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Book Review: What the Robin Knows
...e is different from bird watching. It is a nature awareness practice which uses the observation of commonplace birds, like robins and sparrows, to teach you about the larger workings of the nature and yourself. In a nutshell, Young asks you to choose a place to sit outdoors and commit to sitting in this place regularly, for about 40 minutes per session, watching the birds, watching all that happens around you. This sit spot might be your yard, a p...
Trees Susceptible to the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer
...otect uninfected trees in some situations. Sterilize pruning tools between uses to avoid spreading the fungus. This handout can guide you through deciding when to remove an infested tree, and how to handle the wood waste. Chipping and solarizing/tarping infested wood can help to limit the spread of the beetle/fungus complex. Wood should be chipped to pieces smaller than 1″. Misguided water conservation efforts have, in my opinion, contributed to t...
Gourmet Foraging and Advanced Acorn Processing
...ocessing. Grinding isn’t necessary here, and preserves the acorn meats for uses that require pieces rather than meal. Put the acorns in a pot with plenty of fresh water. You could/should add some salt. Bring them to a boil and let them simmer for 20 minutes or so. As they cook, they’ll shed their skins. The skins are bitter, so skim those off the surface as they rise. After 20 minutes drain the acorns and taste them. The sweetest ones may only req...
I Deleted my Facebook Account
...ople have to use Facebook at work or because they are part of a group that uses Facebook to communicate. Ironically, the less fortune in our culture are more likely to be chained to services such as Facebook or doing a computer’s bidding (think Uber or TaskRabbit). But there are many more of us, such as myself, that thought we had to use Facebook (in my case a promote books and a blog) who, in fact, could do quite well without it. The heart of the...