Foraging, Food, and Natural Health
Posted in Culture, ecodreaming, feralculture on Nov 1st, 2010
One of the walkers in one of my wild food classes, Anthony Stimola, is working on his thesis concerning Urban Survivalism in the face of threats such as peak oil. I told him I would be glad to give some input, and when I started writing an email to him, this article came forth [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in ecodreaming, ethnobotany, feralculture, mushrooms, permaculture, tending the wild, wild food on Feb 20th, 2009
Please go to Ideablob and vote for my idea! Especially if you want me to keep on being Feral and making videos and writing posts! Feraltopia: An Ethnobotanical Park Feraltopia aims to provide a place for foragers to gather and interact with wild plants and mushrooms. It also serves as a primitive campsite in which [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Elaeagnus, ethnobotany, feralculture, gardening, holistic health, invasive species, local food, permaculture, wild food on Sep 7th, 2008
1. This species of Elaeagnus is NOT invasive in my area. “Invasive” meaning in this case, seeds won’t germinate and grow through natural conditions. 2. There are no objective definitions of “invasive” and “native.” Modern ecology tells us that pretty much all ecosystems are recently evolved aggregates. All species invade other places and have their [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in feralculture, gardening, local food, permaculture, tending the wild, wild food on May 10th, 2008
The California Bay Laurel is one of my favorite trees. They are beautiful, versatile trees — great for climbing and seeking shelter underneath, whether from sun, wind, or rain. Their flowers smell sweet, the leaves are a great field antiseptic and insect repellent as well as for spicing up your soups and beans. The fruit [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Elaeagnus, feralculture, gardening, invasive species, local food, tending the wild, wild food on May 10th, 2008
When I first got to the current garden I manage, I was an early “permie” (like a trekkie to Star Trek so is a permie to permaculture) and wanted to build a food forest — fast. I planted lots of things in a mad rush with the constant mantra in my mind that the best [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in Elaeagnus, feralculture, gardening, local food, permaculture, Uncategorized on May 4th, 2008
This is an amazing plant that fits right into a permaculture guild. It fixes nitrogen, and does all the awesome things I talk about in this video. Share on Facebook Tweet This Post
Share on FacebookPosted in feralculture, gardening, local food, permaculture, tending the wild, wild food on Mar 24th, 2008
This is one of my favorite plants. Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) is a forager’s wonderplant. All parts are edible (and good!). It only becomes too tough when in flower, but the cool thing is the flowers are also edible — and good. Salsify was traditionally grown in Europe as a vegetable but since has fallen out [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in ethnobotany, feralculture, fire ecology, local food, permaculture, tending the wild, wild food on Nov 2nd, 2007
In this video, I rant about acorns while I gather them. The 2007 Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) masting of acorns in my area has lots of people talking by now. Since I made this video I have encountered several members of the community that have noticed and become interested in this tremendous crop of acorns. [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in feralculture, permaculture, tending the wild, wild food on Oct 21st, 2007
A few weeks ago, I received a copy of “The Uses of Wild Plants” by Frank Tozer. At first I picked it up and decided to read the introduction like a “normal” book. You know, from left to right, top to bottom. That lasted about a minute or so before I realized that the intro [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in ethnobotany, feralculture, local food, permaculture, tending the wild, wild food on Oct 15th, 2007
As someone who is committed to eating local and sustainable foods, there are two problems that I often come across. One is that most local foods are things that you cannot really base a diet on — local greens are great but you can’t get enough calories to live on them. The other is the [...]
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