Thistles sit at a surprising crossroads between noxious weed and useful food crop: many are edible, some are excellent vegetables or medicinal plants, and a few are best left alone unless you know exactly what you are doing. Read More pfaf.org/plants/thistle…
The Charity provided information on medicinal, edible and otherwise useful plants.
Joined October 2011
- Chenopodium (Goosefoots): An Edible Genus Worth Rediscovering. The genus Chenopodium, commonly known as goosefoots, includes a wide range of plants that have fed people for thousands of years. pfaf.org/plants/chenopo…
- 946 new and updated entries focused on plants of the American Southwest, including 570 fully revised profiles and 376 entirely new species. This expansion continues PFAF’s multi-year effort to broaden our coverage across global climate zones
- Planting for a Mediterranean Future: Use the PFAF Database to Choose Climate-Ready Edibles. Many temperate gardens are shifting toward summer-dry, winter-wet conditions: hotter spells, longer dry periods, surprise frosts, and stronger winds. Read More: pfaf.org/plants/plantin…
- Our latest book, Food Forest Plants for Mediterranean Conditions, is now available from your favourite bookshop and on Amazon. If you’re in the UK or the US, you can order directly from the printer and enjoy 20% off the cover price. Order here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=w…

