#acorns — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #acorns, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.alojapan.com/1457632/over-2000-brown-bears-captured-in-japans-hokkaido-since-april-2025/ Over 2,000 brown bears captured in Japan’s Hokkaido since April 2025 #2013 #Acorns #BearAttacks #BrownBears #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #HuntingRifles #Japan #news #record #Traps #UrbanAreas #北海道 SAPPORO, (Japan): The preliminary number of brown bears captured in Hokkaido from April 2025 to January 2026 – the first 10 months of fiscal 2025 – reached a record 2,013, the Hokkaido prefectural government announced on Wednesday (Feb 25). This is
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https://www.alojapan.com/1457632/over-2000-brown-bears-captured-in-japans-hokkaido-since-april-2025/ Over 2,000 brown bears captured in Japan’s Hokkaido since April 2025 #2013 #Acorns #BearAttacks #BrownBears #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #HuntingRifles #Japan #news #record #Traps #UrbanAreas #北海道 SAPPORO, (Japan): The preliminary number of brown bears captured in Hokkaido from April 2025 to January 2026 – the first 10 months of fiscal 2025 – reached a record 2,013, the Hokkaido prefectural government announced on Wednesday (Feb 25). This is
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Oak's acorn bounty
Ground just carpeted with nuts
Deer feast in progress#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Autumn #Fall #Winter #Acorn #Acorns #Oak #Trees #Nuts #Treenuts #Deer #Tree #Food #Forage #USA #Photography
November 16, 2025 -
Inktober 2025 Day 22: Button. Get yourself an acorn, some button mushrooms, and you can have a grand old time.
#button #inktober #Inktober2025 #InkArt #PenAndInk #drawing #AmDrawing #MakingArt #MakeGoodArt #art #creativity #cartooning #AIisNotArt #buttonMushrooms #acorns #mouse #mice #micePlaying
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Japanese scientists invent AI tool to predict bear encounters as attacks rise
Researchers at a Japanese university have developed a system that uses…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews ##nagaokacity #Acorns #akitaprefecture #bearattacks #Beechnuts #GunmaPrefecture #Hokkaido #Japanese #Japanesenews #KevinShort #Mikasa #minakami #news #niigata-prefecture #sophiauniversity #urbanareas #YusukeFukazawa
https://www.alojapan.com/1393093/japanese-scientists-invent-ai-tool-to-predict-bear-encounters-as-attacks-rise/ -
Japanese scientists invent AI tool to predict bear encounters as attacks rise
Researchers at a Japanese university have developed a system that uses…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews ##nagaokacity #Acorns #akitaprefecture #bearattacks #Beechnuts #GunmaPrefecture #Hokkaido #Japanese #Japanesenews #KevinShort #Mikasa #minakami #news #niigata-prefecture #sophiauniversity #urbanareas #YusukeFukazawa
https://www.alojapan.com/1393093/japanese-scientists-invent-ai-tool-to-predict-bear-encounters-as-attacks-rise/ -
https://www.alojapan.com/1393093/japanese-scientists-invent-ai-tool-to-predict-bear-encounters-as-attacks-rise/ Japanese scientists invent AI tool to predict bear encounters as attacks rise ##nagaokaCity #Acorns #AkitaPrefecture #BearAttacks #BeechNuts #GunmaPrefecture #Hokkaido #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #KevinShort #Mikasa #minakami #news #NiigataPrefecture #SophiaUniversity #UrbanAreas #YusukeFukazawa Researchers at a Japanese university have developed a system that uses artificial intelligence to determine the possibility of encounte
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https://www.alojapan.com/1393093/japanese-scientists-invent-ai-tool-to-predict-bear-encounters-as-attacks-rise/ Japanese scientists invent AI tool to predict bear encounters as attacks rise ##nagaokaCity #Acorns #AkitaPrefecture #BearAttacks #BeechNuts #GunmaPrefecture #Hokkaido #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #KevinShort #Mikasa #minakami #news #NiigataPrefecture #SophiaUniversity #UrbanAreas #YusukeFukazawa Researchers at a Japanese university have developed a system that uses artificial intelligence to determine the possibility of encounte
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#Arizona #acorns have fed #Indigenous people for millennia. Here's how they become flour
Mark Henle, August 2025
"#EvelynRope, a #SanCarlosApache traditional food gatherer, talks about harvesting and processing acorns."
Watch video:
https://flipboard.com/video/az-central/ed6c867ee4#IndigenousFood #NativeAmericanFood #TraditionalFoods #TraditionalDiets #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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#Arizona #acorns have fed #Indigenous people for millennia. Here's how they become flour
Mark Henle, August 2025
"#EvelynRope, a #SanCarlosApache traditional food gatherer, talks about harvesting and processing acorns."
Watch video:
https://flipboard.com/video/az-central/ed6c867ee4#IndigenousFood #NativeAmericanFood #TraditionalFoods #TraditionalDiets #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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#Arizona #acorns have fed #Indigenous people for millennia. Here's how they become flour
Mark Henle, August 2025
"#EvelynRope, a #SanCarlosApache traditional food gatherer, talks about harvesting and processing acorns."
