Author: Mina Nada
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How to Make Pickled Radish Pods: A Forager’s & Gardener’s Guide
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I discovered wild radish seed pods on a beach boardwalk, leading me to research their edibility. I grew daikon radishes and pickled the seed pods, creating a few recipes worth sharing.
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Foraging and Cooking Cattails
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Here are some foraging tips on how to collect, harvest, process, and cook with cattails.
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How to Grow Luffa (Loofah) Sponges: What You Need to Know
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I share growing tips and tricks to help you grow amazing loofah sponge gourds.
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How to Identify & Forage for Miner’s Lettuce: North America’s Wild Salad Green
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Learn how to identify and safely forage for miner’s lettuce.
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How to Make Chocolate Pudding From Acorns
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How to make chocolate pudding using starch from foraged acorns.
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How to Identify and Forage for Toyon (California Holly)
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Here’s how you can identify and forage for Toyon.
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How to Identify and Forage for Acorns in California
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In this article, we’re going to explore the hidden treasures of California’s landscapes—acorns. These humble nuts, still a vital food source for indigenous communities worldwide, offer not just a culinary adventure but a profound connection to the rich history of the region. Let’s delve into the nuances of identifying, foraging,…
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How to Make Acorn Flour: A Forager’s Guide to Acorns
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There are numerous ways to produce acorn flour, but the easiest and beginner-friendly method is cold-leaching. Leaching is the process of extracting something. This something in this instance is tannin, found in all acorns. Although the amount of tannins in each acorn varies, red oaks generally have more tannins than…
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How to Forage & Process Olives: A Forager’s Guide to Wild Olives
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If you don’t want to head to the grocery store to buy olives then you’re in luck as this non-native tree is abundant in Southern California. In this article, I want to provide some useful tips if you want to forage and process your own non-native olives. Table of Contents…
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The Best Foraging Books for California & the Southwest
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Consider these 3 books for a crash course for wild edible foraging in Southern California.
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Foraging for Blue Elderberry: What you Need to Know
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Blue elderberry holds a special place in my heart because this is the first wild edible I foraged for. Originally I had gotten one from a nursery to plant in front of our apartment complex for the local wildlife, but the more I researched this plant the more I became…