In relation to the native foraging post I commented on, the main suggestion I'm getting is to go to my public library which absolutely makes sense. And maybe it's because I'm lucky I'm in Oregon but I really do think the best resource here would be native tribal members. I'm surprised more people haven't suggested that, last year I worked for non profit that did monitoring for our corner of the world but we worked with the tribes to add on first foods monitoring. They did a whole spring monitoring season this year too which was really exciting and I can definitely reach out to my boss about that.

I'll be making posts about this on here about what I find from both resources though. I'll also be keeping a spreadsheet or some kind of documentation I can keep going with things I learn though. I know I'll find things on plants and mushrooms but I'm really going to Hunt for edible insect information. I really really want to focus on the sustainability, preparation, and amount you can eat of each too.

That's always bothered me about native forage books too. Yes you can eat dandelions but how much? It IS a diarrhetic so do I need extra water if I'm eating it? How much dried root do I add to a tea? Etc. I'm particular about it and need explicit instructions please rediscovering what I am SURE other people have found out is exhausting but bad gut issues also doesn't sound fun or possibly some medical issue with vitamin deficiencies or something too.

I also want to check out invasives in my area to eat too. We have all three species of edible birds (house sparrows, starlings, and rock pigeons). BUT do I need to catch and quarantine them and feed them? How do I know if they're safe to eat if they're city birds? Should I just catch a couple to breed and eat???? (Legal but they are unreleasable and must be banded I believe). Plus the Eurasian collared doves for an unlimited year round bag limit and they are also invasive.

What plants are you gonna put in your garden? The most successful thing I’ve grown are cucumbers

So far I've got tomatoes, peppers, and ground cherry started but they don't go out till may. I've turned my entire yard into a garden slowly, so I've got peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, melons, summer squash, and cucumbers along with some other stuff. I keep trying cucumbers but I've been having bad luck out back so I'm trying out front this year.

This year I'm trying to grow a really wide variety, we eat out of the garden at least 3 meals a week in the summer. I might do the farmers market if things go well and I have extra produce. They double food stamps and seniors get vouchers for fresh produce and eggs but there's hardly any sellers and very little variety.

During the hangout/party last night I got to tell people about my thoughts on why I don't think mushrooms should count as vegan and I felt and continue ti feel like so smart for it bc they all agreed. This is a subject I feel so right on like I know mushrooms are not animals but they're also not plants and it feels disingenuos to pretend that they aren't like Notably a level above plants when it comes to thinking and communicating and potential sentience.

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when i saw september 11, 2001 happen on tv and my mon said it was real i felt that everyone who died was doing it for me age 4 to celebrate my life they gave theirs.

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huuh?? i'm... i'm not sure.. big mushroom friend tells me that... that i'm a "mushroom pikmin"..! i hope this.. that this helps

My pretty witch musbroom lady

musbrooms make life 1000000000x better

they sent robotnik to the musbroom world

i need two things rigbt now

big ice water

chicken quesadilla. with cheese and musbroom and peopers and onion

sleep

M a de musbroom honey I'm such a druid

Working on a DND OC as well, A robot, named after a lethal musbroom named Destroying Angel, (and an average red nd white mushrom version) also known as D.A.. Or... Angel :)

I need that cursed little musbroom guy si bad

LITTLE BABY DESTROYS TEACHERS OFFICE WITH MUSBROOMS CONFIRMED