California Bay Laurel (Umbellularia californica) edible leaves

The California Bay Laurel is one of my favorite trees. They are beautiful, versatile treesRead More…

Elaeagnus umbellata — Autumn olive permaculture plant. Invasive?

When I first got to the current garden I manage, I was an early “permie”Read More…

Feral Flowers

local food, wild food

This was an amazingly beautiful late winter day.

Elaeagnus pungens — Evergreen Elaeagnus permaculture

This is an amazing plant that fits right into a permaculture guild. It fixes nitrogen,Read More…

Salsify — wild permaculture

This is one of my favorite plants. Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) is a forager’s wonderplant. AllRead More…

Mugwort dreams

ecodreaming, ethnobotany

Spring starts before the equinox here in this part of California, and the fields areRead More…

Sudden Oak Death — Sudden Oak Life

fire ecology, tending the wild

The following clips are from Dr. Lee Klinger’s talk in Pt. Reyes in Fall 2007.Read More…

How to Fight the Flu

holistic health

The flu, is a term often used to describe influenza. There are all kinds ofRead More…

Indigenous Mind and Ancestral Remembrance

ecodreaming

Here’s some clips from a talk given by Dr. Apela Colorado. For more information aboutRead More…