Watch video:
https://flipboard.com/video/az-central/ed6c867ee4#IndigenousFood #NativeAmericanFood #TraditionalFoods #TraditionalDiets #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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#Arizona #acorns have fed #Indigenous people for millennia. Here's how they become flour
Mark Henle, August 2025
"#EvelynRope, a #SanCarlosApache traditional food gatherer, talks about harvesting and processing acorns."
Watch video:
https://flipboard.com/video/az-central/ed6c867ee4#IndigenousFood #NativeAmericanFood #TraditionalFoods #TraditionalDiets #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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#Arizona #acorns have fed #Indigenous people for millennia. Here's how they become flour
Mark Henle, August 2025
"#EvelynRope, a #SanCarlosApache traditional food gatherer, talks about harvesting and processing acorns."
Watch video:
https://flipboard.com/video/az-central/ed6c867ee4#IndigenousFood #NativeAmericanFood #TraditionalFoods #TraditionalDiets #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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my dog is an acorn eater
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How to Make #NaturalDyes in Every Color: A Step-by-Step Guide
Grace Waters - December 31, 2023
Excerpt: "Which Ingredients Will Make Which Colors?
You can use practically any plant, produce or spice to make a natural dye. Many of those ingredients are available year-round. Here’s how to make natural dyes with every color under the rainbow.
Red
Produce like raspberries, cherries, cranberries, and pokeberries will make rich dyes. You can also use hibiscus, rose, amaranth, and hollyhock plants. Most deeply red flower petals will produce saturated pigments. Beetroots will make a pink dye that is incredibly vibrant.
Orange
The flower calendula makes for a fantastic natural orange dye. To get that classic, bright color, use carrots or orange peels. Surprisingly, pomegranates can also produce deep orange hues.
Yellow
Tumeric is incredibly vibrant and easily stains. Ginger is another good spice, but it isn’t as bright. Flowers like goldenrod, yarrow, black-eyed Susan, and dandelions produce varying shades of yellow. You can also use lemon peels.
Green
You can use almost any plant’s stems and leaves to make a vibrant green color. Leafy greens like spinach also work well. If you want a very bright shade, you may have to add some blue.
Indigo
Blue flowers like bachelor buttons and Russian sage will create unique, rich hues. Of course, you can also use blueberries for a very dark dye. Red cabbage makes a classic, bright purple color. If you want something more saturated and subtle, use blackberries.
Brown
Red onion skin and #acorns can make light brown or tan dyes. If you want something darker, use #BlackWalnuts or used coffee beans."
Read more:
https://environment.co/how-to-make-natural-dyes/#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #FiberArts #NaturalDyes #Dyes #Wildflowers #PlantDyes
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How to Make #NaturalDyes in Every Color: A Step-by-Step Guide
Grace Waters - December 31, 2023
Excerpt: "Which Ingredients Will Make Which Colors?
You can use practically any plant, produce or spice to make a natural dye. Many of those ingredients are available year-round. Here’s how to make natural dyes with every color under the rainbow.
Red
Produce like raspberries, cherries, cranberries, and pokeberries will make rich dyes. You can also use hibiscus, rose, amaranth, and hollyhock plants. Most deeply red flower petals will produce saturated pigments. Beetroots will make a pink dye that is incredibly vibrant.
Orange
The flower calendula makes for a fantastic natural orange dye. To get that classic, bright color, use carrots or orange peels. Surprisingly, pomegranates can also produce deep orange hues.
Yellow
Tumeric is incredibly vibrant and easily stains. Ginger is another good spice, but it isn’t as bright. Flowers like goldenrod, yarrow, black-eyed Susan, and dandelions produce varying shades of yellow. You can also use lemon peels.
Green
You can use almost any plant’s stems and leaves to make a vibrant green color. Leafy greens like spinach also work well. If you want a very bright shade, you may have to add some blue.
Indigo
Blue flowers like bachelor buttons and Russian sage will create unique, rich hues. Of course, you can also use blueberries for a very dark dye. Red cabbage makes a classic, bright purple color. If you want something more saturated and subtle, use blackberries.
Brown
Red onion skin and #acorns can make light brown or tan dyes. If you want something darker, use #BlackWalnuts or used coffee beans."
Read more:
https://environment.co/how-to-make-natural-dyes/#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #FiberArts #NaturalDyes #Dyes #Wildflowers #PlantDyes
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How to Make #NaturalDyes in Every Color: A Step-by-Step Guide
Grace Waters - December 31, 2023
Excerpt: "Which Ingredients Will Make Which Colors?
You can use practically any plant, produce or spice to make a natural dye. Many of those ingredients are available year-round. Here’s how to make natural dyes with every color under the rainbow.
Red
Produce like raspberries, cherries, cranberries, and pokeberries will make rich dyes. You can also use hibiscus, rose, amaranth, and hollyhock plants. Most deeply red flower petals will produce saturated pigments. Beetroots will make a pink dye that is incredibly vibrant.
