by admin | Sep 15, 2014 | Allison Patterson, Community, Community Driven, Gardening, Intern, Mission, Nutrition, Permaculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life
Something unique about h.e.a.r.t. is that we grow and study plants that are superfoods. These plants have the nutritional density to supplement diets in ways that can change people’s health and change their lives. One specific plant that has the potential to battle...
by admin | Aug 25, 2014 | Community, Gardening, Josh Jamison, Nutrition, Permaculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life, Worldview
My first experience with a mulberry tree was nearly four years ago when I found the large specimen on h.e.a.r.t.’s campus covered with what looked like thousands of blackberries. Someone informed me they were edible and I immediately fell in love with the tree...
by admin | Mar 27, 2014 | Emily Jamison, How To, Nutrition, Permaculture, Recipe, Uncategorized, Village Life
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is an edible annual bush we grow at h.e.a.r.t. and is one of my favorite plants. Every time I bring someone new to the garden I want them to taste it. Sometimes it takes a little convincing, but when they finally do, they are never...
by admin | Feb 24, 2014 | Community, Gardening, Josh Jamison, Nutrition, Permaculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Uncategorized, Values, Village Life, Worldview
Go along with Josh Jamison as he harvests from the abundance of the food forest at h.e.a.r.t.
by admin | Feb 2, 2014 | Academics, Alumni, Gardening, Mushrooms, Nutrition, Permaculture, Sustainable Agriculture
When I began researching mushrooms, it was purely for the purpose of eating them. I was blown away by the role that fungi can and does play in the world outside of human consumption. Fungi play an important role in the health and well being of many different...
by admin | Jan 29, 2014 | Alumni, How To, Mushrooms, Nutrition, Permaculture, Recipe, Student, Uncategorized
Here is a recipe that I have developed for cooking mushrooms using some Asian flavors. This recipe is best with shiitake mushrooms but could be used for almost any type of mushroom including button and portabella mushrooms. Shiitake mushrooms that Erik grew on...
