you do it wrong, you will feel the nettles sting in your fingers Read on »

USDA Announces Changes to Sampling and Inspection Approach at Ports of Entry for Imported Plants for Planting by Animal and Plant Health Posted Thu 20 Oct 2011 1:08pm WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2011--The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is implementing changes to its sampling and inspection approach at plant inspection stations for imported plants for planting. This action strengthens our ability to ensure that harmful plant pests and diseases do n ... Read on »

A Plant’s Eye View by Scott K. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 29 Sep 2008 4:02pm Here is an interesting talk by Michael Pollan on Ted Talks. It’s a different take on who is really in charge in cultivating plant-life. Is it us or the plants? Other Stuff You'll Enjoy: What I’m Reading: In Defense of Food Nutrition 101: The One Rule To Remember… Study Finds Organic Food Is Better Autumn’s Beauty Do Salicylates Affect Read on »

Plant A Tree Program Leads To (Wait For It) Tree Planting by Carbon Fund Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 6:29pm We're thrilled that on Tuesday the US Fish and Wildlife Service and ReGeneration began planting 158 acres of forest , about 50,000 trees, in Trinity River National Wildlife... the money. We don't have the resources." A portion of the resources to plant these trees came from Dell's Plant A Tree For Me program , of which we're proud to be a partner Read on »

Now accepting pre-orders for bamboo plants and plant sale on Saturday, March 20 by Sean B. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 15 Mar 2010 8:43pm Now accepting pre-orders for bamboo plants. We are now taking pre-orders for bamboo plants. Plants that are pre-ordered will be available for pick-up here in Rocklin after April 9, 2010. If you have already placed a pre-order (paid a deposit with an order) ignore this message. If you haven't, pre-ordering bamboo plants is highly recommended Read on »

How To Plant Annual Plants More Sustainably in 3 Easy Steps by Shawna C. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 19 Jul 2010 3:19pm . Planting annuals in the soil can be done more sustainably by using a couple techniques described below. #1 - Prepare the soil. Add composted manure, compost, or organic soil with water retaining qualities such as Organic Mechanics Soil to help hold water. #2 - Plant non-drought-tolerant annuals with water crystals and mycorrhiza added Read on »

FDA Classifies CollPlant Wound Dressing Sheets as a Medical Device-Collagen Made From Tobacco Plants-Regenerative Medicine (Bio- by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 29 Aug 2010 7:41pm One comment up front here is good use for tobacco plants in healing wounds so there’s another market for the plant. Tobacco companies I am guessing will see... acute and chronic wounds, venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, surgical wounds, abrasions, and second-degree burns. Much like some bio identical drugs, the tobacco plant produces Read on »

Save A Zoo with Plants and…well, Plants! by Making Love In The Kitchen Healthy Living Professional

People's HealthBlogger Awards 2009 - Best 100 Winner!

Posted Sun 12 Sep 2010 7:00am When it comes to eating meat, there are several things we prefer not to think about. The whole notion that our food had a face, a mom and a dad, and likely some form of a personality is a little too touchy-feely for some meat eaters. The other thing about meat is the horrifically unhealthy way the majority of animals are being raised. I like to ... Read on »

Plant-a-palooza! Your Three-Day Planting Weekend Starts…Now! by Chelsea Green Patient Expert

Posted Fri 22 May 2009 4:54pm My co-worker (and co-blogger) Makenna Goodman tells me this weekend is known as “the planting weekend.” Now, I don’t know how official that is, but her being an honest-to-goodness farmer and me being a clueless city boy, I’ll take her word for it. Makes sense. It’s warm, sunny, and spring-like—even in Vermont. And it’s a [...] Read on »