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Compound Leaves – Pinnate, Palmate, or Trifoliate? Basic Botany for Foragers

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Compound Leaves – Pinnate, Palmate, or Trifoliate?
Basic Botany for Foragers, part 2

“Carefully observing leaves is an important step in accurately identifying leafy plants.”

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Soak in water for an hour or so, before putting them in the fridge. If the shrivel before you use them, soak them again. It is best to leave them in the ground or at the store until you need them. Keep in mind that at the store, they are either in a package or getting spritzed to keep them fresh.

The greens are also edible!

Ezra McCampbell Willow Tree Flowers.

The sun melted the fog away
revealing the brilliant pale green and chartreuse new growth
in the alder and willow wetland.
Nature is glorious.

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I've used them to make yummy tea, but I have never tried just biting them off the twig. Now I feel challenged to try it. :)

Hello! My name is Valeria Margherita and I invite you to follow me here to discover some wild life, wild food and wild therapy! 🌿 cheers to you with these delicious fir buds 🌲

Food Security and Sustainability for the Times Ahead “’Food Security and Sustainability for the Times Ahead’ is a book that provides practical guidance on planning safe food storage, gardening,...

Food Security & Sustainability for the Times Ahead
is mostly about stocking up and storing staples, but it covers a lot of other ground . . . Complete details at the link.

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:( Hairy bittercress is a stellar tasty and nutritious edible that tiny native pollinators also love.

Botany for Foragers: Leaf or Leaflet? By Harvest McCampbell Leaf or Leaflet? is now live and available on Substack with a free subscription. Many books and articles do not provi...

Forgers, caution is a value!

Using photos, apps, social media, and even iNaturalist can lead to mistakes, and some mistakes can be deadly. Learn why and how to keep yourself safer by learning basic botany for foragers. More info here: harvestsgardeningsecrets.blogspot.com/2025/03/bota...

I used to candy violets as a child, the idea brings back fond memories. If I remember right, I used lightly beaten egg white and powdered sugar and allowed them to dry naturally. Now days, I find they are fun frozen into ice cubes or used for sun tea with a few leaves of mint added.

I used to candy violets as a child, the idea brings back fond memories. If I remember right, I used lightly beaten egg white and powdered sugar and allowed them to dry naturally. Now days, I find they are fun frozen into ice cubes, or used for sun tea with a few leaves of mint.

Turn Your Ear Towards Nature
#Mindfullness #Nature #Selfcare

Turkey tails, and if they key out right, never take the word of a stranger, they make an immune bosting tea or chew, and they can be simmered long and slow for a tasty and healthy broth.

English Ivy Laundry Detergent - Permacrafters Make your own natural English Ivy Laundry Detergent. Ditch the toxic chemicals, unnecessary packaging and carbon emissions and make your free alternative to industrial detergent.

So cool! You can make your own all-natural laundry detergent. All you need is 60 English Ivy leaves, water, vinegar, garden gloves and a few basic kitchen supplies. Complete info and instructions here:

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Harvest McCampbell on Substack Waiting, Waiting, Waiting . . . For a break in the rain. I want to start a little occasional series of notes on botany terminology for foragers. The apps many people use to identify plants are ofte...

Waiting, Waiting, Waiting . . .

#Foraging #Rain #PlantID #WildFood

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I'm so sorry. I lost my 'little' brother a few years ago. I felt so stretched out for a while, like part of me was following him over the rainbow bridge and part of me was still stuck here on Earth. But it wasn't my time, and he had been suffering.

Hey folks, the link is broken.

Wild Cress ~ Cardamine hirsuta Wild Food is Everywhere!

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Introducing: Wild Food Is Everywhere, a Substack blog by Harvest McCampbell.

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If you follow me on Substack (or here) I will follow you back.

#WildCress #Foraging #WildFood #CardimineHirsuta

Our Congress Members, generally speaking, cannot bring a case to court on our behalf. To sue in court, you need 'standing.' This generally means you have experienced a loss that was caused by the person, entity, business, or agency you are suing.

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#Congress

To let your Congress Members know how you feel, go to www.congress.gov and look for the 'Contact Your Member' heading, enter your zip code or address and you'll get a short list of your members with contact information.

#ContactCongress #ResistTrump #ResistDOGE #Resist

The Evolution of Presidential Power : Throughline What can and can't the president do — and how do we know? The framers of the U.S. Constitution left the powers of the executive branch powers deliberately vague, and in doing so opened the door for ev...

The Evolution of Presidential Power

From the conception of the Executive Branch, the fears of the US Founding Fathers, Presidential Power Grabs through time, and where we are today. Meanwhile, we need to push our Congress Members to resist Trump!

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#ResistTrump #DOGE

It Was an Ambush Friday marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.

Best Commentary on the Zelinsky White House Presser.

No, the meeting did not start out cordial. They never intended it to be cordial.

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#ZelenskyWasAmbused #Trump #Vance #Zelensky #TheAtlantic