Orange
The flower calendula makes for a fantastic natural orange dye. To get that classic, bright color, use carrots or orange peels. Surprisingly, pomegranates can also produce deep orange hues.
Yellow
Tumeric is incredibly vibrant and easily stains. Ginger is another good spice, but it isn’t as bright. Flowers like goldenrod, yarrow, black-eyed Susan, and dandelions produce varying shades of yellow. You can also use lemon peels.
Green
You can use almost any plant’s stems and leaves to make a vibrant green color. Leafy greens like spinach also work well. If you want a very bright shade, you may have to add some blue.
Indigo
Blue flowers like bachelor buttons and Russian sage will create unique, rich hues. Of course, you can also use blueberries for a very dark dye. Red cabbage makes a classic, bright purple color. If you want something more saturated and subtle, use blackberries.
Brown
Red onion skin and #acorns can make light brown or tan dyes. If you want something darker, use #BlackWalnuts or used coffee beans."
Read more:
https://environment.co/how-to-make-natural-dyes/#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #FiberArts #NaturalDyes #Dyes #Wildflowers #PlantDyes
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How to Make #NaturalDyes in Every Color: A Step-by-Step Guide
Grace Waters - December 31, 2023
Excerpt: "Which Ingredients Will Make Which Colors?
You can use practically any plant, produce or spice to make a natural dye. Many of those ingredients are available year-round. Here’s how to make natural dyes with every color under the rainbow.
Red
Produce like raspberries, cherries, cranberries, and pokeberries will make rich dyes. You can also use hibiscus, rose, amaranth, and hollyhock plants. Most deeply red flower petals will produce saturated pigments. Beetroots will make a pink dye that is incredibly vibrant.
Orange
The flower calendula makes for a fantastic natural orange dye. To get that classic, bright color, use carrots or orange peels. Surprisingly, pomegranates can also produce deep orange hues.
Yellow
Tumeric is incredibly vibrant and easily stains. Ginger is another good spice, but it isn’t as bright. Flowers like goldenrod, yarrow, black-eyed Susan, and dandelions produce varying shades of yellow. You can also use lemon peels.
Green
You can use almost any plant’s stems and leaves to make a vibrant green color. Leafy greens like spinach also work well. If you want a very bright shade, you may have to add some blue.
Indigo
Blue flowers like bachelor buttons and Russian sage will create unique, rich hues. Of course, you can also use blueberries for a very dark dye. Red cabbage makes a classic, bright purple color. If you want something more saturated and subtle, use blackberries.
Brown
Red onion skin and #acorns can make light brown or tan dyes. If you want something darker, use #BlackWalnuts or used coffee beans."
Read more:
https://environment.co/how-to-make-natural-dyes/#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #FiberArts #NaturalDyes #Dyes #Wildflowers #PlantDyes
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How to Make #NaturalDyes in Every Color: A Step-by-Step Guide
Grace Waters - December 31, 2023
Excerpt: "Which Ingredients Will Make Which Colors?
You can use practically any plant, produce or spice to make a natural dye. Many of those ingredients are available year-round. Here’s how to make natural dyes with every color under the rainbow.
Red
Produce like raspberries, cherries, cranberries, and pokeberries will make rich dyes. You can also use hibiscus, rose, amaranth, and hollyhock plants. Most deeply red flower petals will produce saturated pigments. Beetroots will make a pink dye that is incredibly vibrant.
Orange
The flower calendula makes for a fantastic natural orange dye. To get that classic, bright color, use carrots or orange peels. Surprisingly, pomegranates can also produce deep orange hues.
Yellow
Tumeric is incredibly vibrant and easily stains. Ginger is another good spice, but it isn’t as bright. Flowers like goldenrod, yarrow, black-eyed Susan, and dandelions produce varying shades of yellow. You can also use lemon peels.
Green
You can use almost any plant’s stems and leaves to make a vibrant green color. Leafy greens like spinach also work well. If you want a very bright shade, you may have to add some blue.
Indigo
Blue flowers like bachelor buttons and Russian sage will create unique, rich hues. Of course, you can also use blueberries for a very dark dye. Red cabbage makes a classic, bright purple color. If you want something more saturated and subtle, use blackberries.
Brown
Red onion skin and #acorns can make light brown or tan dyes. If you want something darker, use #BlackWalnuts or used coffee beans."
Read more:
https://environment.co/how-to-make-natural-dyes/#SolarPunkSunday #DIY #FiberArts #NaturalDyes #Dyes #Wildflowers #PlantDyes
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[Video] Arizona acorns have fed Indigenous people for millennia. Here's how they become flour
8/10/2025
"Evelyn Rope, a San Carlos Apache traditional food gatherer, talks about harvesting and processing acorns."
