A note about tree planting. I've had the most success with smaller trees planted bare root. You may need to protect them from rabbits or deer, but bare root trees establish into the native soil and grow far faster than many containerized trees. Plant native trees if at all possible! 🌱

USAID matters. I've often disagreed with their strategy and choices, but their work saves more lives than any philanthropy can. It's a rounding error in the federal budget, and one of the best things we do as a country. To see it destroyed overnight by one unelected man is an unmitigated horror.

I'm not affiliated with it nor am I an organizer. I'm just excited to attend and swap some seeds!

I just noticed you're in Oregon. My birding experience is in the Southeast, so my notes and ID may not apply there. 🤦‍♂️

Pretty sure this is a Song Sparrow. The gray face and buffy overall color, especially on its belly are pretty good field marks. Savannah Sparrows would have a whiter background color and not usually such thick markings especially around the throat.

Add cut turnip greens once roots are getting tender and cook another ten minutes. The finish with chopped green onions, dried basil, oregano, and sage. Nothing fancy and I try to be as intuitive as I can when cooking. (4/4)

My base turnip stew recipe. Start with a roux. Add onions then aromatic veggies (carrots, celery, and garlic in my case). Then add smoked sausage, turnip roots, and potatoes (peeled and diced). Add stock or water to cover and adjust salt to taste. (3/4)

I sowed turnips in the fall. They needed thinning at about 45 days. They're extremely easy to grow in the fall and winter. I made a turnip stew with the biggest ones then. #louisianagardening 🌱 (2/4)

Yep! They love our native purple passionvine (Passiflora incarnata) and have no trouble finding it. That plant also grows extremely well here.