Back to the Garden

...rently engaged with the world around us. And while we didn’t paint mice or mushrooms, I’m sure we were as deeply engaged with all of the plants and animals within our range. I can’t even imagine the tales and songs we must have shared when we were in this deep relationship with the world–when we were in Eden. Eden? You might be saying. Hardly. Life was brutal and short back then. Well, yes. We died under tooth and claw, and from raging infections...

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038 The Ground Rules with Nance Klehm

...hicago, composts that waste and then uses the resulting compost along with mushrooms and plants to bioremediate damaged urban soils. Nance describes The Ground Rules as “re-imagining waste and biological infrastructures.” You can find out more about the project on the Social Ecologies website and on Nance’s personal website. There’s also a video about The Ground Rules. If you’re in Chicago you can visit Nance and Emmanual Pratt’s exhibition, For t...

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Gourmet Foraging and Advanced Acorn Processing

...t acorns have umami qualities, that savoriness that characterizes meat and mushrooms, along with a delicate sweetness. You just need to know how to bring it out. Mia did say that acorns have unique qualities in how they hold and absorb moisture, so she’s been learning how to handle them. Like any new food, it takes a while to learn the ways of acorns, but it’s worth it. On this pdf you’ll find Mia’s recipe for acorn timbales. If you serve these on...

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Weekend Linkages: Monday Edition

...Beware the dangers of mochi Open plan poops A really nice bamboo structure Intro to Cassette Recorder Operation, Maintenance, and Repair Ultimate SodaStream Mod for Endless Seltzer True Crime Is Rotting Our Brains A thread on the state of COVID How to Grow Paddy Straw Mushrooms – Volvariella volvacea...

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