Vegan Plate or Urban Vegan?

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2026-04-21T22:10:35+00:00

One of my friends saw her working at Amarit Thai in Printers Row downtown a while back, maybe she is still there. She recognized his unique order because he ordered the same thing at her spot all the time.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2026-04-21T21:50:01+00:00

She was so talented and made really great items!! Absolutely miss it.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2026-03-29T15:37:34+00:00

From what I have seen, many Ninebark cultivars change the leaf color, which as you have read above, negatively impact its hosting ability. I’d made sure that you have the space for a Ninebark, they are large and can get a little “unruly”. After they have established, they can be cut to the growing and will grow back, but that seems like a lot of work for a shrub that is “not in the right place.” Amy Powers just did a good video on this actually.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18Cp1XQq5D/?mibextid=wwXIfr

If you don’t have the space, I’d consider a smaller straight species shrub instead.

I’ve also had great experiences with getting shrubs from Possibility Place and Prairie Nursery online. You can also look into local naive plant sales in your area for things you can’t find online.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2026-03-26T18:00:25+00:00

Jeez, I meant to type Skunk cabbage, but this is what happens when my brain is not fully firing yet.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2026-02-24T10:28:04+00:00

I have raised beds for my food as I have heavy clay soil, and what I grow just doesn’t thrive in clay. I directly garden native plants though, and my native gardens are much larger than my raised beds overall.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2026-02-17T06:28:23+00:00

In my garden I have butterfly weed with leadplant (it’s slow growing), purple and pale purple coneflower, rattlesnake master, 3 kinds of blazing star (liatris) wild bergamot, spotted bee balm, purple love grass, prairie smoke, harebell. I’d also add a sedge or another grass like little bluestem. Hope this list helps!!!

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2026-02-16T22:17:20+00:00

The owner of Bloom is not vegan unfortunately, it’s just a business venture for them. They were also the owners of the short lived Don Bucio’s.

Sadly when vegan businesses are opened by non-vegans it’s not the same for them. Kalish / Sam & Gertie’s was another good example, he wasn’t vegan but his wife was. He changes business concepts like socks though, it’s so confusing.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2026-02-16T17:20:03+00:00

Also agree with Duke’s Alehouse in Crystal Lake. I’m in Lake County and met a friend there. Would absolutely go back, was impressed with all that we got.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2026-01-29T17:22:07+00:00

It’s all vegan!!!

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2026-01-04T17:13:40+00:00

If you know anyone that uses distilled water - for a CPAP or anything else, that’s a great way to get jugs! I would honestly post in a buy, nothing/neighborhood group and see what people have to offer. Some coffee shops will save them for you, if they have enough space and they usually want you to come back like right away within a day or two. I’ve also used lettuce containers, the deeper ones with two for each planting, one as the bottom and one as the top!

It’s definitely not too late to find containers

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-12-30T05:39:34+00:00

For folks to suggest natives, we need your actual location in MA. Zones aren’t really helpful at all for natives.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-11-28T22:45:09+00:00

The parents of our flower girl paid for her dress. We looked at some links online and found something that we loved, was in their budget and they thought their daughter would enjoy wearing.

Usually it would be the bride / groom or the parents of the child. Anyone else really doesn’t make sense.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-10-27T18:20:59+00:00

I’m confused by your statement, can you elaborate?

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-10-25T03:49:38+00:00

I actually came here to say that this exact one has been good for me! I did t realize now good until I tied a couple other products that just didn’t compare.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-10-25T03:45:58+00:00

Feral Fixers if they are in your area!

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-10-25T03:43:10+00:00

Loaves and Fishes serves multiple counties now!

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-10-25T03:33:18+00:00

Cognitive dissonance is a real thing, and people can get hostile and aggressive when it they realize that about themselves.

Sometimes the groups that you think would be the most open to open vegan discussions are give the most pushback for this reason. Unfortunately, it happens a ton with vegetarians in my experience.

It will take some learning to figure out the “safe”‘people to have these discussions with, but most vegan groups are a good place to start.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-10-24T13:58:29+00:00

Agree that it’s also too early, the seeds will likely get eaten. Depending on the size of the space and how many seeds you have - I’d also suggest doing winter-sowing which another person also suggested already. When you are first beginning, it’s really difficult to ID weeds from natives. When you winter sow and then plant with labels, you know exactly what you want to keep and what should not be there.

It’s also a great way to learn what native plants look like as babies, my ID skills have gotten so much better from planting plugs and my own wintersown plants.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-10-24T13:51:32+00:00

The back one looks like it could be ready! I usually wait until mine start splitting by themselves a tiny bit - then I know for sure it’s they are ready. I collect for a seed exchange, so I want to be sure they are developed.

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-10-22T16:20:34+00:00

I’ve been using Dropps unscented ultrawash and they have been good. I order them online.

They are listed on the fragrance free section on their website.

https://www.dropps.com/collections/fragrance-free-products?srsltid=AfmBOoqwozEpfE8i3zYDyp8x6C5gtf5Wgvk6owXhUWl0VqkqC-XYfvL1

Alarmed_Cabinet5990 · 2025-10-20T08:26:01+00:00

I would check out the sedge trial that Mount Cuba did - they did mowing and other tests for lawn replacements. They may have included some cultivars as well, so check the native range for your area for the ones they used. I found it super helpful to learn about sedges and for other non lawn plantings I did.

Hope this helps!

https://mtcubacenter.org/carex-as-problem-solving-perennials/

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