by Julia | Sep 24, 2015 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, General, Growing Food, Healing Plants, Natural Health, Raw Food, Recipes
Borage – Borago officinalis Loved by bees this plant is both a weed and one we want. If you don’t have it, direct sowing of the seeds in spring and summer is best in its final position, as it doesn’t like having its long tap root disturbed. Or sow...
by Julia | Jun 13, 2015 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, General, Growing Food, Healing Plants, Natural Health, Recipes, Sustainable Living
Young plants of Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) are flourishing all over our garden and bush edge as I write in May. A few mature plants are still flowering. This is an old medicinal plant common in Europe. The name Geranium is Greek for ‘cranesbill’ which...
by Julia | Feb 2, 2015 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, Growing Food, Healing Plants, Natural Health, Sustainable Living
Hello Everyone, I had this idea to interview someone who has taken my Edible Weed course and ask how their journey has been since the course. I invited my friend Sharon Watt to answer the following questions and found out how her views of weeds have changed, what...
by Julia | Jan 21, 2014 | Growing Food, Raw Food, Sustainable Living
Microgreens from your own saved seed It is a great idea to let your vegetable plants go to seed and then harvest the seed for the next crop. That way you are breeding your own vegetables that are adapted to your area, your soil and your growing conditions or climate....
by Julia | Apr 18, 2013 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, Growing Food, Healing Plants
Greetings everyone, Exciting news that I’ve had a little movie made about my work and my love of weeds and eating them. Aaron Smart a professional film maker has created this lovely little film which was entered in the Byron Bay Film Festival and which made the...
by Julia | Sep 18, 2012 | Edible Weeds & Flowers, Growing Food
Thought all you gardeners would enjoy this conversation between God and St. Francis. It is funny because it is so true. GOD: Frank you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on the planet? What happened to the dandelions, violets,...
