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01/11/2025

Vegans don’t get enough protein.. Pfft 😅😂

01/11/2025

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Here's a Facebook post inspired by the image you provided:

🌿 foraging for dinner? you might be surprised what delicious and nutritious plants are growing right in your backyard! this image showcases some common "w**ds" that are actually quite healthy and tasty. 😋

let's dive into a few:

🌱 alfalfa: often found in fields, its leaves and shoots are great in salads, soups, stir-fries, and teas. packed with nutrients!

🌸 borage: with its beautiful blue flowers, borage isn't just pretty – the flowers can be used in teas, salads, or even candied!

🌾 cattail: a true survival plant! the leaves and shoots are good for stir-fries and soups, and the pollen can even be candied.

🌼 common yarrow: those delicate white flowers can be eaten raw, cooked, or used to make beer. surprisingly versatile!

🦁 dandelion: a familiar sight! the leaves are excellent cooked or raw and are very high in vitamins a & k. don't overlook this powerhouse!

💜 echinacea: known for its medicinal properties, the leaves and petals are commonly used for medicines and teas to boost immunity.

🥬 garlic mustard: this invasive plant actually has a delicious secret! add its leaves to salads, and its roots have a spicy, horseradish-like taste.

🦋 milkw**d: beyond supporting monarch butterflies, the flowers can be fried in batter, and the cook pods stewed with vegetables.

💚 purslane: a succulent "w**d" that's delicious cooked or in salads and is very high in omega-3 fatty acids – a true superfood!

💖 wild bee balm (bergamot): the leaves and flowers are great in salads or brewed into a soothing tea.

important reminder: always be 100% sure of plant identification before consuming anything wild. when in doubt, leave it out! foraging should always be done responsibly and sustainably.

31/10/2025

Save Your Money: Foods You Don’t Need to Buy Organic

31/10/2025

🦋 You thought you were cleaning up.
But you threw me away before I could fly. 💔

MY STORY:
I was a caterpillar in August.
Found the perfect dry stem in October.
Cocooned myself for the winter.
Dreamed of wings in spring.
Then you came with your pruning shears.

WHAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW:

Butterfly chrysalises overwinter inside dry plant stems

Autumn gardening = generations wiped out

Every cut plant = a potential chrysalis destroyed

Compost piles = mass graves for overwintering insects

NOVEMBER = MONTH OF DEATH FOR US:
💔 You cut back all the perennials
💔 You discard the “dead” stems (we live inside them!)
💔 You turn the compost (we’re pupating there!)
💔 A “tidy” garden = zero butterflies next year

WHAT DIED INSIDE ME:
Not just me.
My wings that never flew.
The flowers I never pollinated.
The joy you never saw.

THE TRAGIC IRONY:
You plant “bee-friendly” flowers in spring—
but kill the butterflies in autumn.

WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN INSTEAD:
✓ Leave perennials standing until April
✓ Dry stems = winter hotels for life
✓ Let compost rest from October to March
✓ “Messiness” = survival

ALL I NEEDED WAS ONE WINTER:
A single dry stem.
Three months of peace.
Then I would’ve flown in May.

You saw garden waste.
I was a butterfly waiting for my wings. 🦋💔

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31/10/2025

🌿 What really happens in your garden

When autumn arrives, many gardeners hurry to “tidy up” — cutting, trimming, clearing away every sign of what was.
But those dry stems we rush to remove — verbena, lavender, fennel, yarrow, sage — are not waste. They’re sanctuaries.

Inside them, life rests quietly:
🐞 ladybug larvae waiting for aphids to return,
🦋 butterflies sleeping through the cold,
🐝 solitary bees sealing tiny chambers with mud to protect their eggs,
and invisible lacewings clinging to the dry stems like little winter spirits.

Every stem you cut “to keep it neat” is a home destroyed — a generation erased before it begins.
And when this happens across many gardens, entire pollinator networks vanish without anyone noticing.

🌱 What to do instead
Leave the stems standing until March or April.
They shield the soil from frost, hold snow, and become shelters for all the tiny lives that make your garden thrive.

Let go of perfection. A “clean” garden is often lifeless; a “wild” one overflows with stories, seeds, and renewal.

If you must trim, cut high — leave 20–30 cm.
That’s all it takes to give refuge to a hidden world beneath the frost.

💬 By keeping the stems, you’re offering:
🏡 winter homes for bees,
🌸 safety for butterflies,
and a promise of life returning with spring

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