I don’t see myself in Outdoor magazine. Or on outdoor Instagrams with blonde White women with messy buns in pictures posing during a throughhike. I don’t see myself in the narrative that to be an outdoorsy person you should know how to pitch a tent with your eyes closed and not mind how hard the […]
Month: July 2020
What does it mean to love nature, anyway?
What Are Those Fuzzy Pink Things? How to Harvest and Use Mimosa Tree Flowers!
Have you ever noticed fuzzy pink, silky stranded flowers in trees around the end of June and beginning of July? Did you know that they are edible and medicinal? Let’s learn a bit more! Firstly, it is important to note that these blog posts are meant to bring and expand these plants into our awareness. […]
The Foraged Berries Series: How to Identify and Harvest Wineberries
This year, there is particular comfort in the markings of the seasons that have stayed the same. June (and July!) is told by berries–mulberries, juneberries, wineberries, strawberries, blueberries. When you know how to look, you can see the abundance everywhere in Maryland– the city, suburbs, and countryside. In our second blog post of this series, […]