Toyon Fruit Leather
Looking for something wild to throw in your kids’ lunchbox? I’m a single mom, and trying to keep up with regular cooking is always a challenge. Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) berry fruit leather helps fill hungry stomachs and…
Sow Thistle Lasagna
Doesn’t thistle lasagna just sound sooooooo appetizing. Most of us have memories of getting pricked and poked by this plant, so the thought of actually eating it conjures up a lot of skepticism. All of the ‘true’ thistles…
Sam Thayer Price on Northern Spirit Radio
Sam Thayer Price is one of the most inspirational people I know. His words are so deep, as if his roots have grown to the absolute core of the earth and pulled out all that essential, meaningful goodness and wisdom that we need at this time.…
Traveling the Wild Food Road
Traveling the Wild Food Road will lead you to places you never thought you would go. On my journey from Arizona back to my home in Topanga Canyon, CA I decided to take a detour into farm country. About half way between Phoenix and Los Angeles,…
Teleconference call with Linda Runyon
Last Thursday I was lucky to be part of an awesome teleconference call with Linda Runyon. She is a published author, has been eating wild foods as the majority of her diet for the majority of her life, has taught extensively to the military…
Interview with Patty West
Things are looking up for Patty West. She loves wild foods, wants to celebrate them, be respectful of them, and to get the communities who want to become more involved with them together. Patty is committed to helping with this and says,…
Interview with Gary Paul Nabhan
Photo courtesy of Gary’s personal website
I’m traveling in Arizona right now, and was fortunate enough to meet up with Gary Paul Nabhan at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. He is the director of the Center for Sustainable…
Magic Toyon Balls
Nothing like a magic ball to lift your spirits! Over Christmas I took a trip to visit family in Durango, CO. Shopping in the local co-op I had an ecstatic moment when I saw a local company selling wild food products. I immediately called…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
What better wild food plant to highlight for Valentine’s than Toyon berries! Their luscious red berries are just screaming to be noticed. It’s the middle of winter and there they are yelling, “Look at me, look at me.”…
Wild Hollywood Healthfood
Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) is apparently the plant that Hollywood was named after. No one knows for sure, but when the settlers came to the Hollywood area, they apparently thought this shrub/small tree looked like the holly plants back…
Curly Dock Seed Crackers
Camellia goat cheese from Redwood Hill Farm, Crottin goat cheese from Redwood Hill Farm and Cyprus Grove Chevre goat cheese are nice, locally produced cheeses to compliment these curly dock (Rumex crispus) seed crackers.
Producing up to…
Christopher Nyerges’ Wild Food Outing
Christopher Nyerges (left) pictured with his brother Richard Nyerges (right)
Christopher Nyerges has been teaching wild food plant and survival/primitive skills classes in the Los Angeles area since 1974. Richard Nyerges is a long-term…