Watch here:
https://flipboard.com/video/az-central/ed6c867ee4#SolarPunkSunday #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #WildEdibles #Acorns #AcornFlour #AcornBread #TraditionalFoods #FoodPreparation #FoodSovereignty #AlternativeGrains #Foodsecurity
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#Dyeing with Acorns and Walnuts: From Forest to Fiber
"Natural dyeing with acorns and walnuts produces lovely tans, browns, grays, and blacks. Join me as I take you through the process. My property is filled with oak trees, so acorns are not hard for me to find. They are one of the first natural dyes I learned to extract.
"Walnuts produce a very similar dye to acorns, when pigment is extracted from the green outer hull. Both nuts create brown, with acorns leaning more tan, and walnuts leaning more red, in my experience. In this project, I combined acorns and walnuts, both leftover from previous dye pots. These nuts contain a lot of pigment! I used leftovers, but you can get beautiful results with freshly foraged nuts."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6NJFUth0Ko
#SolarPunkSunday #NaturalDyes #DIY #Foraging #Acorns #Walnuts
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[Video] How to Process #Acorns and make #AcornFlour | Preparing Acorns to Eat
In the Kitchen with Matt
"In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt, I will show you how to process acorns and make acorn flour. You will learn how to prepare acorns to eat.
"Acorns are a very abundant food source but it seems few people know that they can be eaten. I have talked to several people who didn't even know you could eat them. Acorns have been eaten for thousands of years and are a good source of protein, healthy fats, carbohydrates, and other healthy minerals. However, you can't just eat them right off the tree, they need to be processed first. Acorns contain tannins in them which make them very bitter and potentially toxic to humans. The tannins need to first be leached out of the Acorns then they can be eaten, Red Oak Acorns contain the highest level of tannins.
"In this video, I will show you one method on how to process them but there are a few others. I will briefly talk about the boiling method as well. It can be tedious to process them but oh so satisfying. The acorn flour can be used in muffins, pancakes, bread, etc. It is very easy to do, if I can do it, you can do it. Let's get started!
You will need:
- Acorns (White Oak, Live Oak, Red Oak, etc.)
- Water
- Large Bowls
- Nut cracker or meat tenderizer
- sheet pan (lined with a silicone mat, parchment paper, etc.)
- wooden spoon
- airtight container for storage (Tupperware, etc.)
- Patience. :) lolWatch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkSSk9I8u7g
#SolarPunkSunday #AlternativeGrains
#Acorns #FoodPreparation #AcornFlour #AcornBread #WildEdibles #Foraging #FoodSecurity -
> Pomo tribe members demonstrate the traditional acorn harvesting, storing, and processing methods which have evolved over the generations to a high degree of proficiency.
"Acorns", 1962, documentary film
https://avplayer.lib.berkeley.edu/Video-UCBOnly-MRC/(MRC%20Selections)991035326149706532
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I found this great piece about #AcornBread -- written by a friend who I learned to make acorn bread from!
by Chris Knapp"In autumn, all over the world, something wonderful happens: The acorns fall.
"The oak seed, which once sustained the bulk of human civilization, is now largely ignored as a food. Not so at our #Koviashuvik Local Living School (in #TempleME), where every fall my family, friends, apprentices and I spend three wonderful mornings crawling around in the nearby red oak grove picking up acorns. We are not playing; we are making a living and playing.
"This article offers a practical guide to processing acorns, a glance at the crop’s agricultural implications, and a chance to change the world – for as with any food or product, its conscious production and consumption create powerful opportunities for social and environmental change.
Using Acorns
"My family eats acorns in a variety of ways and uses 200 pounds of acorn flour a year. All our acorns come from the red oak, Quercus rubra, as that is our local oak. All acorns – whether from red or white oaks – are edible and all acorns contain enough tannin that leaching is a necessity.
"Our daily bread is a delicious blend of 60 percent acorn and 40 percent sourdough #spelt from the Webb Family Farm in #PittstonME. We make #AcornOatmeal #porridge twice a week for breakfast with 50 to 75 percent acorn. My kids, ages 4 and 2, eat it right up!
"We make biscuits and cookies. I like a dense, 95 percent acorn flat bread held together with 5 percent soaked ground #flax. For a basic biscuit recipe that will please anyone, combine 2 cups of acorn flour with 1 cup of oat flour, add 2 tablespoons of good fat and 1/2 teaspoon salt. (For fat we use Maine-grown sunflower oil or lard.) Add water to make a moist but not runny batter. Form the batter into biscuits and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 375 F. Will Bonsall ate a whole bowl of these crackers when we shared them with him."
Learn more:
https://www.mofga.org/resources/recipes/acorn-bread/#SolarPunkSunday #AlternativeGrains #Acorns #WildEdibles #Foraging #MOFGA #Maine #FoodSecurity
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I found this great piece about #AcornBread -- written by a friend who I learned to make acorn bread from!
by Chris Knapp"In autumn, all over the world, something wonderful happens: The acorns fall.
"The oak seed, which once sustained the bulk of human civilization, is now largely ignored as a food. Not so at our #Koviashuvik Local Living School (in #TempleME), where every fall my family, friends, apprentices and I spend three wonderful mornings crawling around in the nearby red oak grove picking up acorns. We are not playing; we are making a living and playing.
