Ben Caesar of Fiddlehead Nursery (Ontario) champions perennial vegetables through hands-on demonstration, workshops, and outreach. He highlights common yet underutilized edible perennials—like hostas, soup greens (fuki, Turkish rocket), Egyptian onions, and seedless sorrel—while making them accessible by discussing cultivation, nutrient density, and seasonal benefits. He emphasizes spring “hunger‑gap” yields, low-maintenance ground covers, and ecological resilience.

Ben also shows multiple culinary uses—tempura, salads, sauces—and engages people via tasting garden tours, social media, books, and propagation workshops. His approach is practical, informative, and inspiring for anyone wanting a productive, sustainable, and diverse edible landscape.

In today's PINA Masterclass we are thrilled to welcome Mike Callicrate to the livestream as we cover; --A Life in Ranching --How Large Food Corporations Kill Small Farms --Local Food Hubs for Local People --The Role of the Rancher in a Sustainable Future and more! This event was brought to you by PINA. To learn about the benefits of becoming a member here: pina.in/membership www.MikeCallicrate.com

In today's PINA Masterclass we are thrilled to welcome Ethan Tapper to the livestream as we cover; --A New Land Ethic for the Modern World --Wolf Trees --To Love and Kill a Tree --The Ecology of Forests and Care and more! This event was brought to you by PINA. To learn about the benefits of becoming a member here: pina.in/membership www.EthanTapper.com