June: The Edible Wild Box
"...One of the most significant ways you can alter
your diet and bring in more nutrition and cancer-protective
compounds is to eat as many wild plants as you can.”
~Arthur Haines, Forager and Botanical Researcher
your diet and bring in more nutrition and cancer-protective
compounds is to eat as many wild plants as you can.”
~Arthur Haines, Forager and Botanical Researcher
Wild Breakfast Bouquet
Explore the bounty of nature's garden with a box filled with delicious wild, edible food. Pickled fiddleheads, salted wild leek leaves, dandelion jam, spruce tip syrup, wild greens powder, crabapple butter....these are a few examples of the items you might find in your box.
Industrial agriculture has led to widespread depletion of nutrients in our soil. The result of this is that the nutrients in our cultivated vegetables have declined significantly since at least the 1940's. Carrots have 99% less vitamin A today, than in 1940, and apples have 80% less vitamin C. A recent analysis of all vegetables in the UK revealed losses of 76% of copper, 46% of calcium, 27% of iron, 24% of magnesium and 16% of potassium. In a recent article, Australian soil scientist Christine Jones reported that it is possible to buy an orange today that contains zero vitamin C.
While research on wild food is still relatively new, the studies that are being done are revealing some fascinating information. Across the board, wild food has more vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and beneficial phytonutrients than grocery store produce. According to forager and taxonomist Arthur Haines, "wild plants are more nutrient-dense than agricultural species. There are often manifest differences in the micronutrients, phytochemistry, essential fatty acids, and fiber provided by non-cultivated species."
In the years since reading Michael Pollan's book In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, I have taken his advice to heart, but have added on to it: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants, many of them wild."
Enjoy a nutritious and delicious taste of the wild with June's box!
Industrial agriculture has led to widespread depletion of nutrients in our soil. The result of this is that the nutrients in our cultivated vegetables have declined significantly since at least the 1940's. Carrots have 99% less vitamin A today, than in 1940, and apples have 80% less vitamin C. A recent analysis of all vegetables in the UK revealed losses of 76% of copper, 46% of calcium, 27% of iron, 24% of magnesium and 16% of potassium. In a recent article, Australian soil scientist Christine Jones reported that it is possible to buy an orange today that contains zero vitamin C.
While research on wild food is still relatively new, the studies that are being done are revealing some fascinating information. Across the board, wild food has more vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and beneficial phytonutrients than grocery store produce. According to forager and taxonomist Arthur Haines, "wild plants are more nutrient-dense than agricultural species. There are often manifest differences in the micronutrients, phytochemistry, essential fatty acids, and fiber provided by non-cultivated species."
In the years since reading Michael Pollan's book In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, I have taken his advice to heart, but have added on to it: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants, many of them wild."
Enjoy a nutritious and delicious taste of the wild with June's box!
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Boxes are offered with sliding scale prices. To learn more about sliding scale pricing, please read this post. But basically, in a nut shell (pun intended!), I invite you to pay one of the reduced fees, if paying the full price would cause you to be less secure in your ability to meet your food, health, housing or essential transport needs. To determine where you fall on the scale when choosing which price to pay, please refer to this infographic created by Alexis J. Cunningfolk (Click image to enlarge).
Large May Box- 6 products
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Small May Box- 4 products
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Payments can also be made by cheque made out to:
The Wild Garden, 2389 Pepin Ct. Ottawa, ON, K1B 4Z3
Shipping is included in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. Additional shipping fees apply outside of this area.
Please contact me for more information: info at thewildgarden dot ca
About the Herbal Box
The Wild Garden Herbal Box is your opportunity to connect with and learn about the wild edible and healing plants of the Ottawa bioregion. Monthly boxes are delivered directly to your door. Each month’s box will explore a particular theme and comes with a detailed newsletter highlighting the products for the month and is full of information, historical lore, recipes and more! Herbal boxes make great gifts and can be shipped directly to the recipient.
Monthly subscribers also enjoy free access to any walks and select workshops offered by the Wild Garden, during the month(s) for which they are subscribed. (Material fees apply and pre-registration is required.)
With an herbal box you can:
The Wild Garden, 2389 Pepin Ct. Ottawa, ON, K1B 4Z3
Shipping is included in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. Additional shipping fees apply outside of this area.
Please contact me for more information: info at thewildgarden dot ca
About the Herbal Box
The Wild Garden Herbal Box is your opportunity to connect with and learn about the wild edible and healing plants of the Ottawa bioregion. Monthly boxes are delivered directly to your door. Each month’s box will explore a particular theme and comes with a detailed newsletter highlighting the products for the month and is full of information, historical lore, recipes and more! Herbal boxes make great gifts and can be shipped directly to the recipient.
Monthly subscribers also enjoy free access to any walks and select workshops offered by the Wild Garden, during the month(s) for which they are subscribed. (Material fees apply and pre-registration is required.)
With an herbal box you can:
- build your own home apothecary of healing plants and discover traditional ways of supporting wellness
- support local, small-scale, organic permaculture
- incorporate more nutrient dense wild foods into your diet
- enjoy organically grown and ethically wild gathered foods and herbs delivered directly to your door (all products are made from herbs that I grow and gather myself on the Just Food Food Farm.)
- nourish yourself and your family with local, seasonal products handcrafted with love in small batches
- learn about the wild plants growing in the greater Ottawa bioregion
- loose-leaf tea blend
- herb infused honey
- herb infused vinegar
- herbal syrup or elixir
- wild herb seasoning blend, dried culinary herbs
- wild food preserve (jam, jelly, fruit leather…)
- herbal liqueur
- tincture
- herbal salve
- body oil, body butter or lotion bar
- herbal scrub or bath salt
- herbal burning blends, smudge sticks