"This article offers a practical guide to processing acorns, a glance at the crop’s agricultural implications, and a chance to change the world – for as with any food or product, its conscious production and consumption create powerful opportunities for social and environmental change.
Using Acorns
"My family eats acorns in a variety of ways and uses 200 pounds of acorn flour a year. All our acorns come from the red oak, Quercus rubra, as that is our local oak. All acorns – whether from red or white oaks – are edible and all acorns contain enough tannin that leaching is a necessity.
"Our daily bread is a delicious blend of 60 percent acorn and 40 percent sourdough #spelt from the Webb Family Farm in #PittstonME. We make #AcornOatmeal #porridge twice a week for breakfast with 50 to 75 percent acorn. My kids, ages 4 and 2, eat it right up!
"We make biscuits and cookies. I like a dense, 95 percent acorn flat bread held together with 5 percent soaked ground #flax. For a basic biscuit recipe that will please anyone, combine 2 cups of acorn flour with 1 cup of oat flour, add 2 tablespoons of good fat and 1/2 teaspoon salt. (For fat we use Maine-grown sunflower oil or lard.) Add water to make a moist but not runny batter. Form the batter into biscuits and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 375 F. Will Bonsall ate a whole bowl of these crackers when we shared them with him."
Learn more:
https://www.mofga.org/resources/recipes/acorn-bread/#SolarPunkSunday #AlternativeGrains #Acorns #WildEdibles #Foraging #MOFGA #Maine #FoodSecurity
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I found this great piece about #AcornBread -- written by a friend who I learned to make acorn bread from!
by Chris Knapp"In autumn, all over the world, something wonderful happens: The acorns fall.
"The oak seed, which once sustained the bulk of human civilization, is now largely ignored as a food. Not so at our #Koviashuvik Local Living School (in #TempleME), where every fall my family, friends, apprentices and I spend three wonderful mornings crawling around in the nearby red oak grove picking up acorns. We are not playing; we are making a living and playing.
"This article offers a practical guide to processing acorns, a glance at the crop’s agricultural implications, and a chance to change the world – for as with any food or product, its conscious production and consumption create powerful opportunities for social and environmental change.
Using Acorns
"My family eats acorns in a variety of ways and uses 200 pounds of acorn flour a year. All our acorns come from the red oak, Quercus rubra, as that is our local oak. All acorns – whether from red or white oaks – are edible and all acorns contain enough tannin that leaching is a necessity.
"Our daily bread is a delicious blend of 60 percent acorn and 40 percent sourdough #spelt from the Webb Family Farm in #PittstonME. We make #AcornOatmeal #porridge twice a week for breakfast with 50 to 75 percent acorn. My kids, ages 4 and 2, eat it right up!
"We make biscuits and cookies. I like a dense, 95 percent acorn flat bread held together with 5 percent soaked ground #flax. For a basic biscuit recipe that will please anyone, combine 2 cups of acorn flour with 1 cup of oat flour, add 2 tablespoons of good fat and 1/2 teaspoon salt. (For fat we use Maine-grown sunflower oil or lard.) Add water to make a moist but not runny batter. Form the batter into biscuits and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 375 F. Will Bonsall ate a whole bowl of these crackers when we shared them with him."
Learn more:
https://www.mofga.org/resources/recipes/acorn-bread/#SolarPunkSunday #AlternativeGrains #Acorns #WildEdibles #Foraging #MOFGA #Maine #FoodSecurity
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I found this great piece about #AcornBread -- written by a friend who I learned to make acorn bread from!
by Chris Knapp"In autumn, all over the world, something wonderful happens: The acorns fall.
"The oak seed, which once sustained the bulk of human civilization, is now largely ignored as a food. Not so at our #Koviashuvik Local Living School (in #TempleME), where every fall my family, friends, apprentices and I spend three wonderful mornings crawling around in the nearby red oak grove picking up acorns. We are not playing; we are making a living and playing.
"This article offers a practical guide to processing acorns, a glance at the crop’s agricultural implications, and a chance to change the world – for as with any food or product, its conscious production and consumption create powerful opportunities for social and environmental change.
Using Acorns
"My family eats acorns in a variety of ways and uses 200 pounds of acorn flour a year. All our acorns come from the red oak, Quercus rubra, as that is our local oak. All acorns – whether from red or white oaks – are edible and all acorns contain enough tannin that leaching is a necessity.
"Our daily bread is a delicious blend of 60 percent acorn and 40 percent sourdough #spelt from the Webb Family Farm in #PittstonME. We make #AcornOatmeal #porridge twice a week for breakfast with 50 to 75 percent acorn. My kids, ages 4 and 2, eat it right up!
