Weekend Linkages: AI Mushroom Books, Sandwiches and Mystery Totem Poles

September 3, 2023

...‘Life or Death:’ AI-Generated Mushroom Foraging Books Are All Over Amazon Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair Plan for 55,000-acre utopia dreamed by Silicon Valley elites unveiled Tennessee woman sets record for world’s longest female mullet Mystery totem pole appears on coastal path in south-east England Sandwiches of Histsory...

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Loquat season is here!

Mrs. Homegrown

April 28, 2014

Foraging, Fruit Trees

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...om place to place–which is reflected in the comments below. *** *Re: fruit foraging: I consider it fair/legal to snag fruit from street trees, those trees growing on the strip of public land between the street and the sidewalk, and fruit which overhangs the sidewalk. Now, of course, you don’t want to be a jerk about this–I pay attention to context, and won’t take fruit that people seem to be using, or which seems precious in any way. (Loquats I cl...

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Chicken of the Woods

Mr. Homegrown

November 22, 2019

Food, Foraging

...thoroughly cooking all Laetiporus. I can report having consumed a lot of the mushroom we foraged with no ill effects. It was, in fact, one of the most delicious mushrooms I’ve ever consumed. But one should not trust the musings of an aging urban homesteading blogger when foraging for mushrooms. Find yourself a local mushroom nerd or run it past your cats. That said, don’t be too fearful either or you’ll miss out on a free source of gourmet food....

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133 Trees of Power with Akiva Silver

Mr. Homegrown

September 18, 2019

Food, Foraging, Gardening, Podcasts, Trees

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...a year using practices that go beyond organic.” Akiva’s background is in “foraging, wilderness survival and primitive skills.” He is also the author of Trees of Power: Ten Essential Arboreal Allies (Amazon, library) just published by Chelsea Green. In our conversation we discuss how trees could replace a lot of the staple crops in our diet. During the podcast we also rap about: J. Russel Smith Tree Crops (Free download on Archive.org) Kat Anderso...

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067 Wild Drinks and Cocktails With Emily Han

Mr. Homegrown

November 4, 2015

Fermentation, Food, Food Preservation, Foraging, Podcasts

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...com. During the show we discuss the difference between “wildcrafting” and “foraging” and how you can use easily foraged herbs, fruits, pine needles and flowers to make shrubs, switchels, tonics and infusions. Emily also shares her easy distillation method and advice on what to do with all those prickly pear fruits! If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to [email protected]. You c...

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