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Fat Hen (Chenopodium...
A plant of the goosefoot family - a kind of wild spinach that grows on waste or disturbed ground. Its use as a food can be traced to the Bronze age. Its lower leaves are broad but not as triangular as those or the cloely related 'Good King Henry'. The upper leaves are narrow. The flower spike is lea...
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Fat Hen (Chenopodium...
A plant of the goosefoot family - a kind of wild spinach that grows on waste or disturbed ground. Its use as a food can be traced to the Bronze age. Pictured near Cople, Bedfordshire late September 2005.
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July - Sweet Chestnu...
This tree is not native to Britain but was introduced like many others. It flowers July to October. The fruits that develop inside the cups are brown. It was introduced in Roman times for its fruits.
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July - Sweet Chestnu...
This tree is not native to Britain but was introduced like many others. It flowers July to October. The fruits that develop inside the cups are brown. It was introduced in Roman times for its fruits.
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Cabbage Plant
The cabbage is derived from a leafy wild mustard plant, native to the Mediterranean region. It was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans; Cato the Elder praised this vegetable for its medicinal properties, declaring that "it is first of all the vegetables". "Brassica est quae omnibus...
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Walnuts
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Peppercorn 02
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Vines
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Spring Onions
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Borage (Starflower)
Borage has distinctive star shaped blue flowers and is grown for used in medicines, 'health foods' and nutritional supplements. Native to the Mediterranean, it has spread all over Europe. It is very easy to grow It can tolerate many conditions but prefers light soil in a sunny situation. It is sown ...
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Common Mallow (Mallo...
Mallow as early as 8th century BC young mallow shoots were eaten and this persisted into Roman times. The Roman Poet Martial used the plant to cure his hangovers and the naturalist Pliny suggested mixing mallow sap with water to ease aches and pains.
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Common Mallow (Malva...
Mallow as early as 8th century BC young mallow shoots were eaten and this persisted into Roman times. The Roman Poet Martial used the plant to cure his hangovers and the naturalist Pliny suggested mixing mallow sap with water to ease aches and pains.
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Corn Salad
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Endive
Endive Cichorium endivia is a leaf vegetable belonging to the daisy family. Endive can be cooked or used raw in salads. It was popular in Roman times.
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Fig
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Lettuce
Lettuce Mild in flavour, it has been described over the centuries as a cooling counterbalance to other ingredients in a salad The lettuce that we see today actually started out as a weed around the Mediterranean basin. Served in dishes for more than 4500 years, lettuce has certainly made its mark in...
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