Transcript because a shrinking habitat requires EXPANDED thinking.

...changed attitude
...accommodative
appetite?
OK ..so, what
food now??
.. Expanded population!
..Shrinking resources!
.Climate change!
THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS AND
UNIQUE VEGETABLES!!!!!
Moringa oleifera (Horse radish
tree, Ben oil tree, drumstick,
moringa [English], mzunze,
mrongo [Swahili], muzungwi
[Chonyi, Giriama, Kambe],
hocholoch [Daasanach],
muzungwa [Sanya], muguunda
[Tharaka]), flowers are a popular
food item in the Indian
Subcontinent.
The cooked flowers, are eaten
either mixed with other foods or
fried in butter and have been
shown to be rich in potassium
and calcium.
Steamed Sesbania
grandiflora (bakphul
[trade name])
flowers (bottom),
among other
vegetables in a Thai
cuisine.
Vietnamese cuisine
dish with Sesbania
bispinosa (Prickly
sesbania [English],
Mrindazia, MsaliaNyuma [Swahili],
murindaziya [Digo]),
flowers.
Blue "starflowers" from
Borage, Borago officinalis –
Boraginaceae (borago [trade
name]) are used as a garnish
and have a sweet honey-like
taste
Adansonia digitata
(baobab [common name],
mbuyu, muuyu [Swahili],
muyu [Bajun, Chonyi], jah
[Boni], muuyu [Digo,
Giriama], musemba
[Embu], muramba
[Mbeere, Tharaka, Meru]
Mwaamba [Kamba],
olmesera [Maasai],
mubuyu [Malakote], yak,
yaaq [Orma, Somali,
Sanya], lamai [Sanburu],
mlamba [Taita]) flowers
serve as salad for humans
and are also eaten by
livestock and wild animals
Chicory (Cichorium
intybus) similar to the
dandelion, grows as a
weed in Africa. Every part
of the chicory plant can be
eaten
Beverages
The most widely cultivated clovers are
white clover and red clover Trifolium
pretense. Other closely related genera
often called clovers include Melilotus
(sweet clover) and Medicago (alfalfa or
'calvary clover').
Dried flower heads are steeped in hot
water for a healthy, tasty tea, and
together with seedpods can be ground
up into a nutritious flour and mixed with
other foods.
Chamomile is a common
name for several daisy-like
plants which include Matricaria
recutita (German or blue
chamomile) and Anthemis
nobilis (Roman or "lawn"
chamomile).
They are made into a tea
commonly used to help with
sleep and is often served with
either honey or lemon
Several Jasmine species
are popular in teas.
Jasmine syrup, made from
an extract of jasmine
flowers is used to make
scones and marshmallows.
 An essential oil is extracted
from the flowers.
Jasminum sambac (Oleaceae)
Trifolium repens (White Clover).
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is used as a vegetable and to
make herbal teas and jams. The tea is popular as a natural
diuretic and contains vitamin C and minerals and is used
traditionally as a mild medicine.
 In East Africa, the calyx infusion, called "Sudan tea", is
taken to relieve coughs.
Roselle juice, with salt, pepper, asafetida and molasses, is
medicinal.
Certain species of hibiscus are also beginning to be used
more widely as a natural source of food colouring.
Hops, which are the flower cones
of Humulus lupulus in
Cannabaceae family, are used to
impart bitterness and flavor in the
production of beer, and for their
preservative qualities. They are
also an ingredient in Julmust, a
popular drink in Sweden during
December, as well as Malta, a
Latin American soft drink.
Edible flower buds
Globe Artichokes being cooked A tea bag containing artichoke tea
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea Brassicaceae)
Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L.)
Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the
species Brassica oleracea, in the family
Brassicaceae. The head (the white curd) is aborted
floral meristems.
Disambiguation
Did you know?
What is usually called the flower in sunflower is actually a
head of numerous small flowers (florets) crowded
together. The outer florets (ray florets) are sterile and can
be yellow, maroon, orange, or other colors. The florets
inside the circular head are called disc florets, which
mature into seeds, from which we get the sunflower oil?
In a culinary context, courgette is treated as a vegetable, which means it is usually cooked
and presented as a savory dish or accompaniment. Botanically, however, it is an immature
fruit, being the swollen ovary of the female flower.
Both male and female flowers are edible, and are often used to dress a meal or garnish the
cooked fruit.
Firm and fresh slightly open blossoms are cooked, with pistils removed from female flowers,
and stamens removed from male flowers.
In some countries, the flowers are preferred to the ‘fruits’.
Courgette / Zucchini fruit and spent flower on plant
Helianthus annuus - Sunflower
Typical courgette
Along with some other squashes, it belongs to the species Cucurbita pepo.
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