Re: [Biofuel] Compost, Tree Buds and Rose Hips
I just eat around the outside - the red ones are ripe. Zeke Yewdall wrote: This morning I noticed that several of the rose plants we picked up from someone's discard pile (these were left at the side of the road with a sign that said: Free Plants) have bright red / orange fruit on them right now. I THINK these are rose hips, but I'm not certain because I've never seen them before. If they are, they should be full of vitamin C. Does anyone know how to prepare rose hips for human consumption? Yup, those are the rose hips. I just eat them straight (usually because I find them hiking through the woods). But they are sort of gritty and FULL of seeds. Not very easy to eat usually. I would crush them up, cook lightly, and strain through cheesecloth -- just like initial processing for any sort of seedy fruit. After that you could make jelly, tea, whatever from the liquid. Z ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Compost, Tree Buds and Rose Hips
Mike Weaver wrote: I just eat around the outside - the red ones are ripe. My sweetheart grew up eating rose hip jam. She says it's really delicious, but she thinks we don't have enough to make more than a spoonful or so! robert luis rabello The Edge of Justice The Long Journey New Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ranger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
[Biofuel] Compost, Tree Buds and Rose Hips
The muscles in my back, shoulders and forearms ache in a satisfying way. I've been shoveling barn litter and spreading compost from last year into my raised garden beds. It's a little cold outside with the arctic outflow winds sweeping down from the Cascades in the east, but it feels good to work and I can see that my earthworm allies have been VERY busy in the compost pile over the winter. The noisome equine manure I picked up from the beautiful, elderly woman in Yarrow has transformed into dark, crumbly material that almost looks like soil. I dug two wheelbarrow loads of this into the northernmost (and least productive) of my garden beds. Most of my effort in the past couple of weeks has centered upon loading my truck with barn litter at the nearby cattle auction house. It's been cold enough for ice to form and prevent me from getting the Ranger near enough to shovel the composted litter directly into its cargo box, so I've taken my wheelbarrow and loaded it, so I can park my truck in a place that allows me to get out without getting stuck. (I've been stuck there TWICE this month . . . ) Despite the cold, once I dig into the pile it steams vigorously, and the material I'm collecting is very dark and aromatic. Thus far, I have taken five loads home. Our trees are covered in many buds already. I'm hoping that the weather will stay cold so that they don't blossom early and suffer if we get a late frost. This will be year number 4 of compost remediation, so I'm optimistic that the trees will have settled in and I won't have the pest infestation / fruit dropping that has plagued my fruit tree experience thus far. This morning I noticed that several of the rose plants we picked up from someone's discard pile (these were left at the side of the road with a sign that said: Free Plants) have bright red / orange fruit on them right now. I THINK these are rose hips, but I'm not certain because I've never seen them before. If they are, they should be full of vitamin C. Does anyone know how to prepare rose hips for human consumption? Thanks! robert luis rabello The Edge of Justice The Long Journey New Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ranger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Compost, Tree Buds and Rose Hips
Not knowing the pesticide history of said rose hips - maybe no? Kirk robert and benita rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The muscles in my back, shoulders and forearms ache in a satisfying way. I've been shoveling barn litter and spreading compost from last year into my raised garden beds. It's a little cold outside with the arctic outflow winds sweeping down from the Cascades in the east, but it feels good to work and I can see that my earthworm allies have been VERY busy in the compost pile over the winter. The noisome equine manure I picked up from the beautiful, elderly woman in Yarrow has transformed into dark, crumbly material that almost looks like soil. I dug two wheelbarrow loads of this into the northernmost (and least productive) of my garden beds. Most of my effort in the past couple of weeks has centered upon loading my truck with barn litter at the nearby cattle auction house. It's been cold enough for ice to form and prevent me from getting the Ranger near enough to shovel the composted litter directly into its cargo box, so I've taken my wheelbarrow and loaded it, so I can park my truck in a place that allows me to get out without getting stuck. (I've been stuck there TWICE this month . . . ) Despite the cold, once I dig into the pile it steams vigorously, and the material I'm collecting is very dark and aromatic. Thus far, I have taken five loads home. Our trees are covered in many buds already. I'm hoping that the weather will stay cold so that they don't blossom early and suffer if we get a late frost. This will be year number 4 of compost remediation, so I'm optimistic that the trees will have settled in and I won't have the pest infestation / fruit dropping that has plagued my fruit tree experience thus far. This morning I noticed that several of the rose plants we picked up from someone's discard pile (these were left at the side of the road with a sign that said: Free Plants) have bright red / orange fruit on them right now. I THINK these are rose hips, but I'm not certain because I've never seen them before. If they are, they should be full of vitamin C. Does anyone know how to prepare rose hips for human consumption? Thanks! robert luis rabello The Edge of Justice The Long Journey New Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.caRanger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ - Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers. Try it now. - Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited.___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
Re: [Biofuel] Compost, Tree Buds and Rose Hips
This morning I noticed that several of the rose plants we picked up from someone's discard pile (these were left at the side of the road with a sign that said: Free Plants) have bright red / orange fruit on them right now. I THINK these are rose hips, but I'm not certain because I've never seen them before. If they are, they should be full of vitamin C. Does anyone know how to prepare rose hips for human consumption? Yup, those are the rose hips. I just eat them straight (usually because I find them hiking through the woods). But they are sort of gritty and FULL of seeds. Not very easy to eat usually. I would crush them up, cook lightly, and strain through cheesecloth -- just like initial processing for any sort of seedy fruit. After that you could make jelly, tea, whatever from the liquid. Z ___ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
