Category Archives: Foraging

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue

Posted on 10/05/2013 by fishinthewater

Actually, violets are usually purple. Or sometimes white. But I guess you could say they’re blue. I wasn’t going to do anything with violets. But… I subscribe to Punk Domestics on Facebook, and they kept posting violet recipes, and I … Continue reading →

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The Prarie Garden

Posted on 30/10/2012 by fishinthewater
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The Hunger Games

Posted on 14/06/2012 by fishinthewater

So I’ve been binge reading, which is kind of my reward to myself for quitting my job. It’s one of the things I used to spend every spare moment doing, and then somehow the spare moments turned into stolen moments … Continue reading →

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I’m Back

Posted on 06/02/2012 by fishinthewater

I like to imagine the future. Usually, contrary to the expectations of the people who know me, I actually envision it in a positive way. Healthy forests, healthy people, clean water, clean air. My sister at heart actually wrote a … Continue reading →

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And for the year of doom…

Posted on 01/01/2012 by fishinthewater

So supposedly in 2012 the world is going to end. I’m just hoping civilization ends. That would be well enough for me. As I do every year, I forgo the usual new year’s resolutions and go with goals for the … Continue reading →

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Blood and Gore

Posted on 29/11/2011 by fishinthewater

Yoohoo! Dogbane and Sinew (Fibers) Potted (Ceramics) Blood and Gore (Butchering) So, in my ongoing presentation of “what I did in class”, the next step is deer butchering. That’s right- butchering a deer. With the stone tools we made, of … Continue reading →

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Dogbane and Sinew

Posted on 21/11/2011 by fishinthewater

This week will be a little run down of all the fun things we’ve been doing in my experimental archaeology class. This includes fibers, ceramics, butchering, food processing, and cooking. Weee! Dogbane and Sinew (Fibers) Potted (Ceramics) Blood and Gore … Continue reading →

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Field of Weeds

Posted on 30/09/2011 by fishinthewater

The longer we stay in our house, the more I love it. Or maybe I should say, the more I love the backyard. I imagine, however, that this might happen wherever I stay for long enough, and get to know … Continue reading →

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Food? Update

Posted on 19/08/2011 by fishinthewater

I am even more inundated than I was last week. And next week we’re going away, so the blog will be taking a week hiatus while I get in a last hurrah before the Renaissance Festival starts and I’m 100% … Continue reading →

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Eat the Heart Out, Part 2

Posted on 08/08/2011 by fishinthewater

As I said last week, I also saw edible animals while camping over the weekend. They were not deer, if that’s what you’re thinking, though we saw plenty of deer tracks. No, they were a little more unusual than that. … Continue reading →

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