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Incredible edible milkweed

May 31, 2011

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Get to know and befriend your weeds (instead of killing them). You’ll find that they have so much to offer. Introducing – the Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Milkweed is the sole food source of monarch butterfly larvae (now I’d feel really guilty if I killed them for the vanity of my lawn). According to Wikipedia, […]

Horray for Horizon Herbs Heirloom, Open-pollinated, Non-GMO seeds!

May 8, 2011

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I’m so excited! I finally received my order of Horizon Herb seeds and potted Elderberry trees.. and can’t wait to begin making my own medicine and growing beautiful and delicious food. Open-pollinated, non-GMO, heirloom seeds are bee friendly, self-perpetuating (read food security) and good for the earth. According to the Horizon Herb catalog “Elderberries are […]