Week 7 ILC
This week I had the opportunity to put in a garden for a disabled/low-income family. R- is the mom of three children. Two of her kids have autism. Her youngest, the only girl, has...
Category: Project Weekly
ILC Week 8
Log Hollow Farms On top of the normal watering/weeding/planting and wild plant exploration I have been doing, I spent time at Log Hollow Farms this week. I have known Rohn and Amy for almost...
ILC Week 6
Well, I almost killed myself wildcrafting this week! No matter how much we know, we can always know more. Getting stuck in the ego trap of “already knowing” in the case of foraging can...
ILC Week 5
I continue to garden and go on a forage almost daily. The seedlings are taking off and I have given away over 800 to date. Cascadia Cares had the opportunity to participate with our...
ILC Week 4
This week was a giving week. I met with the Eugene Avant Gardeners as well as some Rainbow organizers down in Eugene. It was interesting to be at the hub of information for the...
ILC Week 3
It seems that I am spending a lot of time foraging this week. I found a couple of morels last week and really want to have enough to use in the tasting. I have...
Week 2 ILC
This week continues to be busy with preparing for the big push for spring! Last year we gave away 3000 veggie starts. This year our goal is 4000. This means prepping a LOT of...
Oyster Mushroom Jerky
This is a vegan adaption to beef jerky. I collected and cleaned the mushrooms. Then I sauteed them with some garlic, onion, oil, salt, smoke flavor, and soy sauce. After I was sure they...
Chehalis Eggs
I am a little late to write about this, but I wanted to talk a bit about “Chehalis Eggs”. They were extra fun for me because they were the first meal of the season...
ILC Week 1
This quarter has already been busy. I have spent time this week researching plant starting trays, seeds, and dirt. I have contacted several businesses and was able to get a truckload of dirt donated...
