THE CAROB TREE (Ceratonia siliqua) PRODUCES A NEARLY PERFECT FOOD BUT OUR CITIES ARE CUTTING THEM DOWN Common Names: St. John’s bread, Locust, Locusta Christopher Nyerges [Nyerges has been teaching ethno-botany since 1974. He is the author of “Guide to Wild Foods,” “Foraging Edible Wild Plants of North America,” “How...
NUTS & BERRIES OF CALIFORNIA
NUTS AND BERRIES OF CALIFORNIA [Nyerges is the author of “Nuts and Berries of California,” and several other foraging books. Information about his books and classes is available at www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance, or Box 41834, Eagle Rock, CA 90041.] 122 pages, fully illustrated with color photos “Nuts and Berries of California”...
PURSLANE — a delicious wild food
PURSLANE (Portulaca oleracea) The plant kingdom’s richest source of Omega 3 fatty acids Purslane generally starts appearing a bit later than most of the spring greens, after many of the spring greens have already dried up, typically by June or July. It is a very common annual in rose beds...