Okinawa Spinach

Okinawa spinach (Gynura crepioides) is an edible, nutritious, prolific, and low maintenance ground covering plant. It looks good enough to landscape with. And the more you eat it, the better it looks.

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Stinging Nettle: Nourishment for You and Your Garden

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) has a long ​history of use ​for ​food, medicine, cordage, and dye. Here are some ideas ​for ​​making use of the ​free food and fertilizer ​that this under-appreciated weed has to offer.

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7 Easy Substitutes for When Lettuce Won’t Grow

6 ​Salad bowl contenders that can handle heat and high humidity. ​The 7th plant can make a nutritious salad by itself if you have the right growing niche for it. Plus a tip on getting the most nutrition from your salad greens. UPDATED July 2023.

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Real Food does not come from Supermarkets: 6 Steps from Bare Ground to Homegrown Veggies

How I got from “I don’t think I could grow brassicas,” to “Ooh look – a cauliflower!”

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