"We make biscuits and cookies. I like a dense, 95 percent acorn flat bread held together with 5 percent soaked ground #flax. For a basic biscuit recipe that will please anyone, combine 2 cups of acorn flour with 1 cup of oat flour, add 2 tablespoons of good fat and 1/2 teaspoon salt. (For fat we use Maine-grown sunflower oil or lard.) Add water to make a moist but not runny batter. Form the batter into biscuits and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 375 F. Will Bonsall ate a whole bowl of these crackers when we shared them with him."
Learn more:
https://www.mofga.org/resources/recipes/acorn-bread/#SolarPunkSunday #AlternativeGrains #Acorns #WildEdibles #Foraging #MOFGA #Maine #FoodSecurity
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I found this great piece about #AcornBread -- written by a friend who I learned to make acorn bread from!
by Chris Knapp"In autumn, all over the world, something wonderful happens: The acorns fall.
"The oak seed, which once sustained the bulk of human civilization, is now largely ignored as a food. Not so at our #Koviashuvik Local Living School (in #TempleME), where every fall my family, friends, apprentices and I spend three wonderful mornings crawling around in the nearby red oak grove picking up acorns. We are not playing; we are making a living and playing.
"This article offers a practical guide to processing acorns, a glance at the crop’s agricultural implications, and a chance to change the world – for as with any food or product, its conscious production and consumption create powerful opportunities for social and environmental change.
Using Acorns
"My family eats acorns in a variety of ways and uses 200 pounds of acorn flour a year. All our acorns come from the red oak, Quercus rubra, as that is our local oak. All acorns – whether from red or white oaks – are edible and all acorns contain enough tannin that leaching is a necessity.
"Our daily bread is a delicious blend of 60 percent acorn and 40 percent sourdough #spelt from the Webb Family Farm in #PittstonME. We make #AcornOatmeal #porridge twice a week for breakfast with 50 to 75 percent acorn. My kids, ages 4 and 2, eat it right up!
"We make biscuits and cookies. I like a dense, 95 percent acorn flat bread held together with 5 percent soaked ground #flax. For a basic biscuit recipe that will please anyone, combine 2 cups of acorn flour with 1 cup of oat flour, add 2 tablespoons of good fat and 1/2 teaspoon salt. (For fat we use Maine-grown sunflower oil or lard.) Add water to make a moist but not runny batter. Form the batter into biscuits and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 375 F. Will Bonsall ate a whole bowl of these crackers when we shared them with him."
Learn more:
https://www.mofga.org/resources/recipes/acorn-bread/#SolarPunkSunday #AlternativeGrains #Acorns #WildEdibles #Foraging #MOFGA #Maine #FoodSecurity
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This is your seasonal reminder that all acorns are edible. Many acorns require leaching. For instructions on how to leach acorns and recipe ideas, see the thread below.
#CostOfLiving #inflation #tariffs #politics #uspol #gardening #garten #jardin #foraging #food #cooking #acorns #solarpunk #SolarpunkSunday #NativePlants
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Acorns and the river Tavy near Creason woods this week #acorns #photography #Dartmoor #Devon #landscape
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California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii) occupies more total area in California than any other hardwood species. In good mast years, its acorns make up about 50% of the fall and winter diet of western gray squirrels and black-tailed deer.
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The Creature has big nuts 🌰 🌰
#Acorns #LosAngeles #California #Merchtodon #Photo #Photography #Plushtodon
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Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) with acorns in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on October 17, 2024
Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Oct20_birds_and_cats/2024oct17_squirrel_IMG_1877c.html
#squirrel #foxsquirrel #Sciurus #acorns #wildlife #wildlifephotography #suburbanWildlife #Oklahoma #photography
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Meanwhile, here in #Maine...
Students explore nature and sustainability with #MaineLocalLivingSchool
Kingfield Elementary School students participated in an immersive day of place-based learning, guided by the Maine Local Living School, which focuses on practical skills and ecological #stewardship, and Arbor Mountain Tree Service, exploring #sustainable forestry, acorn ecology, and bridge construction.
By Rebecca Richard, December 5, 2024
KINGFIELD — "There was a whirlwind of activity last month at Kingfield Elementary School [KES] as students immersed themselves in a day of place-based learning with Maine Local Living School and Arbor Mountain Tree Service. Tailored for each grade level, the lessons highlighted ecological connections, sustainable practices and community engagement through hands-on projects.
"The Maine Local Living School, dedicated to teaching practical skills and fostering ecological stewardship, partnered with Arbor Mountain Tree Service to guide students in exploring sustainable forestry, acorn ecology and hands-on bridge construction.
"Kindergarten and first grade students worked with Chris Knapp of Maine Local Living School to explore the seasonal abundance of acorns. 'This fall was a tremendous acorn harvest,' Knapp said, explaining how the lessons tied to the season. Students acted out the germination process of an acorn and identified oak leaves using compare-and-contrast exercises.
"Knapp also emphasized the cultural significance of acorns. 'We honored the long history of peoples for whom acorn has been and is a staple crop,' he said. The day ended with students playing a food web game, simulating predator and prey roles while gathering acorns and enjoying freshly baked acorn biscuits.
