foraging local food Plants wild food Food falling from the sky! It is another masting year for the Valley Oaks (Quercus lobata) here in the Bay Area, CA. They don’t have…
ecodreaming gardening Plants Beets in heavy clay soil The soil in my garden is heavy clay. I’ve actually made clay cups from the soil. Fired them and all. …
foraging invasive species permaculture Plants FeralKevin Presents: Wild Artichoke Thistle, Cynara cardunculus In the latest episode FeralKevin cooks up a gourmet, slow food, and wild foraged edible. Others call it a weed.…
ethnobotany foraging local food Plants wild food Wild oats and plum sustainability I have a huge crop of wild oats standing in the open space around me. Does anybody have any idea…
foraging Plants wild food FeralKevin Presents: Urban Foraging with Camellia japonica and Prunus laurocerasus DISCLAIMER: I have never eaten these flowers or fruit in quantity. And besides, FeralKevin Presents is decidedly for entertainment only.…
Plants FeralKevin Presents: Stinging Nettles Watch me harvest nettles from my balcony container garden and cook them up as creme of nettle soup. The nettles…
Elaeagnus ethnobotany feralculture gardening holistic health invasive species local food permaculture wild food Elaeagnus umbellata: inside out berries? 1. This species of Elaeagnus is NOT invasive in my area. “Invasive” meaning in this case, seeds won’t germinate and…
Elaeagnus feralculture gardening invasive species local food tending the wild wild food Elaeagnus umbellata — Autumn olive permaculture plant. Invasive? When I first got to the current garden I manage, I was an early “permie” (like a trekkie to Star…
Elaeagnus feralculture gardening local food permaculture Uncategorized Elaeagnus pungens — Evergreen Elaeagnus permaculture This is an amazing plant that fits right into a permaculture guild. It fixes nitrogen, and does all the awesome…
Elaeagnus local food wild food Elaeagnus — The Gold and Silver Streaks I want to briefly share my enthusiasm for an amazing group of plants that are in the genus Elaeagnus. They…