by Siri Undlin | Aug 7, 2019 | Edible Plants, Gardening, Useful Plants
Subsistence farming, or subsistence agriculture, is when a farmer grows food for themselves and their family on a small plot of land. Unlike other types of farming, subsistence farming is focused more on survival. There is very little or no emphasis on trading and...
by Evan Levy | Aug 3, 2019 | Edible Plants, Flowers, Useful Plants
Imagine, 75% of the calories consumed by humans come from just 12 plant and 5 livestock species. Humans regularly cultivate only 200 species of plants for food, out of the nearly half-million that exist. With over 400,000 species of flowering plants alone, there must...
by Riley Fortier | Jul 26, 2019 | Biology, Edible Plants, Plant Identification, Uncategorized, Useful Plants
Most people can easily tell apart apples from bananas, and oranges from blackberries. But, how easy is it to identify the plants they come from? To find out, here’s a guide on how to identify the 10 most common fruit plants. Before we begin, let’s go over some basics...
by Siri Undlin | Jun 26, 2019 | Edible Plants, Gardening, Useful Plants
Not all of us have a green thumb, but some plants are so ubiquitous that you can’t help but encounter them in everyday life. Mint is one of those plants. It’s probably in your toothpaste, or in a pot nearby as you walk down the street. There are a lot of reasons you...
by Riley Fortier | Jun 21, 2019 | Education, Flowers, Useful Plants
The history of the poppy flower is a rich one. The popular plant is not only famous for its pretty flowers, but also for its use in the production of a highly addictive drug called opium. It also allows us to produce some of the most important medicine in the world,...
by Siri Undlin | Jun 19, 2019 | Edible Plants, Gardening, Useful Plants
The pineapple is a tropical fruit that travels far in our modern age. Whether you live in the fjords of Iceland or the open prairies of Nebraska, chances are there are little pineapple cubes in your fruit cup, frozen bags of it in the freezer section of the grocery...
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