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BEST PRACTICES It is the mission of Stream Team to protect and enhance water resources and associated habitats and wildlife in Thurston County through citizen action and education. Stream Team is funded and jointly managed by the stormwater utilities of the Cities of Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater and Thurston County. www.streamteam.info Looking for new landscaping ideas this spring? Plant a native food garden, and fill your yard with the edible beauty of the Pacific Northwest! At the same time, you will help protect water quality, add wildlife habitat, decrease your need to water and eliminate the need for herbicides and pesticides. Many of the plants listed below are available at local nurseries specializing in native plants. Here is a short list of species that will tickle your tongue and nourish your body. Thanks to Elise Krohn, Native Foods Educator, who provided much of the information for this article. She may be contacted at [email protected] Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum) Habitat: Full sun to full shade. Coniferous forests, edges, clearings. Physical Description: Evergreen shrub. 3-5 ft. tall. Oval shaped leaves with bell shaped flowers that become colorful berries. Part Used: Berries Season: Summer Culinary Use: Eat fresh, or add to pancakes, salads, desserts, or make into jam and jellies. Native Roses (Rosa spp.; R. gymnocarpa, R. nutkana, R. pisocarpa) Habitat: Full sun to partial shade. Woodlands, moist areas to open and dry areas. (Depends on species.) Physical Description: Deciduous shrub. Up to 8 ft. tall. Flowers have 5 petals growing on branches with thorns. Flowers turn to “hips” that are scarlet in the fall. Part Used: Flower Petals and Hips Season: Spring and Summer Culinary Use: Salads, flavoring desserts, sauces and jellies. Deseed the hips, dry and use for teas. Native Plant Food Garden CREDIT: US FISH & WILDLIFE CREDIT: WALTER SIEGMUND

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Page 1: NativePlantFoodGarden STSpring2014 NP...Looking for new landscaping ideas this spring? Plant a native food garden, and fill your yard with the edible beauty of the Pacific Northwest!

BESTPRACTICES

It is the mission of Stream Team to protect and enhance water resources and associated habitats and wildlife in Thurston County through citizen action and education. Stream Team is funded and jointly managed by the stormwater utilities of the Cities of Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater and Thurston County. www.streamteam.info

Lookingfornewlandscapingideasthisspring?Plantanativefoodgarden,andfillyouryardwiththeediblebeautyofthePacificNorthwest!Atthesametime,youwillhelpprotectwaterquality,addwildlifehabitat,decreaseyourneedtowaterandeliminatetheneedforherbicidesandpesticides.Manyoftheplantslistedbelowareavailableatlocalnurseriesspecializinginnativeplants.Hereisashortlistofspeciesthatwilltickleyourtongueandnourishyourbody.

ThankstoEliseKrohn,NativeFoodsEducator,whoprovidedmuchoftheinformationforthisarticle.Shemaybecontactedatelise@cwis.org

EvergreenHuckleberry(Vacciniumovatum)

Habitat: Fullsuntofullshade.Coniferousforests,edges,clearings.

PhysicalDescription: Evergreenshrub.3-5ft.tall.Ovalshapedleaveswithbellshapedflowersthatbecomecolorfulberries.

PartUsed: Berries

Season: Summer

CulinaryUse: Eatfresh,oraddtopancakes,salads,desserts,ormakeintojamandjellies.

NativeRoses(Rosaspp.;R.gymnocarpa,R.nutkana,R.pisocarpa)

Habitat: Fullsuntopartialshade.Woodlands,moistareastoopenanddryareas.(Dependsonspecies.)

PhysicalDescription: Deciduousshrub.Upto8ft.tall.Flowershave5petalsgrowingonbrancheswiththorns.Flowersturnto“hips”thatarescarletinthefall.

PartUsed: FlowerPetalsandHips

Season: SpringandSummer

CulinaryUse: Salads,flavoringdesserts,saucesandjellies.Deseedthehips,dryanduseforteas.

NativePlantFoodGarden

CREDIT:USFISH&WILDLIFE

CREDIT:WALTERSIEGMUND

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It is the mission of Stream Team to protect and enhance water resources and associated habitats and wildlife in Thurston County through citizen action and education. Stream Team is funded and jointly managed by the stormwater utilities of the Cities of Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater and Thurston County. www.streamteam.info

Salal(Gaultheriashallon)

Habitat: Prefersparttofullshadeandsoilswithgooddrainage.

PhysicalDescription: Evergreenshrub.Growsinlowthicketswithwaxyovalleaves.Flowersarebell-shapedandwhite-pinkish.Berriesaredarkblue.

PartUsed: Berries

Season: Latesummer

CulinaryUse: Eatfreshordehydrateforfruitleather

ServiceberryorSaskatoon(Amelanchieralnifolia)

Habitat: Fullsuntopartialshade.Verydroughttolerant.Likeswell-drainedsoilinmoisttodryareas.

PhysicalDescription: Deciduoustree.10-12ft.tall.Spectacularautumnfoliage.Flowersareshowywithwhiteclustersthathang.Fruitisdarkpurplewhenripe.

PartUsed: Berries

Season: Latespring

CulinaryUse: Dryintocakes,fruitleatheroreatwhole.

Thimbleberry(Rubusparviflorus)

Habitat: Fullsuntopartialshade.Doesnotlikesaturatedsoils.Growsinclearingsandopenareas.

PhysicalDescription: Deciduousshrub.2-10ft.tall.Fuzzyleaveswith3-7lobes.Whiteflowersareinclusters.Berriesarered.

PartUsed: YoungshootsandBerries

Season: SpringandSummer

CulinaryUse: Eatraworsautéedaftertheyhavebeenpeeled.Eatfreshorinsalads,dipsanddesserts.

Source:StreamTeamNews,Spring2014

CREDIT:WALTERSIEGMUND

CREDIT:WALTERSIEGMUND

CREDIT:WALTERSIEGMUND


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