Wild Food Lab: Foraging Taken to the Next Level

August 28, 2014

...is also the simplest: how to prepare the ubiquitous broadleaf plantain (Plantago major). Pascal gave me a couple of ideas for ways to enhance my bread experiments with seeds and wild herbs which I’m looking forward to trying. Do you have a favorite wild food? Tell us where you live and what you like to gather and work with....

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The recyclable/compostable Christmas tree

Mrs. Homegrown

December 9, 2014

Domesticus

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...ar. Sturdy fruits and berries Popcorn/cranberry strings Paper chains Dried herbs and flowers Moss Feathers Cool looking seed pods Nuts Origami Paper snowflakes Homemade rock candy Gingerbread figures There’s tons more possibilities. What have I forgotten? Some of my ornaments This is a sugared white sage leaf. I added sugar because I decided the tree needed a little bling. Ditto with these–sugared toyon berries. I will do a separate how-to post on...

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Saturday Tweets: Artisinal Junk Food, Wide Streets and Neon Succulents

Mr. Homegrown

March 28, 2015

Saturday Linkages

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...d via @theREALdanmeth @buzzfeed — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 26, 2015 Herbs, Not Ammo: How to Garden With Ammunition Cans http://t.co/XlLC60v34T — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 26, 2015 Don't fall for garden store gimmicks http://t.co/hsmdrXTCuf via @WVgardenguru — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 25, 2015 Efficiency in the Kitchen to Reduce Food Waste http://t.co/tw7WtzWUcg — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 25, 2015 Building Healthy Soi...

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Saturday Tweets: From Zines to Hedgehogs

Mr. Homegrown

May 12, 2018

Saturday Linkages

...t back: https://t.co/Qolk4BE0zh — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 7, 2018 10 herbs you probably haven’t heard of but should grow | Alys Fowler https://t.co/5ZDthQa7H2 pic.twitter.com/yOTRrsvH6V — Guardian gardening (@guardiangardens) May 6, 2018 ‘I had to guard an empty room’: the rise of the pointless job https://t.co/q8RhMn391u — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 6, 2018 Humility in science communication https://t.co/NAPo2gyqXP via @2020science — Root...

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Saturday Tweets: A Big Excuse to Post Cats with Mustaches

Mr. Homegrown

July 28, 2018

Saturday Linkages

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...9IBQ — Theresa Loe (@TheresaLoe) July 27, 2018 Are you saving fresh summer herbs? If not, you should- and here’s how: PIN this tip —> https://t.co/FraTZoP1X1 https://t.co/FraTZoP1X1 — Yvonne Maffei | My Halal Kitchen (@MyHalalKitchen) July 25, 2018 LA’s sidewalks are poorly maintained afterthoughts on unpleasantly wide streets, parking for cars is cheap or free, and we have no trees. Until we change our city, people won’t change their behavior. ht...

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