Loquat season is here!

...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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Top Six California Native Plant Performers

...nse and both honeybees and native bees love it. There’s a lot of unethical foraging going on in our local wilderness areas to supply the Silver Lake shamans with their white sage smudge sticks. Grow white sage in your yard and you can roll your own smudge sticks. You can also put a leaf in your water bottle for a refreshing drink. Each fall it should be pruned back to avoid legginess. 2. Cleveland Sage (Salvia clevelandii) This one is becoming as...

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Chicken of the Woods

...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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Saturday Linkages: Of Granola and Turlets

...Quinoa Granola http://www.foodinjars.com/2013/02/coconut-quinoa-granola/ … Foraging Winter Purslane: http://dirttime.com/?p=2876 Potty Talk Hey, Science: Can You Eat Your Own Poop? – http://gawker.com/5985723/can-you-eat-your-own-poop … How to Install a Toilet | The Art of Manliness http://artofmanliness.com/2013/02/06/how-to-install-a-toilet/ … DIY Wax Seals: A History and How-To | The Art of Manliness http://artofmanliness.com/2013/02/13/wax-sea...

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Saturday Tweets: Working Dogs and Expensive Raccoon Meat

...ple) February 14, 2015 Horticulturist Nance Klehm plans to show the way on foraging http://t.co/nlGOV58WAi — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 14, 2015 Glyphosate residues in honey: http://t.co/76fByWBzuy — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 12, 2015 The Idler | Online Course: How to Dress – A Guide for the Modern Gentleman with Gustav Temple http://t.co/RAWWiNlkio via @sharethis — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 12, 2015 What to do in the gar...

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