Monday, July 30, 2012

July is Thimbleberry

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Delicate thimbleberries ( Rubus parviflorus ) ready to be eaten Summer is the season of berries and in July, the warm sun ripens an un...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

How to Cook Camas

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"I never have met with a white person who was not fond of baked cammass [sic], and I do not know any vegetable, except fried bananas, s...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Yampa, more than a taste

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Shin happy holding a new root vegetable  My good friend Shin biked over from Victoria to visit me and Katrina this weekend.   Shin...
Monday, June 11, 2012

Cotton-Camby (Cottonwood Cambium)

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As spring is transitioning into summer and the Salmonberries ( Rubus spectabilis ) ripen, the warm breeze has started to carry off the...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

You want-a Yampa: an esoteric edible

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Katrina on a sloping Garry Oak Meadow Yampa is an inconspicuous plant that often grows in Garry Oak Ecosystems, which are really rar...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Balsamroot- the challenge continues

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I am posting the results of another Balsamroot ( Balsamorhiza sagittata ) experiment.  My results aren't great, but I figured they might...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

First Fruits! Salmonberries Sweetened by Song

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A perfectly ripe Salmonberry ( Rubus spectabilis ) I guess I’m not a very good mushroom hunter, or maybe I just get distracted too ...
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Garry Oak Gardening

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Giant Camas in a restored meadow at Padden Lagoon, Bellingham Late last fall Mom, Katrina, and I seeded several wonderfully edible Garry...
Monday, May 14, 2012

Okanogan Roots: Mountain Potato, Glacier Lily, and more

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What my friends planned to be a weekend Morel ( Morchella sp.) foray in the Methow Valley turned into a timely harvest of a variety ...