so i am begining my 4th yr at the homestead-a record for me.
but i used to try and live a yr somewhere to learn the land, in arizona i would hit monument valley, the grand, sedona, ect at all times of the yr to learn the land in all seasons, same as the niagara region, hiking the falls at all times of the yr.
one thing i have seen being here,and this is why i want to live here, is to gain an intimate knowledge of the land over many yrs. I have not opened a wile edible book this season but instead watched all my favoriites as they grow and thrive, as my land changes it is intersting to watch, even with the addition of more horses they have changed the land and different plants thrive where i had not seen before.
3 summers and 3 different types of summer here which has brought plants and shrooms the i did not expect, tonight while feeding the horses my pasture was full of white mushrooms, a quick look says they are not aminitas so i am doing a spoor print right now in anticipation.
i love wathcing and learning and observing the land as time and weather effects it as the months go by
last yr i made piles of sand and dirt and clay and gravel spread around the property and got allot of different plants growing, in some spots i had good primrose but watched it really take off in my gravel piles, in my clay and dirt thepigweed and lady thumb have continued to grow all season long, some of my stand bys are still here no matter the weather like my clover and mullien.
hmm did not mean for this to turn into a wild edibles thread but thats where it went, sometimes putting down the book and just watching the land daily yeilds allot. instead of learning new plants i just ate what i knew and watched the season it grew in and how long it grew for and how many times it would be available to me
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