I’m thankful to receive honorable mention in the Oklahoma writers Federation writer contest

 

A small harvest of Service berries

 I just had enough room in my hands to grab some mint for tea, a few peas, and of course, had to make room for Service berries. If you’re lucky enough to happen across one in the woods or grow your own, now is the time for picking in Oklahoma. 

Poke salet two ways

 I made some delicious Thai soup with some of the poke that I picked out and then I made some creamed (spinach) poke. You can look up recipe recipes for both of those, but just substitute poke for spinach  

Edible Greenbrier tendrils

 I was walking down the alleyway behind my house and search a poke salet When I spied some greenbriar growing beside the poke.  So I decided to have a little snack. The tenders of the Greenbrier are so tasty, nice and crunchy.

Civic science research plot

 Last year I was invited to become a citizen scientist to provide data on Eight different plants. The researchers are trying to find a more sustainable food crop that doesn’t need much tending, and can survive pretty much on its own. I’m growing three different kinds of sunflowers, used for oil. I’m growing two different kinds of flax, lentils, sanfoin, and One more that wintered over last year, whose name just totally escapes me

Sunchokes?!

 Well, I know that it’s recommended that you start digging these up in February when there’s nothing else growing in your garden that’s edible but as luck would have it, my husband wanted to move these to a different place… Or should I say he doesn’t wanna see them ever again… But I actually like them so I’m bringing them in and we’ll chop them up and fry them a little till they crispy and delicious. I may be the only one eating them though, and I guess we won’t see the sunflowers this year, or actually we probably will because once they’re in the ground, they keep putting out more tubers and even if you break one in half it produces another flower. I personally think it’s a wonderful plant and it has a lot of good medicinal properties as long as it’s nutritious value.

Mint and wood sorrel tea

 I’ve been out in the garden all morning. I enjoy planting the food that everybody is used to eating, but I always allow the wild things to have a place out there as well. I just noticed some pretty yellow flowers that weren’t there yesterday. The green leaves were but today they made me notice them even more When they popped their pretty yellow heads out. Wood sorrel is such a nice lemony taste and I’m thinking it might go well with the mint leaves that are also just starting to emerge. I brought both of them in and I’m making mint tea. It’s so refreshing and delicious and I think the wood so will be a nice addition.