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Relax w/CA Poppy, Drink Vitamin C Tea from Douglas Fir & Enjoy Salad from Wild Sweet Pea Tips
1 CA Poppy: I’ve continued to scatter seeds in my garden every year and now am lucky to have an abundance of poppies. I gathered the upper plant and flower of poppies that had grown like weeds between the rocks in my garden and finished flowering. I’ll dry these and use as a relaxation tea or make an extract, as scientific studies have confirmed its use by Native Americans as a sedative. To make the tea, grind the dried plant … Continue reading
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Pine Pollen Superfood, Douglas Fir Tip Sorbet, CA Poppy for Relaxation
1 CA Poppy: I’ve continued to scatter seeds in my garden every year and now am lucky to have an abundance of poppies. I gathered the upper plant and flower of poppies that had grown like weeds between the rocks in my garden and finished flowering. I’ll dry these and use as a relaxation tea or make an extract, as scientific studies have confirmed its use by Native Americans as a sedative. To make the tea, grind the dried plant … Continue reading
Enjoy Art from Native, Wild Materials
Wild: Art Celebrating the Nature of this Place Art inspired by the natural environment that surrounds us, provides an opportunity for intimacy with the local landscape. It opens new visions of the place we reside. On May 29th, 5-7 pm, we will feature 10 local artists working with native, wild materials. The show represents a diversity of art forms, including sculpture, ceramics, woodworkers, visual art, painters, basketry and Maidu cultural art. This is the third annual art show that the … Continue reading
Remove Scotch Broom!
Scotch Broom Removal Last chance to remove entire root and plant on your property and neighborhood before the flowers go to seed! Every spring, the yellow flowers of invasive Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius, pea family) line local roadways. Although pretty when in bloom, each plant can produce up to 40,000 seeds that can survive in the ground through drought and fire. Stands of Scotch Broom disrupt local streams and overtake native plants and wildflowers that local wildlife rely upon for survival. The highly flammable brush produces … Continue reading
Eat Garden Weeds & Redbud Flowers!
May 21-30 21 Led walk through Sacramento Cemetery; Tasted Wild Grape Jam, Miner’s Lettuce, Manzanita Cider 22 Pulled young mallow greens from the garden while weeding. The young greens are good in salad and the older greens can be steamed like spinach. 23 I tasted Mock Orange leaves today, reportedly good as a salad. I think they are pretty good, with a hint of citrus. 24 I enjoyed wild watercress salad at dinner. Gathered Douglas-Fir Tips for Vitamin … Continue reading
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