tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108735374402296985.post8526790451100085258..comments2011-02-11T08:35:21.457-06:00Comments on Connecting the Dots: Perennial FoodsMaria Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09151087028789633119noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108735374402296985.post-13966747262969738862011-02-11T08:35:21.457-06:002011-02-11T08:35:21.457-06:00Sherry, what growing zone are you in? I am in zon...Sherry, what growing zone are you in? I am in zone 7. It used to be zone 6, but climate change... If I could, I would grow cranberries, but I think it is just too hot and dry here for them. If I were further south, I could grow sweet potatoes as perennials, but it is just too cold here :) Rhubarb would be good, and I want to line my back yard with fruiting bushes. We have rose of sharon there now, but I want something that will produce food. It needs good permanent roots there because it lines a creek which in the Summer is dry as a bone and in Winter is frozen or rushing, and in the Spring and Fall, is a destructive torrent. We have a lot of erosion problems here in my area. Our electric company does not help when they spray poison to kill vegetation rather than selective cutting to protect the line rights of way. The poison is sprayed along our waterways and the trees keep dying back.Maria Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151087028789633119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108735374402296985.post-66454090648938403912011-02-10T23:24:53.086-06:002011-02-10T23:24:53.086-06:00I am going to plant some fruit trees and grow a ve...I am going to plant some fruit trees and grow a vegetable garden this year on my small urban lot. I am so excited! I am not sure about any perennial vegetables other than asparagus... I will look for that documentary, it sounds interesting as I am trying to absorb as much information as I can right now!SherryGreenshttp://www.oneearthtolive.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108735374402296985.post-26190396498376635172011-02-08T16:30:11.716-06:002011-02-08T16:30:11.716-06:00Can you get hulu? I found this...
http://www.hul...Can you get hulu? I found this...<br /><br />http://www.hulu.com/watch/191666/dirt-the-movie<br /><br />I don't have a good enough connection (starting and stopping every second) to be able to watch it on hulu, but it seems to be trying to play the whole thing, not just a trailer.Maria Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151087028789633119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108735374402296985.post-70309818180135449932011-02-08T16:12:41.417-06:002011-02-08T16:12:41.417-06:00I will keep looking. Some documentaries are avail...I will keep looking. Some documentaries are available online. I know that Earthlings is. That one was one of the most influential films I have ever seen. So maybe Dirt, the Movie is as well.Maria Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151087028789633119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108735374402296985.post-38732403572270128882011-02-08T16:08:45.566-06:002011-02-08T16:08:45.566-06:00Wow, thats so interesting!
As far as I know, netfl...Wow, thats so interesting!<br />As far as I know, netflix isn't available in my country...<br />I hope you find those links helpful. And yes, reviews of good documentaries are definitely worthwhile!Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108735374402296985.post-39163313336910113982011-02-08T16:01:42.373-06:002011-02-08T16:01:42.373-06:00Penny,
I watched it instantly on Netflix on my lap...Penny,<br />I watched it instantly on Netflix on my laptop. Since you asked me about other availability I have been looking, but not found the film itself online, only promos. I will keep looking.<br /><br />It was fast moving, and covered a lot of "ground" pun intended. They showed an annual farm plant and the root system, and it was surprising to me how long the roots were. Then they showed a perennial plant with the entire root system and I was completely shocked. Easily 2 times as long, going on 3 times as long. They explained about how the roots reached deep to bring up minerals, and also held everything together, and that "thin" soil (where the bedrock is close to the surface, as here in KY) will erode and disappear much faster when the ground is continually churned up for annual plantings, like tobacco, corn, wheat, and soybeans.<br /><br />This was only a tiny, tiny part of the documentary, but I think you would get a lot out of it.<br /><br />I am a complete documentary junky, and I have to say that the $11.00 a month I pay to be able get this education has been completely wonderful for me. I would miss it so very much if I lived someplace I could not get Netflix.<br /><br />Do you think it would be a good idea for me to start reviewing the things I watch that I would deem important for others to know about? Most people I know won't watch documentaries, because they think they are boring. And some are...<br /><br />I could do that, I could review. So much information passes unnoticed here in the US.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your Links. I will get started right away.Maria Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151087028789633119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108735374402296985.post-64433207185472596822011-02-08T15:12:24.454-06:002011-02-08T15:12:24.454-06:00So interesting. I want to watch that documentary n...So interesting. I want to watch that documentary now. Any chance its available online if I don't have netflix?<br />Can you sum it up for me? What's the difference between perennial and annual root systems?<br />http://www.windward.org/ush/cheese.htm That link has some instructions for making rennet out of stinging nettle. I haven't tried yet though.<br /><br />If you want instructions about foraging, hungerandthirstforlife.blogspot.com is very informative about foraging and how to use the plants. Check it out! http://hungerandthirstforlife.blogspot.com/2010/06/wild-about-cattail-pollen.html That's one of her posts about cattails.<br />About dog food- have you thought about giving your dogs wild game? Can they go hunting with you?Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.com