#treespinach

[growninhaiti]

Another delicious foraged breakfast. Squash blossoms/leaves and a bounty of chaya (tree spinach). It’s sad how society has shaped us to believe that overly processed packaged products devoid of all that is alive and real is the way to go. The consumers market is an elaborate and well orchestrated lie 🙃 Go out and find something real for yourself. You deserve nothing less. And for those of you who think my portions are “snack” sized. Just want to remind you that your stomach is actually no bigger than your fist. Any more is a waste and an unnecessary drain to your system. Love and care for yourself. ・・・ #growninhaiti #squashblossoms #foraging #chaya #treespinach #nutritious #vitamins #healthiswealth #freefood #breakfast #plantbased #deliciousness #nogmos #wild #nopesticides #noherbicides #foresttoface #gardenfresh #abundance #saynotoconsumerism #feedyourself #sustainableliving #abundance https://www.instagram.com/p/CBX4FOcFlOS/?igshid=1ogdktfb4m9mj

[weeraponn]

ก้าน #ชายา ลวกสุกี้ .... อร่อยเลย หมดในบัดดล ... boil stem of #chaya with suki sauce the same taste as kale. #Cnidoscolusaconitifolius or #TreeSpinach From wikipedia... Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, commonly known as chaya or tree spinach, is a large, fast-growing leafy perennial shrub that is believed to have originated in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.[3] The specific epithet, aconitifolius, means "Aconitum-like leaves". It has succulent stems which exude a milky sap when cut. It can grow to be 6 meters tall, but is usually pruned to about 2 m for easier leaf harvest. It is a popular leaf vegetable in Mexican and Central American cuisines, similar to spinach. The leaves should be cooked before being eaten, as the raw leaves contain a high content of toxic hydrocyanic acid. Up to 5 raw leaves can be eaten a day. To be safely eaten, the required cooking time is 5-15 minutes. Chaya is a good source of protein, vitamins, calcium, and iron; and is also a rich source of antioxidants.[11] However, raw chaya leaves are toxic as they contain a glucoside that can release toxic cyanide. Cooking is essential prior to consumption to inactivate the toxic components; in this chaya is similar to cassava, which also contains toxic hydrocyanic glycosides and must be cooked before being eaten. References : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnidoscolus_aconitifolius

[twinleeks-blog]

Saturday May 5th 2012

Plot Time: 11:30 am - 14:00pm

Weather: Sunny morning with hail storms in the afternoon, drying off later in the day

We have lost another pane of glass from our greenhouse in the bad weather this week. On further inspection, we have discovered that a bolt has perished at one of the corners which was key to holding that area together and the corner has eased apart slightly. So, we plan to fix and reglass tomorrow weather permitting.

Jobs completed:

Planted tree spinach outside in bed

Weeded onions

Dead-headed dandelions that have started to appear everywhere in our grass walkways. We are hoping to get to use the communal strimmer tomorrow

Watered greenhouse

Composted the end of the landcress

[twinleeks-blog]

Sunday February 27th 2012

Plot Time: 11:00am - 16:00pm 

Weather: Cold with rain all day.

Had a general tidy up day clearing dead foliage and weeding as we went.

Jobs Completed:

1 - Bought seed potatoes from the allotment shop and put them in the greenhouse on trays of soil to chit. We also bought a couple of bags from a farmers market which we have put in too. Valour, Lady Cristal and Rocket.

2 - Planted tree spinach seed.

3 - Planted broad beans in root trainers to give them plenty of root space.

4 - Planted cosmos seed.

5 - Weeded over-wintered leeks.

6 - Weeded asparagus.

7 - Cut back dead flowerheads and stems from the flowerbeds. (Campion, foxglove, sunflower, achillea, evening primrose and borage. There is lots of new growth coming through already!