081 Foraging for Wild Foods With Leda Meredith

...al Garden, where she is also an instructor. She is also the author of five books including Northeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Beach Plums to Wineberries. Her new book is The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles. During the podcast we discuss: The ethics of foraging in city parks Eating invasives Is foraging sustainable? Mallow foam Vegan mallow mayonnaise Dandelion beer Foraging in Israel Foraging...

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Islamic Geometric Patterns

...ing an effort (not always successful) to avoid falling down the Google/Facebook/Youtube hole vortex in the evening. The siren song of internet distraction rarely leads anywhere useful and I’ve never regretted turning the damn thing off and taking up pencil and paper. Through some library serendipity, I discovered Islamic Geometric Patterns by Eric Broug. It’s a book of step by step drawing instructions. All you need is a ruler, compass, pencil and...

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Saturday Tweets: Passover/Holy Saturday Edition

...oot Simple (@rootsimple) March 27, 2018 The Best Alternative For Every Facebook Feature https://t.co/4MRpqnZ1cn via @WIRED — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 27, 2018 How to delete Facebook https://t.co/mKzU0RdoJj via @Verge — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 27, 2018 Africa is littered with abandoned poorly-planned aid projects https://t.co/3S3MK8Ucam — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 27, 2018 I ditched Facebook in 2013, and it's been fine (Opi...

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