(10-12-2024, 07:11 AM)Olohana 1790 Wrote: air potato bulbils (Dioscorea bulbifera). = poisonous
The wild kinds are famine food, requiring multiple boils (and the ones I tried were still bitter after three changes of water.) The domestic cultivar around here just needs 20ish minutes of cooking. It's a must-have, easy staple crop for anyone interested in growing their own food.
Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF) hosts events the second Sunday of each month, exploring various aspects of permaculture and living sustainably with the land. Each event includes a discussion, a tour of our developing food forest & our perennial edibles, and free keiki of useful plants.
This month: Saving seed "correctly" can feel intimidating, requiring large population sizes and isolation distances. Yet seeds from mainland companies often grow poorly, and even seeds from elsewhere in Hawai'i may not thrive in your microclimate or with your growing techniques. Joseph Lofthouse's "adaptation agriculture" celebrates & mixes up genetic diversity, selects for your habits & site pressures, and boosts success. The result: tasty, productive crops well adapted to your preferences & location, with less stress and more joy for you & your plants! Learn more at goingtoseed.com, and join us to discuss applying the concepts in Hawai'i.
DAY: Sunday, November 10
DISCUSSION: 11 AM til noon: Adaptive seed saving
TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), at Living Planet Learning Center between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. (The building doesn't have any identifying signs yet.)
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
COST: free
ABOUT LPLC: https://livingplanetalliance.org
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Next month, December 8 - Trees with edible leaves
We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!
We'll share seeds and starts of several species, including:
Ice cream bean - *Inga edulis* (probably) - great nitrogen-fixing chop and drop, and yummy fruit if it's allowed to become a large tree
Achira - *Canna edulis* - staple root crop
Cacao - *Theobroma cacao*
Canary nut? - probably *Canarium indicum*
Paradise nut - *Lecythis zabucajo* - large tree, related to Brazil nut
Marang - *Artocarpus odoratisimus* - fruit and staple seed crop
Butterfly pea seed - *Clitoria ternatea* - nitrogen-fixing ornamental and edible vine
Posh-te - *Annona scleroderma* - fruit tree related to cherimoya and sugar apple, does well in windward lowland Hawai'i
Cuban fiberless soursop - *Annona muricata*
Peach palm - *Bactris gasipaes*
Mitsuba - *Cryptotaenia japonica* - AKA Japanese parsley, 2' herbaceous plant.
Pigeon pea seed - *Cajanus cajan*
Orange mint / Bergamot - *Mentha aquatica citrata*
African blue basil - *Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum* 'Dark Opal'
Clove basil - *Ocimum gratissimum* - large bush with clove-tasting leaves
Nunum basil - *Ocimum gratissimum* - large bush with leaves good for pesto
Bouillon plant - *Cordia verbenacea*
Inca nut / sacha inchi- *Plukenetia volubilis*
Vanilla vine
Pepper vine - *Piper nigrum*
taro - *Colocasia esculenta*
belemebe - *Xanthosoma brasiliense* - greens like taro without the need for prolonged cooking
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot*
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androogynus*
Vietnamese coriander - *Persicaria odorata*
...and more...
Please share this event with others who might be interested. Hope you can join us for any or all of it!