Month: March 2012
Meadow Restoration
March 19, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…Pulum Koyo: Year 1800 and 2011; Future To be Determined (Pulum Koyo means Grinding Rock Meadow in the Maidu language) Late Summer 1800; Pulum Koyo. Singing softly, a woman, ceanothus and redbud pack basket beside her, uses her mahogany digging stick to pry the papam tubers from the ground. Later she will string them and […]
Wild Lilac Wake Up Tea (Ceanothus), Bay Nut Chocolate Clusters, Ceanothus Baskets
FacebookTwitteremailShare…March 11-18 11 Wild Lilac Wake Up Tea After I tasted the Ceanothus variety called Deerbrush (Ceanothus integerrimus), I decided to send it to the lab to verify how it compared to green tea. It had many of the same, health-promoting antioxidants without the caffeine. Today, I powdered the dried leaves first, and then used […]
Nettles, Manzanita Muffins, Venison & Rose Hip Tea
FacebookTwitteremailShare…March 1-10th March 1 Manzanita Blossom Jelly. It turned out more like syrup than jelly, but tastes delicious and is a beautiful, deep crimson color. I’ll use more sugar next time or just plan on it being enjoyed as a syrup. 2 Miner’s Lettuce Salad; Nettle Tea I found nettles coming up in my garden! […]
Urban Wild in Sacramento
March 10, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…Spring is fast approaching. In the Sacramento Valley, that means the greens are up, trees are flowering, and very soon, young, tender leaves will be found among the vines. Sadly, this time of year is also spray-time for many, a time when they look out at their “pristine” yards and see enemies encroaching upon their […]
