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Tag Archives: Foraging
Eating Fire Roasted Yucca
A yucca flower spike in full bloom. “There is a great deal of century plant of the species which the Mexicans call mescali. The mode of using it is as follows: they make a hole in the ground, fill it … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara
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Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Chumash, Foraging, Hiking, History, Indians, Native Americans, Nature, Spanish Explorers, Traditional Knowledge, wildflowers, Yucca
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Giant Puffball Mushrooms
I went for a hike on Monday and, after several rain showers in the prior weeks, giant puffball mushrooms (Calvatia booniana) had sprouted up everywhere. I stopped counting after coming across fifty of them. They were all well past their … Continue reading →
Posted in Santa Barbara County
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Tagged Backpacking, Foraging, Forest, Hiking, Hiking (2), Los Padres National Forest, Mushrooms, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Puffballs, Wild Foods
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8 Comments
Chanterelle Mushrooms
“It is possible to live without gold and silver, and one can resist the temptations of seductive women, but to abstain from eating mushrooms is difficult.” -A quote from an ancient Roman named Martial (43-104 AD) When it comes to … Continue reading →
Posted in Flora
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Tagged Chanterelles, Flora, Foraging, Fungus, Hunting, Mushrooms, Mycelium, Oak, Rain, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara, Ventura County
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