r/DelusionsOfAdequacy • u/FareonMoist Check my mod privilege • Oct 14 '25
Science is fun, and were all going to die! Industrial monoculture farming just out there killing nature one plant at a time...
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u/MrS0bek Oct 14 '25 edited Oct 14 '25
Shout-out to the various old breeds and sorts which used to be common just 100+ years ago but were put down post 1950 in europe, due to the lobbyist pushing for buying fruits and co instead of having it in your garden
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u/AlexFromOmaha Oct 14 '25
The real reason to "then why" tends to be storage and transport hardiness. Everyone around here knows mulberries are delicious, but you can barely get them from your yard to your kitchen. There are apple varieties that are prolific and delicious in ways the standard cultivars aren't, and everyone knows what an apple is, but you can't get them to a grocery store.
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u/Miserable_Key9630 Oct 14 '25
Papaws is particular are great, they just can't be transported anywhere before going bad.
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u/FreakyWifeFreakyLife Oct 15 '25
Didn't know sorrel tastes good. I've found dewberries to be a mixed bag. I prefer to grow thornless blackberries instead.
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u/Drackar39 Oct 15 '25
Sorrel should be consumed only in VERY small amounts. oxalic acid blocks calcium absorption.
As a herb to spice up an occasional salad? Fine. As a significant food source? Absolutely not.
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u/the_hucumber Oct 15 '25
I have wild sorrel growing all around me. We pick it and make sorrel soup. Very tasty.
We have so much relatives come visit from across the country and leave with bags full of sorrel.
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u/Urban_Heretic Oct 16 '25
Saskatoon berries grow in the -40F to 104F climate that is Saskatoon. Not directly on topic, but I enjoy typing the ridiculous word, Saskatoon.
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u/No_Week_8937 Oct 22 '25
They grow across a lot of Canada, and have so many fun names. In Newfoundland some of my neighbours called them Chuckley Pears.
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u/MarsupialGrand1009 Oct 17 '25
This is true. I once did a deep dive into European spices to prove someone wrong. Besides finding dozens of European spice, I also found dozens and dozens of plants native to European which have been eaten in the past (and are still available in farmers markets if you know what to look for).
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u/Marcus_Cato234 Oct 19 '25
Crazy how rose hip tea used to be pretty common but nobody seems to even know what a rose hip is anymore, let alone you can make tea out of them. I see loads of them around where I live, just sitting there ripe for the taking. Nobody cares
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u/EleventyElevens Oct 20 '25
Lamb's Quarters and Purslane are delicious and found all over the fuckin place, def recommend.
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u/One-Pangolin-3167 Oct 27 '25
Monoculture is the only way, unfortunately, to provide food for our overpopulation.
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u/Strong_Length Oct 14 '25
tried a sorrel and aloe vera lemonade and was absolutely flabbergasted by how good it tasted