Friendship bread was a staple in my grandparent’s community. A bread starter that was kept alive and given to friends and neighbors during times of surplus. In the garden, we have some crops that are like friendship bread. These crops are ideal for sharing, so let’s check them out!
VIDEO: These 4 Crops are The ‘Friendship Bread’ of The Garden
Friendship bread was a staple in my grandparent’s community. A bread starter that was kept alive and given to friends and neighbors during times of surplus. In the garden, we have some crops that are like friendship bread. These crops are ideal for sharing, so let’s check them out!
I have Egyptian walking onions. I almost lost them all but a few survived! I'm excited to have them again
Do a video on how to collect heirloom seeds from different garden plants please
I got my walking onion flower/bulbs from my mom who has grown a new patch at every house we lived in. I thought every gardener just had them because you literally can't kill your walking onions and they are incredibly hearty without any real care. I cut mine all through WI winter for cooking, and then I had plenty in the spring that I was able to move my established patch and give some to friends. These are a lot easier on the stomach I think than traditional onion bulbs and I use them whenever onion or spring/green onion is called for these days. They look a little alien when they grow their flowers and move themselves, which is just really cool. Just an incredible plant!
I've given away grape vines because my established ones put out vines that touched the soil and rooted. Creating a new plant.
Luke!!!! You can get Egyptian Walking Onions in the store… sometimes. Last year for fun I kept buying bunches of green onions and planting them to see what happened. One of them was an Egyptian Walking Onion! So I looked up what kinds they use for green onions and it depends on where they come from, but sometimes it is those top setting onions. So it's kind of roulette what you'll get, but some people will get lucky like me and wind up with some walking onions if they plant green onions to see what happens.
We are actively doing friendship bread here in east Tennessee / Appalachia as you speak!
Wildlife ate my walking onions so my cousin offered to bring me more. How would you use them?
Friendship Bread! Those were the days! seems so long ago, and it was such a different world to what we are enduring today…. I read where some kinds of Hostas are edible and grown in Japan especially for Hosta shoots, popular in stir fry dishes. And I've always wondered what the walking onion tastes like: shallots, green onions or the big bulb onions? My garden tends to walk all over my yard, so they might be very happy in the PNW…
I want an Egyptian walking onion. Where can I get one?
Would love to tap into the walking onion. Any suggestions for tracking some down to plant in my garden?
In Finland we call Egyptian walking onions as "ilmasipuli" or "air onion", and then some people call them "lentosipuli", "flying onion". They occur to fly from place to place.
Friendship bread is not the same as sourdough. It is a sweeter version, as milk and sugar is added, as well as flour every 10 days. It is started with regular yeast, not natural yeast from the air. I'd recommend the book 'Friendship Bread' by Darien Gee for both the recipe to start the friendship bread, and recipes on how to make the bread with variations. I know people who call it Enemy bread, as you can quickly run out of people who are willing to take your starter mix. 🙂 By the way, you can freeze your starter and use it later.
I have actually seen the walking onion in a seed catalog. Can't remember which but sure it was an organic grower.
I enjoy your videos
Luke you need to do another video on Growing Vanilla Orchids but this time with a demonstrations on how to place the sphagnum moss.
For those who are like what? Look up AuSable Botanicals video “How to Grow and your own Vanilla” and you will see Luke from Larry’s Orchids and Tropicals. Luke has definitely grown and gained a lot more confidence since then. He does have a very similar sign off in the video.
Give those Egyptian Walking onions a little space, because they will multiply and take up a couple of square feet.
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What a great video concept. thanks!
First frost is in a month. Anything I can do to prepare for next year, since this year is definitely a bust?
All great ideas, I love sharing things from my garden. I've almost never seen walking onions in Germany either, but then found a family-run business who sell rare plants. I've bought a lot there since I like to grow rare things, and one of my first purchases was Egyptian walking onion. They're really great!
Egyptian walking onions. How do they compare say to shallot or red onion? Can they grow-in pots inside? Where can you find it please?
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I thought for sure you would add fresh zucchini to the list! I suppose since people put it on neighbors porches and in cars it might not be considered a friendly offering! I am still glad to get and grow it!
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange sells Egyptian walking onions.