"Second and fourth grade students collaborated with Knapp on constructing a community footbridge to cross a stream in the biodiversity field at the front of the school. “The footbridge project reflects Maine Local Living School’s and KES’s shared goals to engage in project-based learning,” Knapp said.
"The students began by identifying cedar trees, prized for their rot-resistant properties and thinned over 20 saplings from a dense stand. 'Students were asked to consider which trees were the best candidates for the future forest based on crown health, upright habit, and space,' Knapp explained."
Original article:
https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/12/05/students-explore-nature-and-sustainability-with-maine-local-living-school/#SolarPunkSunday #NatureBasedLearning #TEK #KingfieldMaine #ForestEcology #MaineSchools #SustainableForestry #Acorns #ArborMountainTreeService #Sustainability #FoodForests #Biodiversity #ProtectTheForests
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Meanwhile, here in #Maine...
Students explore nature and sustainability with #MaineLocalLivingSchool
Kingfield Elementary School students participated in an immersive day of place-based learning, guided by the Maine Local Living School, which focuses on practical skills and ecological #stewardship, and Arbor Mountain Tree Service, exploring #sustainable forestry, acorn ecology, and bridge construction.
By Rebecca Richard, December 5, 2024
KINGFIELD — "There was a whirlwind of activity last month at Kingfield Elementary School [KES] as students immersed themselves in a day of place-based learning with Maine Local Living School and Arbor Mountain Tree Service. Tailored for each grade level, the lessons highlighted ecological connections, sustainable practices and community engagement through hands-on projects.
"The Maine Local Living School, dedicated to teaching practical skills and fostering ecological stewardship, partnered with Arbor Mountain Tree Service to guide students in exploring sustainable forestry, acorn ecology and hands-on bridge construction.
"Kindergarten and first grade students worked with Chris Knapp of Maine Local Living School to explore the seasonal abundance of acorns. 'This fall was a tremendous acorn harvest,' Knapp said, explaining how the lessons tied to the season. Students acted out the germination process of an acorn and identified oak leaves using compare-and-contrast exercises.
"Knapp also emphasized the cultural significance of acorns. 'We honored the long history of peoples for whom acorn has been and is a staple crop,' he said. The day ended with students playing a food web game, simulating predator and prey roles while gathering acorns and enjoying freshly baked acorn biscuits.
"Second and fourth grade students collaborated with Knapp on constructing a community footbridge to cross a stream in the biodiversity field at the front of the school. “The footbridge project reflects Maine Local Living School’s and KES’s shared goals to engage in project-based learning,” Knapp said.
"The students began by identifying cedar trees, prized for their rot-resistant properties and thinned over 20 saplings from a dense stand. 'Students were asked to consider which trees were the best candidates for the future forest based on crown health, upright habit, and space,' Knapp explained."
Original article:
https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/12/05/students-explore-nature-and-sustainability-with-maine-local-living-school/#SolarPunkSunday #NatureBasedLearning #TEK #KingfieldMaine #ForestEcology #MaineSchools #SustainableForestry #Acorns #ArborMountainTreeService #Sustainability #FoodForests #Biodiversity #ProtectTheForests
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Meanwhile, here in #Maine...
Students explore nature and sustainability with #MaineLocalLivingSchool
Kingfield Elementary School students participated in an immersive day of place-based learning, guided by the Maine Local Living School, which focuses on practical skills and ecological #stewardship, and Arbor Mountain Tree Service, exploring #sustainable forestry, acorn ecology, and bridge construction.
By Rebecca Richard, December 5, 2024
KINGFIELD — "There was a whirlwind of activity last month at Kingfield Elementary School [KES] as students immersed themselves in a day of place-based learning with Maine Local Living School and Arbor Mountain Tree Service. Tailored for each grade level, the lessons highlighted ecological connections, sustainable practices and community engagement through hands-on projects.
"The Maine Local Living School, dedicated to teaching practical skills and fostering ecological stewardship, partnered with Arbor Mountain Tree Service to guide students in exploring sustainable forestry, acorn ecology and hands-on bridge construction.
"Kindergarten and first grade students worked with Chris Knapp of Maine Local Living School to explore the seasonal abundance of acorns. 'This fall was a tremendous acorn harvest,' Knapp said, explaining how the lessons tied to the season. Students acted out the germination process of an acorn and identified oak leaves using compare-and-contrast exercises.
"Knapp also emphasized the cultural significance of acorns. 'We honored the long history of peoples for whom acorn has been and is a staple crop,' he said. The day ended with students playing a food web game, simulating predator and prey roles while gathering acorns and enjoying freshly baked acorn biscuits.
"Second and fourth grade students collaborated with Knapp on constructing a community footbridge to cross a stream in the biodiversity field at the front of the school. “The footbridge project reflects Maine Local Living School’s and KES’s shared goals to engage in project-based learning,” Knapp said.
"The students began by identifying cedar trees, prized for their rot-resistant properties and thinned over 20 saplings from a dense stand. 'Students were asked to consider which trees were the best candidates for the future forest based on crown health, upright habit, and space,' Knapp explained."
