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Wild Brew: White Sage and Lime Cider
Read MoreThis 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
Read MoreI 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
Read MoreMost 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
Read MoreThis 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
Read MoreThis 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
Read MoreI 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
Read MoreStreet 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
Read MoreYou 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
Read MoreHunched 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…
