Tag: wild food calendar - VelaCreations

Purslane

August 5, 2012

Gardening

For some reason, there is purslane growing EVERWHERE this year, so we have started to harvest it.Read More

Gathering

August 2, 2012

Gardening

We just spent the morning at our neighboring apple ranch and we came back loaded with goodies.Read More

Wild Grapes

July 20, 2012

Gardening

The wild grapes that grow locally are now ripe, so we picked some to make jelly.Read More

Hay

June 4, 2012

Gardening

Down by the river, the grass and weeds are already super tall. Once a week, we’ve been cutting it for the animals.Read More

Grape Cuttings

May 25, 2012

Gardening

Several weeks ago, we took some cuttings from a grape vine and rooted them. We dipped each cutting in some rooting hormone and put them in a mix of perlite and dirt.Read More

Ocotillo

April 14, 2012

Gardening

Ocotillo blooms make a great tea, a little like hibiscus. They’re only out for a short period of time, so make the most of them.Read More

Mint

April 14, 2012

Gardening

We are now back into mint season. All along the river it grows wild, a thick fragrant carpet. We have a bag of it in the fridge that we continually restock.Read More