Hello fellow hivers
Come along as I take you through an homestead jouney
It's a beautiful and bright day lut here, hope we're doing great and enjoying our day? It's my first time in the this community and I picked interest when I see i can learn and also impact knowledge about gardening and plants in general. Gardens can only survive in the hands of those that show love towards it because of the love, care and attention it always requires. My mum loves gardening and has extend the hand to me also..lol☺️😁
As a result she asked us to clear some spaces at our backyard to plant some vegetables and other foods.
That was few months ago. My brothers and I helped her out even she insisted on joining us
After we finished clearing we planted varieties of food and veggies like maize, vegetables, cocoa yam, jute leaves, soya beans, tomatoes, scene leaves, curry leaves... I can go on and on buh I wouldn't want to bore you
The plants has started sprouting and for those that are already edible (like the jute leaves) among were harvested and made into soups. Read along as I share with you the pictures, benefits and sometimes the end product of the leaves.
The jute mallow freshly harvested. It's called "ewedu" in my mother's tongue. This particular leaf has many health benefits to the body which is not limited to it's richness in vitamin Bs, calcium, copper. It's good for both skin and internal care for the body. Locally jute leaves improves cell growth with it's vitamin A, and also contains iron. In all this leaf is very beneficial it can be used in any way (green smoothie, soups, garnishing)
Here we prefer to make it into soups. The jute stew 🥰😘
We also have the water leaf Which can also be made into nutrient shakes because of the presence of Omega 3 fatty acids and vitamins in the juice, it boosts the blood level, aids digestion and also has vitamin A1 (retinol) for skeletal tissue care. It is locally referred to as 'Gure'.
Next up is the African spinach. Locally called 'efo shoko', It is high in beta-carotene, folic acid, research shows it helps cure epistaxis which is an acute bleeding from the nostrils, nasal cavity or nasopharynx and also ease chest pain, for the treatment of jaundice and it's also can make a tasty green smoothie and garnishing.
I harvested some yesterday and made them into this delicious soup to go with pounded yam🤤. Can be eaten alone though. I didn't forget to add locus beans in abundance cos it's beneficial for good sight.
The spinach weeds and other green before the weeding and harvesting.
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Here is the scent leaves ( called efinrin locally). Some call it sweet basil. It has a aromatic scents which results in using it as spice for cooking and also it aids the quick digestion of food, has a calming effect on the stomach and helps with bowel evacuation. It can lower blood sugar level. It contains iron, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin A, which are essential for human health in general. It can be infused as tea, can be used as spice, the juice can be extracted, garnishing and all, it depends on how you want to consume it. It's benefits are Numerous I can't list them all
The tomatoes had started germinating and bearing fruits buh not yet ripen for consumption (unless recipe requires green tomatoes).
This is the cocoyam is yet to germinate buh even it's leaves is edible and has its health benefits as well such as Cancer prevention, Eye health, Digestion improvement, Reduction of cholesterol level, Weight loss assistance, immune booster and it can be used as soups too.
Okro and it's leaves is called 'ila' and 'ilasa' here respectively when used for varieties soups though. Buh it's name remain unchanged when not.
Okra is rich in magnesium, fibre vitamins A, C, folate antioxidants that help reduce the risk of serious health conditions like cancer, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease.
Came home with souvenir😜😜. Farmers eat too😁😋, come and be served fresh from farm products.
