Did you know that piñon pines produce delicious pine nuts similar to those we purchase in the grocery store? They cover 60-100 million acres of the Western U.S., and yet we import most of our pine nuts from Europe and Asia.
In this episode of the Rootbound podcast, Steve Ellington and I chat about all things piñon–the various species, where they grow, how to recognize a good year, how to harvest them, cultural knowledge, and ecological considerations. From there we dive into mesquite, another important food plant of the desert Southwest.
Rootbound is a fun, lighthearted podcast for any and all plant lovers. I hope you will be as obsessed about piñones as I am after listening to it!
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Great interview WFG. You can’t hold back exuberance with things which stir your passions!
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