MetaFilter posts tagged with vegetables

They put me in handcuffs in case I bopped them on the head with a dandelion.

Stewriffic — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:35:06 -0800

Wildman Steve Brill: The man who ate Central Park. Once arrested by undercover park rangers in a sting Wildman Steve Brill has been foraging in public spaces, including Central Park, for over 26 years. Take an audio tour through Central park with the Wildman, pick up a field guide to Edible Wild Plants, or look through Wildman's plant pages and head out to your backyard or the local park. (I'm partial to mulberries, morels, lamb's quarter's, blackberries, and persimmons, myself.) More links: 1 2 3 4 5

"Shall I not have intelligence with the earth?"

nthdegx — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:41:38 -0800

Allotments: how to get one, and what to grow in it once you've got it. Lots of people have allotments. Lots. Geddit?

Rutabagas, Artichokes, Kiwis, Oh My!

netbros — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:04:43 -0800

FruitAndVeggieGuru – everything you need to know about the delicious fruits and vegetables you enjoy. Answers about how to lower your cholesterol or how to prepare asparagus. You’ll find loads of background and variety information, nutrition specifics, serving sizes, preparation ideas and care and handling tips.

omg, it's made of food!

taz — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:06:41 -0800

Surreal photographic Foodscapes by photographer Carl Warner. Strawberry hot air balloons, towers of cheese, potato boulders, green pea boats on seas of salmon, spice roads, and sugar beaches populate these intricate and luscious scenes. More dishy foodscapes (the plate rainbow = ♥!) and other wonderful visual tricks at his Flash site in the "Fotographics" section (look for the fabulous forest of boots and the white cotton winter wonderland!). Note that the Foodscapes and other illusions are in the second section at his site (the orange box), which contains four folders. Flash. gah. I also found a bit about the process at The Thinking Blog. Via presurfer, via neatorama. And other places... but too good not to link here.

Yet more pics of plants.

Don Pepino — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:25:51 -0800

One whose "putrid-smelling blossom attracts herds of carrion beetles" and seven more similar charmers. Some fearsome vegetables. A very lovely "previously." (From Taz, circa 2003.) Some plants that've been given new, animated features and a soundtrack. And finally, this: it has to be the most annoying website in history, but it presents some very nifty ideas for vegetable-based costuming you might be able to use for Halloween, plus Richard Simmons is featured. Click on "fashion" for the lettuce gowns, tomato hats and just all kinda fabulous Carmen Mirandesque madness.

Oedipus The Movie

carsonb — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:03:50 -0800

The story of Oedipus, in 8 minutes, performed by vegetables. [NSFW, 50mb qt]

Play that funky music, bok choy.

miss lynnster — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:57:18 -0800

Some peo ple rea lly enjoy making music with vege tab les.

You Don't Poop Where You Eat

SansPoint — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:05:46 -0800

Taco Bell E. Coli Out break from... green onions? This is the second major outbreak of E. Coli from vegetables this year. Where does E. Coli come from? "One of the root words of the family's scientific name, "enteric", refers to the intestine, and is often used synonymously with 'fecal'."

Veggies

caddis — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:49:58 -0800

Eat your vegetables, they are good for you. the goal ... it seemed so ambitious at the time! ... was to cook a vegetable, with new recipes and new vegetables, every single day for an entire month. (Why? Because our diets need more vegetables. Because vegetables are too often an after-thought. And because it's easy to get stuck in a veggie rut.) But after a month, it felt like I was just getting started ... and the asparagus was calling. And then ... 365 days of new vegetables and new recipes.

Mmm, nipple fruit ...

bcveen — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:29:06 -0800

Seed Savers Exchange is a non-profit company that preserves and sells an amazing variety of heirloom seeds, including seeds for fractal-like romanesco broccoli, all-blue potatoes, near-black tomatoes, and what could well be the most garish veg ever. Nipple fruit, unfortunately, is solely ornamental.