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Indian Plum

Plant Identification Quiz #6

Ahhh.  Summer.  The time for relaxing in the heat of the sun.  The time for gathering in the fruits of all the hard work done in the spring.  The vegetables on the vines and in the soil are ready for the eating.  There is nothing like the taste of fresh raspberries picked right of the [...]

Winter Tree Identification

Winter Tree Identification – Part 1

Feeling uninspired by winter tree Identification? There are many ways to approach identifying deciduous trees in the cold months. You can choose to go out with a guide book and look at pictures of bark and tree silhouettes. This method takes deep dedication to know your local tree species and a working knowledge of how [...]

Indian Plum

Plant Identification Quiz #5

This spring has been exceptionally wonderful here in the Pacific Northwest.  The air has been refreshed periodically by the spring rains and gentle breezes.  The sun has shone how its light and warmth can bring forth beautiful bounty.  The plants are coming on strong with much in flower at this time.  And almost all of [...]

Identifying Wild Mushrooms

Identifying Wild Mushrooms – Part 2

Find a Mushroom Mentor… Many years ago, when I was farming in Washington State’s Upper Skagit Valley, I had the pleasure of hanging out with some pretty hardcore mushroom folk. None of these fellas had degrees in mycology or even went to college, but, boy, did they know their mushrooms! How did I know to [...]

Plant Identification

Plant Identification: A Holistic Path

You are out in the forest and looking at the glorious plant life surrounding you. Whether you are a beginner and have never identified one plant, or a Botany professor at a university, you might appreciate this refreshingly simple approach to plant identification. I remember lovingly (and sometimes screamingly) that my college classes in Systematic [...]

Indian Plum

Plant Identification Quiz #4

The rains are drizzling; the sun is a shiny spot in the gray sky. The air smells fresh and clean again. In the depth of a cold winter, the air here does not have much smell to it, but soon as the buds start to appear on the trees and shrubs and bulbs are poking [...]

Indian Plum

Plant Identification Quiz #3

There is a legend from the west coast Native peoples that says that in the ancient days there were no salmon. The people had nothing to eat in the winter except roots and leaves. Finally in the spring the salmon came for the first time. As they came up the river, a young woman stood [...]

Insect Bites Treatment

Medicinal Uses of Plants: Using Herbs Simply and Safely

Are herbs “dilute forms of drugs” – and therefore dangerous? Or are they “natural” – and therefore safe? If you sell herbs, you probably hear these questions often. What is the “right” answer? It depends on the herb! These thoughts on herbs will help you explain to your customers (and yourself) how safe–or dangerous– any [...]

Winter Tree Identification

Types of Evergreen Trees: Western Hemlock in Winter

Imagine a world covered in snow and ice or soaked in perpetual rain with almost everything around you exhibiting signs of death or dying.  Feel the penetrating cold of December soaking into you bones. What would it be like to find something that was still vital and alive in this landscape?  How would you respond [...]

Indian Plum

Plant Identification Quiz #2

Season of changing colors… I just came in from gathering the eggs and letting the chickens out to free range for a while in this cool weather.  The spiders are abundant and the chickens are great at clearing out any pests in the garden.  We thought we had 3 hens but Matilda started crowing a [...]

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