{"id":1453,"date":"2005-07-17T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-17T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/07\/17\/organic-flowers-that-tickle-the-tastebuds\/"},"modified":"2005-07-17T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2005-07-17T14:03:00","slug":"organic-flowers-that-tickle-the-tastebuds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/organic-flowers-that-tickle-the-tastebuds\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic Flowers that Tickle the Tastebuds"},"content":{"rendered":"
From NWANews.com (AK), a story<\/a> about organic farmer Carole Anne Rose and a unique product she grows: edible flowers.<\/p>\n From early spring through late fall, Rose harvests a wide array of blooms \u2014 pansies, roses, gladioluses, honeysuckle, echinacea, marigolds, menarda, johnny-jump-ups, bachelor buttons, sunflowers, nasturtiums, Rose of Sharon and hibiscus, as well as the flowers of such herbs as basil, fennel, mint, oregano, sage and thyme. “Initially, I only sold flowers that were delicious,” Rose said. But when chefs told her that customers tended not to eat the blossoms, she shifted to “flowers that are edible and beautiful.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The edible blooms are more of a sideline, with certified organic shitake mushrooms being the farm’s mainstay. Yet Rose describes the flowers as “one of her greatest delights as an organic farmer.” I must admit that this is a new concept to me, but what an interesting idea!<\/p>\n Technorati tags: organic<\/a>, agriculture<\/a>, flowers<\/a>, Arkansas<\/a><\/p>\n