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    Wild Brew: White Sage and Lime Cider

    This recipe for white sage and lime cider is adapted from Pascal Baudar’s The New Wildcrafted Cuisine. This recipe uses one of the most iconic plants of Southern California to…

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    What I’m Reading: The New Wildcrafted Cuisine

    I met Pascal Baudar at a semi-wild park on the edge of the San Fernando Valley. I was there to learn how to make beer from wild plants. Baudar immediately…

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    Garden Cocktails: The Bourbon Red

    Most beet cocktails (not that there are many) are vodka based. For me however, beets feel like fireplaces, oak, cigar smoke and old men in tweed. Therefore, I pair beets…

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    The Tools of Permaculture: A Guide to Permaculture Techniques

    This is the third part in my permaculture series. Check out Part I: The Permaculture Principles and Part II: A History of Permaculture and its Movers and Shakers. Permaculture is…

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    A History of Permaculture and its Movers and Shakers

    This is the second part in my permaculture series. Check out Part I: Principles of Permaculture. Permaculture is a process, continually rethought and built upon. It does not belong to…

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    The Permaculture Principles

    I like to start off my ‘Permaculture Introduction’ workshops by mentioning a few things permaculture is not: Permaculture is not a cult. Permaculture is not about gardening. Permaculture is not the…

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    Saving Seeds in Thailand

    Street Markets are a staple of Thailand. Walking through one is absorbing; mountains of dried chiles, fresh cut flowers swarming with bees, tropical fruits unfamiliar in the West, flopping catfish…

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    What I’m Reading: The One-Straw Revolution

    You will recognize the similarity in the name, The One-Straw Revolution, and the name of this website. While I take my name from Paul Cezanne’s quote this book has been…

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    A Lion in L.A.: A New Way of Thinking about Wildlife in Los Angeles

    Hunched in the chaparral, pupils wide pulling in the night. The scent of a mule deer drew him here. Tired of raccoon he was anxious for a proper meal. The…

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– Paul Cezanne

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Okra flowers. Okra is great eaten raw, pickled and Okra flowers. Okra is great eaten raw, pickled and of course, fried. Make sure to harvest the fruits when they are young for best flavor.

#okra #growsomething #urbangarden #growsomething #flowers #organicgardening #harvest
You can build great soil on top of poor soil by us You can build great soil on top of poor soil by using items normally thrown out. Sheet mulching works by layering carbon (hay, dried leaves) and nitrogen (manure, food scraps) and letting them break down.

I built the fence out of dried sunflower stalks to let the dog and chickens know to stay out. The dog mostly respects it, the chickens not at all.

Follow The link in my bio for detailed directions on how to sheet mulch.

#regenerativegardening #sheetmulch #sheetmulching #backyardchickens #backyardgarden #growsomething #buildsoil
There’s a killer in the house. #watchoutformant There’s a killer in the house.

#watchoutformantis
Reposted from @black.thumb.farm There is no wron Reposted from @black.thumb.farm 

There is no wrong time to begin gardening and caring for plants. You don’t have to have a background or education in ag. You don’t have to have grown up farming. You can start anywhere with what you have-and there are lovely communities of people who are here to help, us included! We believe in accessibility and we are here to provide our young people with resources to take back their health! 

We are still fundraising ahead of starting or youth programming this fall. Visit my link in bio to show your support. Thank you!
I found these old and sprouted ginger roots in my I found these old and sprouted ginger roots in my mother-in-laws house. Not ideal for eating but they can be broken up and planted for new ginger. Why did my mother-in-law buy so much ginger? We may never know.

For directions on making your own pro-biotic ginger soda check out my article @palosverdespulse 

#ginger #growyourownfood #organicgardening #organic #gingerlove #growyourownmedicine
With this heat most greens in the garden will quic With this heat most greens in the garden will quickly bolt and turn bitter. This green however, is actually an amaranth called “Chinese Amaranth.” It loves the heat! Its multicolored leaves can be used like spinach. 

#amaranth #chineseamaranth #organicgarden #instagarden #chinesespinach #growsomething #urbangarden
Chamomile is easy to grow but takes time to harves Chamomile is easy to grow but takes time to harvest. It is important to harvest flowers every few days by gently pinching or cutting each one off, otherwise, the plant will set seed and begin to die back.

Flowers can be dried and stored or used fresh for a relaxing tea. 

#chamomile #chamomiletea #growyourown #herbs #herbalmedicine #herbaltea #organicgarden #herbalism
Green and red shisho (perilla). This is a common h Green and red shisho (perilla). This is a common herb in Japan and Korea but not as often seen in US. The taste is a cross between basil and mint. It is an annual but self-sows in the garden each year.
 
#shisho #medicinalherbs #herbs #growyourownfood #growyourownmedicine
They grow up so fast. #backyardchickens #backyard They grow up so fast.

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