BTW, Eastern Redbud flowers are edible (and delicious) and the young seed pods can be cooked just like snow peas.🫛 #PlantOnceEatForever #BloomScrolling #ForestGarden #Permaculture
April 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
BTW, Eastern Redbud flowers are edible (and delicious) and the young seed pods can be cooked just like snow peas.🫛 #PlantOnceEatForever #BloomScrolling #ForestGarden #Permaculture
A lifetime supply of fruit and medicine for my entire community planted in about 15 minutes at a cost of about $50 bucks. #PlantOnceEatForever #FoodForest #ForestGarden #permaculture #PermacultureGardening #EdibleLandscaping #WildFood
May 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A lifetime supply of fruit and medicine for my entire community planted in about 15 minutes at a cost of about $50 bucks. #PlantOnceEatForever #FoodForest #ForestGarden #permaculture #PermacultureGardening #EdibleLandscaping #WildFood
Lovage patch is waking up! (Yep, I’m that plant nerd with a label maker.) These plants will end up being 7’ feet tall and provide more celery substitute than can possibly be consumed in a single season. celery! #PlantOnceEatForever #PermacultureGardening #ForestGarden #permaculture #FoodForest
April 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Lovage patch is waking up! (Yep, I’m that plant nerd with a label maker.) These plants will end up being 7’ feet tall and provide more celery substitute than can possibly be consumed in a single season. celery! #PlantOnceEatForever #PermacultureGardening #ForestGarden #permaculture #FoodForest
Plant once and eat forever. BONUS: It’s native, and it doesn’t mind a little shade. These were winter-sowed in late February. They're just sitting outside with a humidity dome. #PlantOnceEatForever #RudbeckiaLaciniata #PermacultureGardening #ForestGarden #Sochan #PrepperFood
April 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Plant once and eat forever. BONUS: It’s native, and it doesn’t mind a little shade. These were winter-sowed in late February. They're just sitting outside with a humidity dome. #PlantOnceEatForever #RudbeckiaLaciniata #PermacultureGardening #ForestGarden #Sochan #PrepperFood
Someday I hope to be surrounded by a Stinging Nettle forest. They’re one of the most nutrient-dense greens on the planet, packed with vitamins, minerals, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and chlorophyll. #PlantOnceEatForever #EatTheWeeds #WildFood #PerennialVegetables #UrticaDioica
April 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Someday I hope to be surrounded by a Stinging Nettle forest. They’re one of the most nutrient-dense greens on the planet, packed with vitamins, minerals, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and chlorophyll. #PlantOnceEatForever #EatTheWeeds #WildFood #PerennialVegetables #UrticaDioica
I had high hopes for these honeyberries (Lonicera caerulea) this year (I still do!). It’s an extremely cold hardy plant and the blossoms are frost-tolerant but it went well below freezing last night. This is the first year that they’ve flowered…I hope they still make fruit! #PlantOnceEatForever
April 20, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I had high hopes for these honeyberries (Lonicera caerulea) this year (I still do!). It’s an extremely cold hardy plant and the blossoms are frost-tolerant but it went well below freezing last night. This is the first year that they’ve flowered…I hope they still make fruit! #PlantOnceEatForever
Every time that I think I don’t have room for one more fruit tree/shrub…I’m wrong. Picked up an Illinois Everbearing Mulberry recently. Started leafing out beautifully just two days after I planted it in not-so-optimal clay soil. #PlantOnceEatForever #FoodForest #Permaculture #PermacultureGardening
June 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Every time that I think I don’t have room for one more fruit tree/shrub…I’m wrong. Picked up an Illinois Everbearing Mulberry recently. Started leafing out beautifully just two days after I planted it in not-so-optimal clay soil. #PlantOnceEatForever #FoodForest #Permaculture #PermacultureGardening
Garden Sorrel (Rumex acetosa). A herbaceous perennial with a tangy, sour-lemony flavor (sometimes called Sour Dock or Sheep Sorrel). Available at the salad bar right in your own backyard. #PlantOnceEatForever #PermacultureGardening #ForestGarden #SheepSorrel #SourDock #EdibleLandscaping
April 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Garden Sorrel (Rumex acetosa). A herbaceous perennial with a tangy, sour-lemony flavor (sometimes called Sour Dock or Sheep Sorrel). Available at the salad bar right in your own backyard. #PlantOnceEatForever #PermacultureGardening #ForestGarden #SheepSorrel #SourDock #EdibleLandscaping
Turkish Rocket is ready! It’s an edible perennial in the brassica (mustard/cabbage) family. Sauté the florets up like broccoli rabe (the best part) but the entire plant is edible and will feed you for decades. #PlantOnceEatForever #BuniasOrientalis #EdiblePerennials
May 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Turkish Rocket is ready! It’s an edible perennial in the brassica (mustard/cabbage) family. Sauté the florets up like broccoli rabe (the best part) but the entire plant is edible and will feed you for decades. #PlantOnceEatForever #BuniasOrientalis #EdiblePerennials
Goodbye 2nd Spring, hello 3rd winter. Woke up to 28°f and snow this morning in Central NY. This Garden Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is an heirloom French herb with a tangy, acidic, sour-lemony flavor. Comes back year after year. Free food. #WildFood #EdibleForestGarden #PlantOnceEatForever #EatTheWeeds
April 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Goodbye 2nd Spring, hello 3rd winter. Woke up to 28°f and snow this morning in Central NY. This Garden Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is an heirloom French herb with a tangy, acidic, sour-lemony flavor. Comes back year after year. Free food. #WildFood #EdibleForestGarden #PlantOnceEatForever #EatTheWeeds
