Foraging, Food, and Natural Health
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2013
In a rush with less ingredients on hand, I made the same smoothie from the previous post, but without the mango. I thought maybe it would not be sweet enough, but there’s something the lemon does when blended with the rind and everything that makes it taste sweet — somehow the zesty-ness makes it taste [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Uncategorized on Nov 2nd, 2012
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Share on FacebookPosted in Uncategorized on Aug 18th, 2012
New Online Store Added The Launch of Good Weeds From my own personal cache, I’m offering some locally foraged edibles through my new online store. On the Good Weeds Etsy store, created with the help of Lauren Henry, you can now purchase roasted bay nuts, pine pollen and elderberry tinctures. More to come, including salsify [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Uncategorized on Jul 5th, 2012
Food Walk in Mega Diverse Edible Landscape ,July 28, 10am-12 am $40 (Lafayette, CA) Local Staples: Acorns July 29, 2012 $25 (Lafayette) (Crash course in turning acorns into food) Food Walk: Forage for Autumnberries! August 19, 10am-12 am $40 (Lafayette, CA) Autumnberries have many names. Elaeagnus, Autumn Olives, and locally “inside-out berries.” These plants are amazing! [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Uncategorized on Jun 18th, 2012
Because of the dry season, the diversity of edible parts of the plants greatly diminishes in many areas. My regular location, Sienna Ranch in Lafayette, is drying out very quickly as the sun quickens towards the Solstice. The class this Saturday, June 23 will be the LAST of its kind in this location until likely [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2012
Salal (Gaultheria shallon) is a plant that is native to coastal parts of central California up north to Alaska. It’s in the blueberry family and indeed its fruit looks and taste much like a blueberry. Its flowers are much like that of a blueberry with the typical bell shape, however, they are also a bit [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Uncategorized on Apr 8th, 2012
On this Easter day I ate a hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon, and potatoes, took my pine pollen tincture, and went out for a very long day of sharing what I know about plants as fast as I can. This is the time of year here in the Bay Area for foragers! The hills are [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Uncategorized on Mar 21st, 2012
Wild Edible Lunch May 5 $80 9:00am-2:00 pm, Lafayette, CA Join Kevin for an edible adventure into the Bay Area’s wild and feral places. We’ll forage together, learning as we go about all the food that nature has to locally provide. We’ll discuss identification, hazards, nutrition, preparation, and the “what if’s” (as in “what if” [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Uncategorized on Mar 20th, 2012
Just recently enjoyed another newsletter from Green Deane at Eattheweeds.com. In it he posts the following story about his youth. I think it is a horrible but important reminder of how we really do not have much freedom as human beings on this planet. Of course, when you find out the true reasons for this [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2012
Mia just emailed me this one. I very much enjoyed this particular one, so I thought I’d share it: http://www.examiner.com/books-in-durham/food-from-the-wild-review Share on Facebook Tweet This Post
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