If you can't kill it or fuck it then eat it. It's that easy.
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Why can't I have 1 thing where all 3 are possible?
You can if you're a spider
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Define edible
If you eat it and it doesn't kill you or make you sick within 24 hours
What if it "contains a neurotoxin that causes lathyrism, a neurodegenerative disease, if eaten as a primary protein source for a prolonged period."?
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Do people (in general) really only eat 100 different plants? I feel like that number must be too low. Surely if you listed out all the plant foods that people consider "normal", there would easily be more than 100.
Might be considering all Brassica as one.
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If the word "prefer" is in this meme, we might need another pass for tone.
The staple foods we've chosen to cultivate are all energy dense. Overheard a client talking to another guy he hadn't seen in years, "Yeah, got diabetes. Can't eat any white foods. :("
That really got me thinking. Rice, potatoes, wheat and corn. The core desirability is energy.
Add something like beans to fix nitrogen and add missing nutrients, you're all set.
Add something like beans to fix nitrogen and add missing nutrients, you’re all set.
Here I go thinking about the three sisters again.
I live in a subtropical climate and it seems like most typical garden plants are not really good for our weather, it's too hot for some and too wet for many who like hot.
Our winners are:
Trees- starfruit, longan, mango, papaya all do well.
Garden -
summer, wet season - Okra mostly. Hong Tsoi, Eggplant (little ones) Watermelon (little ones) sweet potato (Stokes Purple), tomatoes, basil.
winter, dry season- Collards, peppers, broccoli (Green Magic) cauliflower, arugula, fennel, lettuce, radishes. Cilantro, or dill. A lot of the typical northern summer plants can be started in December or January to grow in the "spring" that runs from January to April ish.
In between - peppers, fennel, mustard greens, eggplant, pumpkin type squash (but bugs always eat it) tomatoes.
Can anyone recommend anything to watch out for in BCs lower mainland? (Climate similar to Seattle)
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