wild food – The Ecologist Cowboy

Workshops

Acorn Processing WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT Join us March 8th from 2 – 4 pm at Crows End Retreat Center! Email us to register: In the subject line put “Acorn Workshop Registration” and let us know you are coming! Do you also see a sustainable revolution and a return to the most natural; what is all aroundContinue reading “Workshops”

Conifer Needles of Pines, Firs, etc.

Jump tp recipe: Pickled Fir Tips, Fir-Infused Syrup, Fir Needle Tea Conifers (or Gymnosperms), one of the two major tree groups, are non-flowering and cone-bearing trees (Angiosperms are flowering plants, composing all other trees). Conifers include the tallest (Coastal Redwood – Sequoia sempervirens), largest by volume (Giant Sequoia – Sequoiadendron giganteum), and oldest non-clonal (BristleconeContinue reading “Conifer Needles of Pines, Firs, etc.”

Eating Acorns: Balanophagy

Jump to recipe: Acorn Bread, Acorn Cookies If you choose to alter your diet for the environment, eating acorns (especially in Mediterranean and temperate climates) is one of the best things that you can do. As the most abundant and climate adapted for drought, wildfires, and low-quality soils, oak trees provide much-needed habitat and produceContinue reading “Eating Acorns: Balanophagy”

Planting from Seed and Cuttings

Time to watch the mini-miracle of plant growth. From a seed of nothing to sometimes enormous expansion. General Tips Research specifics for each species before seeding. Soak larger seeds (greater than 1/2″), before planting or sowing for 1 – 3 days. Use non-contaminated soil with proper drainage and minimal weeds. Be sure to move plantsContinue reading “Planting from Seed and Cuttings”