Original article:
https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/12/05/students-explore-nature-and-sustainability-with-maine-local-living-school/#SolarPunkSunday #NatureBasedLearning #TEK #KingfieldMaine #ForestEcology #MaineSchools #SustainableForestry #Acorns #ArborMountainTreeService #Sustainability #FoodForests #Biodiversity #ProtectTheForests
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Meanwhile, here in #Maine...
Students explore nature and sustainability with #MaineLocalLivingSchool
Kingfield Elementary School students participated in an immersive day of place-based learning, guided by the Maine Local Living School, which focuses on practical skills and ecological #stewardship, and Arbor Mountain Tree Service, exploring #sustainable forestry, acorn ecology, and bridge construction.
By Rebecca Richard, December 5, 2024
KINGFIELD — "There was a whirlwind of activity last month at Kingfield Elementary School [KES] as students immersed themselves in a day of place-based learning with Maine Local Living School and Arbor Mountain Tree Service. Tailored for each grade level, the lessons highlighted ecological connections, sustainable practices and community engagement through hands-on projects.
"The Maine Local Living School, dedicated to teaching practical skills and fostering ecological stewardship, partnered with Arbor Mountain Tree Service to guide students in exploring sustainable forestry, acorn ecology and hands-on bridge construction.
"Kindergarten and first grade students worked with Chris Knapp of Maine Local Living School to explore the seasonal abundance of acorns. 'This fall was a tremendous acorn harvest,' Knapp said, explaining how the lessons tied to the season. Students acted out the germination process of an acorn and identified oak leaves using compare-and-contrast exercises.
"Knapp also emphasized the cultural significance of acorns. 'We honored the long history of peoples for whom acorn has been and is a staple crop,' he said. The day ended with students playing a food web game, simulating predator and prey roles while gathering acorns and enjoying freshly baked acorn biscuits.
"Second and fourth grade students collaborated with Knapp on constructing a community footbridge to cross a stream in the biodiversity field at the front of the school. “The footbridge project reflects Maine Local Living School’s and KES’s shared goals to engage in project-based learning,” Knapp said.
"The students began by identifying cedar trees, prized for their rot-resistant properties and thinned over 20 saplings from a dense stand. 'Students were asked to consider which trees were the best candidates for the future forest based on crown health, upright habit, and space,' Knapp explained."
Original article:
https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/12/05/students-explore-nature-and-sustainability-with-maine-local-living-school/#SolarPunkSunday #NatureBasedLearning #TEK #KingfieldMaine #ForestEcology #MaineSchools #SustainableForestry #Acorns #ArborMountainTreeService #Sustainability #FoodForests #Biodiversity #ProtectTheForests
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Meanwhile, here in #Maine...
Students explore nature and sustainability with #MaineLocalLivingSchool
Kingfield Elementary School students participated in an immersive day of place-based learning, guided by the Maine Local Living School, which focuses on practical skills and ecological #stewardship, and Arbor Mountain Tree Service, exploring #sustainable forestry, acorn ecology, and bridge construction.
By Rebecca Richard, December 5, 2024
KINGFIELD — "There was a whirlwind of activity last month at Kingfield Elementary School [KES] as students immersed themselves in a day of place-based learning with Maine Local Living School and Arbor Mountain Tree Service. Tailored for each grade level, the lessons highlighted ecological connections, sustainable practices and community engagement through hands-on projects.
"The Maine Local Living School, dedicated to teaching practical skills and fostering ecological stewardship, partnered with Arbor Mountain Tree Service to guide students in exploring sustainable forestry, acorn ecology and hands-on bridge construction.
"Kindergarten and first grade students worked with Chris Knapp of Maine Local Living School to explore the seasonal abundance of acorns. 'This fall was a tremendous acorn harvest,' Knapp said, explaining how the lessons tied to the season. Students acted out the germination process of an acorn and identified oak leaves using compare-and-contrast exercises.
"Knapp also emphasized the cultural significance of acorns. 'We honored the long history of peoples for whom acorn has been and is a staple crop,' he said. The day ended with students playing a food web game, simulating predator and prey roles while gathering acorns and enjoying freshly baked acorn biscuits.
"Second and fourth grade students collaborated with Knapp on constructing a community footbridge to cross a stream in the biodiversity field at the front of the school. “The footbridge project reflects Maine Local Living School’s and KES’s shared goals to engage in project-based learning,” Knapp said.
"The students began by identifying cedar trees, prized for their rot-resistant properties and thinned over 20 saplings from a dense stand. 'Students were asked to consider which trees were the best candidates for the future forest based on crown health, upright habit, and space,' Knapp explained."
Original article:
https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/12/05/students-explore-nature-and-sustainability-with-maine-local-living-school/#SolarPunkSunday #NatureBasedLearning #TEK #KingfieldMaine #ForestEcology #MaineSchools #SustainableForestry #Acorns #ArborMountainTreeService #Sustainability #FoodForests #Biodiversity #ProtectTheForests
