We are just back from the Midwest Wild Harvest Festival in Wisconsin, where I had the honor of presenting for the first time. One of my workshops was on wild mustards— specifically, I invited participants to join me in making three mustard condiments from the seeds of field … [Read more...]
You’re My Candytuft
I am occasionally guilty of paging through plant books to find humorous epithets for my better half. For example, he has been called "bristly hawksbeard," "spiny cocklebur," "Western sticktight," and "Mexican sprangletop." Today, however, he took a page out of my book and … [Read more...]