This little patch will provide more wild perennial celery substitute than a family could possibly eat in a season. Subvert big-ag and capitalism and grow your own food. The revolution starts in your garden. #PlantOnceEatForever #PrepperFood #Lovage #WildFood #PerennialVegetables
April 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This little patch will provide more wild perennial celery substitute than a family could possibly eat in a season. Subvert big-ag and capitalism and grow your own food. The revolution starts in your garden. #PlantOnceEatForever #PrepperFood #Lovage #WildFood #PerennialVegetables
Frosty! Last of the 1st-year Stinging Nettle patch. Next year they’ll grow tall and won’t be good this late into the season. This patch will get wilted into to 5 quarts of red lentil stew and tucked into the chest freezer for later this winter. #stingingnettle #eattheweeds #plantonceeatforever
November 30, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Frosty! Last of the 1st-year Stinging Nettle patch. Next year they’ll grow tall and won’t be good this late into the season. This patch will get wilted into to 5 quarts of red lentil stew and tucked into the chest freezer for later this winter. #stingingnettle #eattheweeds #plantonceeatforever
Plant it once and eat it for decades. Its deep roots will mine for minerals and nutrients and allow it to thrive even in drought conditions. A great plant to grow for climate resiliency and food security. #PlantOnceEatForever #PrepperFood #CollapseAware #FoodForest #ForestGarden
May 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Plant it once and eat it for decades. Its deep roots will mine for minerals and nutrients and allow it to thrive even in drought conditions. A great plant to grow for climate resiliency and food security. #PlantOnceEatForever #PrepperFood #CollapseAware #FoodForest #ForestGarden
The Honeyberry blossoms survived the frost a few weeks ago and are now loaded with fruit. Also called “Haskaps”, they are extremely cold-hearty here in #Zone5b and not as fussy as blueberries. Maintenance free, actually…I don’t even water them. #LoniceraCaerulea #ForestGarden #PlantOnceEatForever
May 28, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The Honeyberry blossoms survived the frost a few weeks ago and are now loaded with fruit. Also called “Haskaps”, they are extremely cold-hearty here in #Zone5b and not as fussy as blueberries. Maintenance free, actually…I don’t even water them. #LoniceraCaerulea #ForestGarden #PlantOnceEatForever
This post probably appeals to like two people, but if you’re a closet prepper who likes to eat fresh wild food in the middle of a brutal winter it was a fun and worthwhile experiment. #JerusalemArtichoke #PrepperFood #HelianthusTuberosus #sunchokes #degrowth #plantonceeatforever #foodforest
April 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This post probably appeals to like two people, but if you’re a closet prepper who likes to eat fresh wild food in the middle of a brutal winter it was a fun and worthwhile experiment. #JerusalemArtichoke #PrepperFood #HelianthusTuberosus #sunchokes #degrowth #plantonceeatforever #foodforest
Fiddleheads are the edible perennial young shoots of the ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris).
Not all fern species are edible so make 100% sure you’re dealing with an ostrich fern before you forage. #PlantOnceEatForever #FiddleheadFerns #WildFood #PermacultureGardening #ForestGarden
April 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Fiddleheads are the edible perennial young shoots of the ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris).
Not all fern species are edible so make 100% sure you’re dealing with an ostrich fern before you forage. #PlantOnceEatForever #FiddleheadFerns #WildFood #PermacultureGardening #ForestGarden
It’s a rainy day here in CNY and I’m scrolling through this week’s plant picts trying not to feel guilty for not being outside planting. This edible perennial is Red-veined Sorrel (also known as Bloody Dock). #RumexSanguineus #PlantOnceEatForever #PermacultureGardening #ForestGarden #FoodForest
May 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It’s a rainy day here in CNY and I’m scrolling through this week’s plant picts trying not to feel guilty for not being outside planting. This edible perennial is Red-veined Sorrel (also known as Bloody Dock). #RumexSanguineus #PlantOnceEatForever #PermacultureGardening #ForestGarden #FoodForest
Florets of Turkish Rocket (Bunias orientalis) cohabitating with Stinging Nettle. Sauté them up like a broccoli rabe/rapini (their boring domesticated cousin) or let them flower to nourish the pollinators and other beneficial insects. #PlantOnceEatForever #FoodForest #EdiblePerennials
June 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Florets of Turkish Rocket (Bunias orientalis) cohabitating with Stinging Nettle. Sauté them up like a broccoli rabe/rapini (their boring domesticated cousin) or let them flower to nourish the pollinators and other beneficial insects. #PlantOnceEatForever #FoodForest #EdiblePerennials
Good King Henry was cultivated for centuries in English cottage gardens as a perennial vegetable, then brought to America where it escaped the garden and now grows wild. A source of nutritious greens year after year, requiring almost zero care. #PlantOnceEatForever #FoodForest
May 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Good King Henry was cultivated for centuries in English cottage gardens as a perennial vegetable, then brought to America where it escaped the garden and now grows wild. A source of nutritious greens year after year, requiring almost zero care. #PlantOnceEatForever #FoodForest