# \#staples **URL:** https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/tag/staples/28.md [Latest](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [Molokhia for dehydrated staple greens](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/molokhia-for-dehydrated-staple-greens/2615)
**Author:** [@Tanjaeskildsen](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Tanjaeskildsen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/molokhia-for-dehydrated-staple-greens/2615 "2026-08-28T10:21:43Z")
I’ve become “mildly” obsessed with storage crops for lazy winter stews and soups, and I include dehydrateable veggies in this category. In my hunt for greens that rehydrate in a nice way, I found mentions of molokhia an… --- ## [Book Report - Crop Histories by Raoul Robinson](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/book-report-crop-histories-by-raoul-robinson/4389)
**Author:** [@suffling](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/suffling)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/book-report-crop-histories-by-raoul-robinson/4389 "2025-11-17T21:44:20Z")
This is my (long) summary and comments for Crop Histories, by Raoul Robinson. Overall I really enjoyed this book. It’s a fun and fascinating read all about human history and our crops, and might serve as a primer to som… --- ## [Storage crops at house temperature](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/storage-crops-at-house-temperature/499)
**Author:** [@Greenstorm](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Greenstorm)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/storage-crops-at-house-temperature/499 "2024-07-30T17:45:03Z")
What do you grow that can be stored at house temperature? I know many of you can hold or grow various things through the winter outdoors, or have a root cellar or extra freezer space. For those who don’t – or who have ov… --- ## [Join me in a local diet challenge?](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/join-me-in-a-local-diet-challenge/123)
**Author:** [@julia.dakin](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/julia.dakin)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/join-me-in-a-local-diet-challenge/123 "2024-05-31T22:42:13Z")
2022-08-01T07:00:00Z (UTC) What recipes using food from your garden do you enjoy? What do you grow just for the sake of replacing some non-food item that you normally buy? Who wants to join me in growing what we need? … --- ## [Staple sweet potato selection](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/staple-sweet-potato-selection/1650)
**Author:** [@Ascentropic](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Ascentropic)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/staple-sweet-potato-selection/1650 "2024-01-13T15:41:24Z")
I grew about 10 sweet potato seedlings this year. The one with the biggest tuber has white flesh, which I cooked up and found that it tastes pretty much like what I was hoping to find in sweet potato seedling: only back… --- ## ["Done by Equinox" Direct-Seed Northern Squash Project](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/done-by-equinox-direct-seed-northern-squash-project/147)
**Author:** [@Greenstorm](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Greenstorm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/done-by-equinox-direct-seed-northern-squash-project/147 "2023-05-31T04:07:12Z")
2021 The first year seemed like it went so well. I’d planted several types of squash (c maxima) on my richest south-facing slope. The pigs had overwintered in there, it had been tilled, and it was the warmest microclima… --- ## [Small-Scale Grain Growing Video](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/small-scale-grain-growing-video/249)
**Author:** [@Greenstorm](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Greenstorm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 5:23am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/small-scale-grain-growing-video/249 "2023-01-10T05:23:01Z")
I’ve been looking up info on growing grains lately. This is a video from the food at Great Lakes Staple Seeds about very low tech ways to grow a household amount of grain. Seems very accessible. Has information on all as… --- ## [Staple crops that thrive in wetland environment](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/staple-crops-that-thrive-in-wetland-environment/385)
**Author:** [@Anphlo](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Anphlo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/staple-crops-that-thrive-in-wetland-environment/385 "2023-01-18T06:32:12Z")
I’m working on several projects: I’ve been growing potato onions from seeds for a couple years and I’m planning to continue working on this project this year. I’m also working on landracing fava beans. started this proje… --- ## [Canning for long-term storage](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/canning-for-long-term-storage/555)
**Author:** [@Greenstorm](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Greenstorm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/canning-for-long-term-storage/555 "2023-01-12T03:53:21Z")
I’m just doing a dump of some of my favourite canning recipes here. I’ve been erratically recording my preservation adventures at https://urbandryad.dreamwidth.org/ so this is a number of years of experimenting. Minneso… --- ## ["Fabulous Fabaceae" Diverse Fabaceae Video](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/fabulous-fabaceae-diverse-fabaceae-video/250)
**Author:** [@Greenstorm](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Greenstorm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/fabulous-fabaceae-diverse-fabaceae-video/250 "2022-12-17T20:56:05Z")
This is a presentation on some lesser-known pea-family food plants that I quite enjoyed. It’s another great one by the person who runs Great Lakes Staple Seeds, she is super knowledgeable and very down-to-earth. …