Enjoy Art from Native, Wild Materials
May 10, 2012
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 […]
Remove Scotch Broom!
May 9, 2012
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 […]
Eat Garden Weeds & Redbud Flowers!
May 4, 2012
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 […]
Yarrow Greens, Cottonwood Buds, Redbud Flowers & Chickweed
April 29, 2012
April 9-20 9 I enjoyed the young greens of Yarrow today, chopped finely and added raw to other spring greens. They are slightly bitter, but still tasty. 10 Oak nut marzipan (keep this frozen as a favorite dessert to surprise your guests). 11 Eye wash: I had an eye infection and tested boiling Oregon Grape […]
Oak Nut Marzipan; CA Bay Ice Cream; Manzanita Muffins: Bill McKibben Event
April 16, 2012
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 […]
