Comments for ARealGreenLife https://arealgreenlife.com/ Making healthier choices. For you, your family and community, and our Earth. Wed, 13 May 2026 05:58:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Comment on An Introduction to Sweet, Crunchy Yacon by Kate https://arealgreenlife.com/intro-sweet-crunchy-yacon/#comments/2334 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=14053#comment-2334 In reply to Kate Her.

Hi Kate, not knowing where you live makes it tricky to answer this… My first suggestion is always to talk to gardeners and food growers in your area. Failing that, if you live in Australia here are some online options: https://growthymenursery.com.au/products/yacon, https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/Perennialveg/yacon.htm, https://allrareherbs.com.au/product/yacon-plant/, https://foodforestplants.com.au/product/yacon-smallanthus-sonchifolius-high-yielding-edible-tubers-for-self-sufficiency/ Otherwise, an online search for sources within your country. REmember, when you search on line to always use the full scientific name as well as the local/common name. I would enter: Yacon, Smallanthus sonchifolius. Good luck with your search!

]]> Comment on An Introduction to Sweet, Crunchy Yacon by Kate Her https://arealgreenlife.com/intro-sweet-crunchy-yacon/#comments/2333 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=14053#comment-2333 Where I can buy some

]]> Comment on How to Harvest and Use Queensland Arrowroot by Kate https://arealgreenlife.com/harvest-use-queensland-arrowroot/#comments/2294 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8572#comment-2294 In reply to Mylie.

Hi Mylie, thank you for commenting and I’m glad the info was helpful. No, I haven’t dried and powdered arrowroot. I’ve found that the older tubers contain the most starch, but are also the most fibrous. If I were to want to harvest the starch specifically I would experiment with chopping/shredding/grating older tubers and sitting them in water. The fine, heavier starch will fall and sit at the bottom and the fiber will rise toward the surface and can then be poured off with the water. But this would be laborious and time consuming to produce any worthwhile quantity of clean starch. I suppose you could just shred/grate then dry and add that to stews etc, but I’m not sure how palatable it would be. Comment here about your experiments!

]]> Comment on How to Harvest and Use Queensland Arrowroot by Mylie https://arealgreenlife.com/harvest-use-queensland-arrowroot/#comments/2293 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8572#comment-2293 Thank you for this wonderful information. We were gifted some bulbs, planted them, and they went crazy!! I found your site when googling when and how to harvest them.
Have you dried it and powdered it to use as a thickener in stews etc?

]]> Comment on Why We Stopped Eating Organ Meats, What We’re Missing, and How to Start Again by Kate https://arealgreenlife.com/why-we-stopped-eating-organ-meats/#comments/2290 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=1794#comment-2290 In reply to Jayne Evans.

Hi Jayne, no, I didn’t know that about stearic acid. But I find that kind of thing fascinating — every time I learn something like that I feel reminded that Intelligence is everywhere, including in our cells. Also thanks for the liver tip! I’m not sure I could convince my kids to swap out their crumbed steak for marinated crumbed liver, but maybe I’ll try 😉

]]> Comment on Why We Stopped Eating Organ Meats, What We’re Missing, and How to Start Again by Kate https://arealgreenlife.com/why-we-stopped-eating-organ-meats/#comments/2289 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=1794#comment-2289 In reply to Redkite.

I agree, Redkite. Thanks for commenting 🙂

]]> Comment on Why We Stopped Eating Organ Meats, What We’re Missing, and How to Start Again by Jayne Evans https://arealgreenlife.com/why-we-stopped-eating-organ-meats/#comments/2288 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=1794#comment-2288 You mentioned stearic acid, did you know your heart can use this nutrient molecule to help fuel cardiac cells? Cardiac cells are the only cells in the body where this (large) molecule can pass through the cell membrane.

A tasty way to eat liver is to marinate it in red wine vinegar, coat it with seasoned flour it and pan fry until just cooked through. The vinegar neutralises the taste.

]]> Comment on Why We Stopped Eating Organ Meats, What We’re Missing, and How to Start Again by Redkite https://arealgreenlife.com/why-we-stopped-eating-organ-meats/#comments/2287 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=1794#comment-2287 I am a keen watcher of wildlife programs and it is interesting to note that many predators (cats big and small, foxes, wolves, orcas, etc) are often seen to go for the organ meat first sometimes leaving the rest of the kill.

]]> Comment on Weeds: Real Nutrition for Free by Organ Meats: The Nutrition You're Missing | ARealGreenLife https://arealgreenlife.com/weeds-real-nutrition-for-free-for-free/#comments/2286 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=9214#comment-2286 […] in terms of nutrients per calorie, leafy greens (especially wild leafy greens) score higher for some vitamins and minerals (especially vitamin K, vitamin C, fiber, and […]

]]> Comment on Weeds – Deep, Wild Nutrition And Medicine by Organ Meats: The Nutrition You're Missing | ARealGreenLife https://arealgreenlife.com/weeds-nutrition-and-medicine/#comments/2285 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=22892#comment-2285 […] measure nutritional density. Measured in terms of nutrients per calorie, leafy greens (especially wild leafy greens) score higher for some vitamins and minerals, while organ meats score better for […]

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