… and haven’t been posting the latest tweets. So I’ll do 25 at a time for a bit and catch up. Here are the last 25 – most recent is at the beginning.
Uncovered garlic mustard from packed snow. A little less vibrancy, still tasted great, lost some intensity. But it is alive, -1 F the day b4 1-11-10
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Late afternoon spotted a dead great blue heron in a stream, Mary Beth Dole Park. They are always around on foraging trips on the river. Sad. 1-11-10
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Some squirrel is going to find these nuts and be really really happy. Or deer, or just about any creature. High fat in winter – good thing. 1-10-10
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Later in the day and my foraging friend is returning his acorn stash to the woods. They are mostly spoiled, but good enough for squirrels. 1-10-10
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Acorn hulls on my stairs and living room rug. Squirrels? No, my dog is finding dropped acorns and eating them. She is as weird as me. 1-10-10
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Wild foods have a profoundly low carbon footprint. No fertilizers, no pesticides, no transportation costs. Most prep is slow and low tech. 1:35 PM Jan 9th
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Oatmeal with ground flax seed, frozen berries, homemade raw milk goat yogurt, honey from my bees, almonds, raisins, cinnamon = best brkfast 5:53 AM Jan 9th
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The berries in my oatmeal this am are mulberries, picked 7-9-09. In ’09 the mulberries lasted an amazing 2 months. I ate some every day. 5:50 AM Jan 9th
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I may not be into appliances, the the Cocoa Latte Machine is a fave. Heats infusions, cider, hot chocolate, froths, perfect temp & blending 5:29 PM Jan 8th
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My new favorite way to prepare cider – grind cinnamon, allspice, cloves, cardamon, nutmeg and add to the hot drink machine – heats & blends 5:28 PM Jan 8th
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Good time to look over the stored food and consume. I had forgotten 2 gallons of home made apple cider in the outdoor freezer. It’s time… 5:27 PM Jan 8th
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Nettle season is early may. But I have lots in the freezer to enjoy all winter. And buy dried from the co-op, steep 3-8 hours. Rich. 3:18 PM Jan 7th
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Most of the nettles I pick I cook or blanch and freeze. My favorite patch has been taken over by garlic mustard. Which is tasty & inferior. 3:17 PM Jan 7th
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I’ll need to transplant a lot of them for the new garden space. And then I will ask male visitors to water them. They need lots of nitrogen. 3:13 PM Jan 7th
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Warmed up some nettle tea infusion after a long walk in the snow. I bought the dried nettles, but I am growing them in Chelsea. Next to Lake 3:12 PM Jan 7th
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Still accepting e-mails this wk from people interested in work exchange apprenticeship starting w/the maple syrup season. 2-5 hrs a week. 1:09 PM Jan 6th
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Free Ann Arbor class on herbs for cancer and heart disease Jan 28 sponsored by PFC taught by Linda Diane Feldt. Register at the Co-op 1:07 PM Jan 6th
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The black berries you will see in winter are often Buckthorn. They are also toxic. Good resource here http://bit.ly/6DaVdm to learn more. 4:50 PM Jan 5th
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The honeysuckle nectar dripping from the flowers is a treat mid summer. But the berries are mildly poisonous. 4:43 PM Jan 5th
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Lots of red honeysuckle beriries in the woods right now. DON’T eat them. The only edible var is Lonicera caerulea and has a blue berry. 4:41 PM Jan 5th
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This is a food I have not yet tried. Where is a female Gingko tree in A2? http://bit.ly/8G7Dn0 I think I found one on the old W side once? 2:40 AM Jan 5th
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Another error – that should be chopped ginger. But it is true, around here it is also shopped for. 2:47 PM Jan 4th
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Simmer 2 inches shopped ginger root 1 qt water , use lid, 20-30 minutes. Add honey. Tastes great, good to prevent colds, drink it outside! 2:46 PM Jan 4th
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Long walk in the winter woods – not local and not wild, but Ginger tea with local honey was so wonderful to enjoy in the cold. Made the walk 2:45 PM Jan 4th
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Long walk in woods, spotted more rotting crabapples but the Vit. C flavor was there and it had a nice initial taste. Nibbled, not eaten. 2:00 PM Jan 4th