Here at Feed Bristol we like to focus on maintaining
wildlife as well as growing great food and staying active outdoors. We know how
important a healthy ecosystem is when it comes to maintaining our country’s
healthy organic landscape, which is why we always look for wildlife friendly
methods of growing. With recent reports on the declining numbers of bees and other
pollinators, we have decided to focus a lot of this year’s work on pollinator
plants and wild flowers.
Wild flowers are a great way to add vibrancy and colour to
your garden whilst attracting pollinators such as bees and beautiful
butterflies and ultimately supporting a healthy ecosystem. British wild flowers
not only benefit the environment and ecosystems; they also have
some health benefits for us. A lot of
wild flowers are edible and can be added to salads, teas, jams and various
other recipes to give them a unique flavour. Wild flowers are often fairly
nutritious as they are usually rich in nectar and pollen, which contain various
vitamins and minerals such as iron and calcium. The actual flowers, buds and leaves of
various garden and wild flowers are also rich in vitamins and minerals, making
them a fun, quirky and fairly inexpensive way to give your body a health boost.
Keep an eye on our Facebook page and feed Bristol blog page
for some unique ideas and recipes for wild flowers as well as tips on how to
grow and maintain a self sustaining living landscape.
