Esculents

We are a small, family run mail-order nursery specializing in edible plants from around the world.

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@kwenfischbach @CatboyYeehaw @eatingamandarin @ImpossibleFoods @sethitzkan Alfalfa and Canadian/creeping thistle make excellent eating if you know how to prepare them!

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@BackyardLarder When I was last reading this stuff, there was a strange gap in the research, where PA content would be well established in a genus, but there was no information about their presence or absence in popularly consumed species (I think Ligularia fischeri was one such instance).

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@BackyardLarder I also seem remember that PA solubility in water varies, so in some cases processing may help, but in others, maybe not.

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@BackyardLarder I’m not entirely sure what to make of PA content by itself, even where the PAs are known to be toxic (e.g., those in Orchidaceae aren't), as I seem to remember some plants with them in still seem to be associated with health benefits.

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@BackyardLarder It’s been a while since I looked into it, but at that point I think they’d been shown to be present in the raw herb, but there wasn’t much about the profile or amount. Checking now, it seems there is this: https://t.co/1lqfI4vUjl (not one I’ve read though).

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@BackyardLarder *Pyrollizidine alkaloid

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@BackyardLarder Haven’t there been some concerns about its safety - being another one of those pesky Pyrrolizidine containing plants?

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@IncredibleVeg Will you be selling these Mandy? Or are you open to a trade - I think you expressed an interest in Big-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla)?

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@nervousbotanist Best to do a spore print to rule out Cortinarius species.

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@BackyardLarder Not as curly as this, but one of the seedlings from the Daubenton seeds you gave me has curly margins.

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@BackyardLarder I'd forgotten about that, but it was the Arthrocnemum glaucum that I had in mind this time - although I'm not 100% sure it will be hardy over here.

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Not the most attractive of the Asters, but Sea Aster (in this case, the variety lacking ray-flowers, known as Tripolium pannonicum var. discoides) has to be one of the tastiest.

#seaaster #seashoreaster… https://t.co/PnxVilQnRb

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Some of the edible Asters in flower - Aster trifoliatus subsp. ageratoides var. Starshine (first picture), A. glenhii (second picture), Aster iinumae (sun. Kalimeris pinnatifida - third picture), Kalimeris incisa… https://t.co/ET3snMjkFj

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A handful of Dutch Mice - the edible tubers of Sweet Pea relative Lathyrus tuberosus (aka Aardaker aka Earth-nut Pea aka Tuberous vetchling aka Châtaigne de terre)

#lathyrustuberosus #aardaker #dutchmice #earthnutpea… https://t.co/wOX3e6cI6Z

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The seeds of Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) have long been used for food in parts of India and Nepal. Raw, I think they taste like walnuts, although some reports liken them hazelnuts. Their mild flavour… https://t.co/rgpcPi66b3

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The seeds of Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) have long been used for food in parts of India and Nepal. Raw, I think they taste like walnuts, although some reports liken them hazelnuts. Their mild flavour… https://t.co/rgpcPinH2B

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@Botanygeek Have you seen this article @Botanygeek?
https://t.co/aXS8DGeI01

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New (and overdue) Blog Post - Monthly Meals, with recipes and a bit of information about the featured plants (most of which are perennial vegetables) we used to make them. Copy and paste the link below into your… https://t.co/Gtxe2kkP3w

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Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata), also known as Horsemint, has to be one of the most attractive members of the Mint family (Lamiaceae). It always surprised me that it isn’t more commonly available in the UK as it’s… https://t.co/fU3QJPNnLT