California Foraging with companion book "The Real California Cuisine." Edible Native Plants

California Foraging with companion book "The Real California Cuisine." Edible Native PlantsWe are more than happy and extremely proud to announce the arrival of our proprietor's new book, California Foraging. Just published by Timber Press as the California component of their new series on foraging throughout the United States, this book is getting raves. An essential companion with the new book is Judith's classic The Real California Cuisine, a chapbook in the Larner Seeds Notes on Natives Series. Here is the "backstory" on our edible

Our native clovers are a group of annual and perennial wildflowers that used to be an essential part of the ecology of California grasslands

Since the Lost Words’ publication in October 2017

The Larner Seeds Display Garden is on land originally designated as a Quail Refuge

It is real

For Love of InsectsBy Thomas Eisner

The traditional seeds used and recommended for these situations were non-native grasses such as Italian ryegrass

Leafing through its pages combines the gustatory delights of looking through an enticing cookbook with the fascination of an excellent flora

much of which  existed only as oral literature

for whom she managed to salvage much firsthand and priceless information

She leads you through the 'five' seasons of California gardening and lays a plan to recreate

We add new soil to a container every year

characterful glory