With edible landscaping and food foraging on the rise, the status of the Purslane, the summer annual found creeping through garden aisles and springing from sidewalk cracks, has shifted from weed to gourmet. The annual succulent has smooth, reddish stems with alternating leaves clustered at stem joints and ends and yellow flowers that open throughout…
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Sweet Potato Leaves
Not only are sweet potato leaves edible (unlike the leaves of Irish potatoes which are poisonous), but they’re also nutrient dense, containing as many vitamins, minerals and other nutrients as spinach. For more information on their nutritional value (along with their antioxidant and antimutagenic qualities, anti-diabetic effect, and antibacterial activity), Shahidul Islam, Associate Professor of…
Color Your Food GREEN
Following is Sara Tower’s Color Your Food GREEN handout. Download a copy HERE. Green is color of life! When it comes to the nutrient density of foods, green vegetables win out every time. The green color of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds comes from a pigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is the most abundant plant pigment…
Color Your Food ORANGE & YELLOW
You can download a copy of the ORANGE & YELLOW hand-out HERE. The Color Your Food Class on ORANGE & YELLOW was held at Amazing Heart Farm on July 19th, 2012. The class was lead by Sara Tower and she has offered to share her notes for the session for those who weren’t able to…
Color Your Food RED
You can download a copy of the Color Your Food RED handout HERE The Color Your Food Class on RED was held at Amazing Heart Farm on July 12th, 2012. The class was lead by Sara Tower and she has offered to share her notes: Phytochemicals are produced by plants to protect them from damage…
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