There's an interesting side to the the covid19 pandemic and lockdown. With shortages in the shops and loss of income for many, people are turning back to the land and what it can provide for them. This week we have two features on food coming from places you may not have thought to look before.

The current @naturalmedicine challenge is all about wild edibles Food is all around if if we only know where to look. Perhaps you know about your wild edibles and can share how to use them, or you have no idea, but would like to learn and we can learn along the way with you.

Over at the @needleworkmonday community, @shanibeer has announced that the weekly opportunity to win a delegation of 1000HP for a month will continue into June. Entry is simple, merely post your needle work related posts in the community on a Monday.

It's always a good week when we get to welcome a newcomer! This week I was pleased to meet @thisismylife whose art is also therapy.

These days much more than we realise, of the plant on common vegetables we eat, is edible. @freemotherearth demonstrates this perfectly with her creamy radish top soup.

With some more surprising edibles comes @m31 and the various ways dandelions can make or be part of a tasty meal.

Onions take a long time to grow from seed to the edible bulb we are so familiar with. For many climates this makes it very hard to grow them from seed, but with these tips from @mazima, you might have some success.

@paradoxtma discusses why they like to build things themselves and shows us how they built these adjustable seedling stands.

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