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Category Archives: wild edibles
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Sunflowers! The quintessential western wildflower that symbolizes the sun. These are wild sunflowers, the parent of our domesticated sunflowers. The biggest difference between the two is that the wild sunflower has multiple heads and the domesticated has a single stalk … Continue reading
Honey Clover (Melilotus albus)
Honey Clover is an import from Europe/Asia and has spread throughout the US. It is a member of the pea family and has edible pods, beans, and fresh leaves. I had Honey Clover in Texas and ate fresh leaves and … Continue reading
Rabbit Hutch in the Deep Forest
As I continue to clear dead limbs in the Deep Forest around the Rabbit Hutch, I have better access to the new pathway I will create for access. I can finally walk through, but it is still uneven and steeper … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, food forest, gardening, permaculture, Prepper, rabbits, wild edibles
Tagged Banana Yucca, Blue Grama Grass, circular economy, Creeping Mahonia, Deep Forest, food forest, gardening, Meadow, native plants, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, rabbit hutch, Santa Fe, White Milkwort, wild edibles
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Creeping Mahonia (Mahonia repens)
While trimming trees around the Rabbit Hutch, I admired the Creeping Mahonia I planted. I wish I had more than 2, but no blooms or seeds yet. Perhaps next year. For now it is good that they are healthy and … Continue reading
Tree Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata)
Tree Chollas are blooming and setting fruit all around. I have put out a few cuttings around my front perimeter, they do make a ferocious fence. A beautiful one, too. My food forest has few Tree Chollas because they need … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, food forest, gardening, medicinal plants, permaculture, plant uses, Prepper, wild edibles
Tagged circular economy, Cylindropuntia imbricata, food forest, gardening, medicinal, mucilage, mucilagenous, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Santa Fe, Tree Cholla, water conservation, wild edible
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Washington Hawthorne (Crataegus phaenophyllum)
I was looking to plant this Washington Hawthorne when I found the Variable Skink. I found a place uphill in the food forest that was damp and partly shady. This nice wildlife tree is native to the southeastern US, not … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, food forest, fruit trees, gardening, medicinal plants, permaculture, Prepper, wild edibles
Tagged butterflies, circular economy, Crataegus phaenopyrum, food forest, medicinal, native plants, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Washington Hawthorne, wild edibles
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Prickly Wild Rose (Rosa acicularis)
I do hope these itsy bitsy plants coming up are Prickly Wild Rose. They are small, and I haven’t seen Prickly Wild Rose since my mom and dad were camping, hunting, and fishing in Alaska. I was camping with them, … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, food forest, gardening, medicinal plants, perfume, permaculture, Prepper, wild edibles
Tagged Alaska, anticancer, circular economy, food forest, kidney function, medicinal plant, native gardening, native plants, nervine, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Prickly Wild Rose, Rosa acicularis, Santa Fe, skin, wild edibles, wildlife
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Cheat Grass (Bromus tectorum)
Cheat Grass is an alien invader that is now in all 50 states. I have my share. It grows about a foot tall here, and is out competing wildflowers on the northwest corner of my property. As any member of … Continue reading
Visiting my Property
The Dog Head Forest Fire is 61% contained and they are putting more reinforcement on my northeast side. It has spread east and they are trying to contain that as well. The smoke was noticeably down this morning but they … Continue reading
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