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Perennial Vines

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We've been trying to eat as organic as possible lately, which means it's almost impossible to find grapes that haven't been imported to the USA or sprayed with pesticide, and that we can afford. We will definitely have lots of grapes at our new homestead, not only for eating at the table, but also for dehydrating, canning, freezing (to make juice in the winter) and to make wine.

Source: http://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Perennial_Foods

Vines:
  • Grape, River or Frost, Vitis riparia

  • Grape, Table or Wine, Vitis sp.

  • Kiwi, Actinidia sp
Is this really it? Not a very long list. What about the passion fruit?

Last installment of this list of perennial plants that provide food is: Perennial Trees. Tomorrow!
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