{"id":20148,"date":"2016-04-21T21:11:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T02:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=20148"},"modified":"2016-04-21T21:11:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T02:11:01","slug":"perennial-vegetables-and-the-other-reasons-you-should-consider-them-for-your-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=20148","title":{"rendered":"Perennial Vegetables and the Other Reasons You Should Consider Them For Your Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Turkish-Rocket-Courtesy-of-Eric-Toensmeier.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Turkish-Rocket-Courtesy-of-Eric-Toensmeier-300x130.jpg 300x, http:\/\/permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Turkish-Rocket-Courtesy-of-Eric-Toensmeier.jpg 690x\" alt=\"Turkish Rocket (Courtesy of Eric Toensmeier)\" width=\"690\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/permaculturenews.org\/2016\/04\/22\/perennial-vegetables-and-the-other-reasons-you-should-consider-them-for-your-garden\/\">PERENNIAL VEGETABLES AND THE OTHER REASONS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THEM FOR YOUR GARDEN<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">Luckily for me, my mother was the sort who insisted that I taste something before deciding I didn\u2019t like it. The habit has served me well in later life. As a traveler, I\u2019ve been able to shift my palate from one country\u2019s cuisine to the next, enjoying whatever ingredients seem common to the local fare. As a vegan, those versatile taste buds have kept the doors open to many more options, and the diversity helps to provide a better balanced diet of vitamins and minerals. Then, ultimately, as a permaculturalist, switching to perennial crops comes easily, and I welcome the new flavors.<\/div>\n<p>However, what I\u2019ve noticed in my experience with introducing other people to the practice and perennials is that the change isn\u2019t always so welcomed. At the last farm I was on, building a demonstration garden, the owner was only very interested in prototypical annuals despite a wealth of the perennial possibilities we were planting. Working with NGOs, I\u2019ve realized that, while people are excited about growing more food, the idea of introducing something new to their diets isn\u2019t nearly as inspired. Instead, the expectation seems to be that we will be growing the same old corn and bean staples, making the need for nutritional and culinary education an equally important aspect for a permaculture project to succeed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY PERENNIALS ARE SOMETIMES A HARD SELL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In theory, planting perennials would be something that people would latch onto. They are less work. They require less resources. They are better for the stability of the soil, helping to prevent erosion while maintaining a network of soil life beneath the surface. They extend harvests, often producing crops earlier and later than annuals can do. They make great, productive, living fences, trellises, shade and animal habitats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PERENNIAL VEGETABLES AND THE OTHER REASONS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THEM FOR YOUR GARDEN Luckily for me, my mother was the sort who insisted that I taste something before deciding I didn\u2019t like it. The habit has served me well in later life. 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