Posts by Anita

Dandelion Recipes: Vitamin-Rich Food From the Lawn

Posted by on Jun 17, 2020 in edible | 1 comment

Dandelion Recipes: Vitamin-Rich Food From the Lawn

Dandelions are one of the most nutritious plants in your garden. A vitamin powerhouse, with calcium, aron and all sorts of good stuff. Try a dandelion recipe!

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Rachel Carson In Maine: The Salty Garden

Posted by on Jun 14, 2020 in Unmowed Authors, Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

Rachel Carson In Maine: The Salty Garden

At the end of her life, Rachel Carson was struggling to raise an adopted child, write a world-changing book, and battle terminal cancer, simultaneously. She didn’t have any spare time for gardening. Her backyard was the North Atlantic, and her garden was a salty one.

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Lichens: What Are They, Anyway?

Posted by on Jun 13, 2020 in Unmowed Blog | 4 comments

Lichens: What Are They, Anyway?

What is a lichen, anyway? It’s actually two things, two distinct and unrelated organisms—a species of fungi and a species of algae—living harmoniously together.

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There’s Nothing More Beautiful Than a Dandelion

Posted by on May 27, 2020 in Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

There’s Nothing More Beautiful Than a Dandelion

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Thoreau

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Do Dogs Get Poison Ivy?

Posted by on May 26, 2020 in Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

Do Dogs Get Poison Ivy?

Is it only us? Are we humans the only ones to get poison ivy’s dreaded skin rash? Or do other species of animals get poison ivy? When your dog chases a rabbit into the poison ivy patch, is the dog in trouble? Is the rabbit? Humans are the worst victims of the sneaky three-leaved plant, and as far as I’ve been able to discover, humans are the only species to have such an extreme dermatitis reaction. I suppose it’s possible that penguins or goldfish are highly sensitive to poison ivy, too, but this seems to be an area of science that is amazingly under-researched. In unusual...

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