I was gathering some acorns from the ground beneath a red oak at a local park in Portland the other day when a bunch of 5-year-olds wandered over and offered to help. It was like I had this army of elves helping out, and it was the cutest thing ever. This little girl said to [...]
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Breaking News: Acorns Wear Berets
Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged acorns on November 1, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Day Two: Acorn pancakes and cracking the black walnut
Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged acorns, black walnuts, Wild Food Week on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s too tough for a nutcracker to break. So how did I do it? Click here to read “Day Two: Acorn pancakes, baked fig chips and cracking the black walnut” on CultureChange.org
Animals are teachers too
Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged acorns, Chestnuts, crows, nature awareness on October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
City animals are fantastic teachers because they’re experts at surviving in the wild — even when the wild is an urban environment. When I gathered acorns with friends in the wilderness skills school TrackersNW, I was surprised by how tedious it can be to crack the shells and get to the eatin’. It took a [...]
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