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Harvesting Elecampane, Part 1

Harvesting Elecampane, Part 1

By megan spencer December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020

Steven Martyn of The Sacred Gardener School talking about Elecampane in a two-part video documenting the fall harvest of 2020. Part One: Steven talking about ‘wildcrafting’ and ‘wildculturing’ practices as he harvests Elecampane.

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We’re nearing the end of our carrots from last y We’re nearing the end of our carrots from last year. We store them in our root cellar, buried in damp sand. We have a backup furnace in our house that turns on sometimes in the night, so it can dry out the air in the cellar, hence why we do this. They are still firm, some have some rot spots and while their flavour is still wonderful, is not as good as earlier in the season. These things are all a part of living in reality. I think about all the food that goes to waste, because many of us don’t want to, know how to or don’t have to think of a way to use it. In this house, cutting off the bad bits of vegetables, scraping off a funky layer from the sauerkraut are things that are just part of our way of life. Because we honour food, whether we grow it here or not. We give thanks to the shrivelled carrot, and find a way to make sure it’s used. Do you chop off the bad bits and use it anyway? #foodsovereignty #rootcellar #overwintering #foodstorage #growyourown #carrot #winterroots
We use a hard rake to tamp down the puffy soil bef We use a hard rake to tamp down the puffy soil before planting beans. These beans Steven has cared for for 25 years. Imagine all the stories this bean has, handed down from all those who carried them before. We plant a lot of beans. We love their reliability in germinating and their flexibility. Meaning, they are more forgiving with those learning if they’re not planted perfectly. Good one for the kids to help with to gain confidence, less likely to suffer loses! Beans fix nitrogen, giving back to the soil. One bean can grow into a plant that produces 150 beans! These ones truly are gods. What a miracle. Thank you, Beans. #cornbeanssquash #beanfield #seedsaving #gardeningwithkids #skillshare #springplanting
Check out our spruce tip outfits! Buckets tied on Check out our spruce tip outfits! Buckets tied on allow both hands to be free for picking. Last wee the tips were perfect for pickling, getting big but hadn’t started to splay out at all. You can still pickle these later ones, after the tips start to splay, but they tend to break apart over time and look prettier on top of a cheese and cracker 😀 Coming soon to our Patreon page, the full story of a spruce tip harvest and what we make and how. Learn more in our bio! Who’s harvesting spruce tips? #spring #springwildfoods #forage #sprucetips #preservingtheharvest
Steven in his happy place, prepping gardens for th Steven in his happy place, prepping gardens for the ones who’ve been patiently waiting to grow again, Corn and beans. We grow corn, bean and squash in mounds and in rows. We have our mound planting course for it’s regular price til the end of this month, after that the price will go up. We’re adding new components to the course, planting in rows so they do well is a new piece. How to store them, how to prepare and cook with them. All the new parts will be yours for the current price if you purchase before June 1. Learn more should you be curious, link in our bio. Spring bliss. #gardening #spring #thegoodlife #handmadelife #lowtech #handtools
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