Category: Spring Blog Posts
Oak Nut Marzipan; CA Bay Ice Cream; Manzanita Muffins: Bill McKibben Event
April 16, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…MANZANITA MUFFINS Collect berries in summer. Gluten and Sugar/Sweetener-Free 1 1⁄2 cups flour (wheat, Oak nut, or gluten-free substitute); 1 1⁄2 cups Manzanita “sugar”(See “Condiments and Staples” section of Living Wild book for sugar and Oak nut flour recipes); 2 tsp baking powder; 1⁄2 tsp salt; 1 cup mashed ripe bananas; 1 cup soy, rice, oat […]
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 […]
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 […]
Spring Native Gardening Tips
February 20, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…Our plants tell us when spring arrives. Suddenly, buds swell and tiny leaves appear on bare branches. Perennials get green sprouts at the base and leafy spikes appear from hidden bulbs. But there is often a false spring in February, with more winter and freezing weather still to come. Here are some things to do […]
Tasting the Land: Local Health for Humans and our Habitat
February 9, 2012
FacebookTwitteremailShare…The start of a new year offers an opportunity to question our daily choices. Given the overwhelming number of new processed food ingredients that have proven cancerous and the infiltration of GMO’s into our food supply – not to mention all the new foods and antioxidants that claim to provide a solution – it’s hard […]
