#foraging — Public Fediverse posts

Anyone know if black #morels tend to favor a particular type of conifer?

or have any tips for spotting them.

#Mushroom #Foraging #Wild

Anyone know if black #morels tend to favor a particular type of conifer?

or have any tips for spotting them.

#Mushroom #Foraging #Wild

Anyone know if black #morels tend to favor a particular type of conifer?

or have any tips for spotting them.

#Mushroom #Foraging #Wild

Anyone know if black #morels tend to favor a particular type of conifer?

or have any tips for spotting them.

#Mushroom #Foraging #Wild

it is quiet out there

It is quiet out there now. She
Takes her hat, stick and forage bag,

Into which she slips her pruners, then
Slides her feet into green clogs, feeling

Quite exurban-agrarian, ready to look
Under brush piles and into cottonwoods --
In every place that might consent to harbor
Even a hint of birds' music. They have flown,
The silence tells her; those that haven't died.

Out along the roadside she waves to cars,
Understanding her neighbors have to drive,
Then pockets up crabapples, berries, leaves

That now are turning away from green: cat's ear,
High mallow, chicory, plantain, sow thistle, her
Ears pricked for passing flights of geese.
Really, thinks she to herself, there ought
Even now to be more birds. There are

Not so many feral cats round here as that.
Or could it be the sprays? She supposes
War has been declared. A war on song.


-- shonin #poetry #acrostic #foraging #climate #birdflu

it is quiet out there

It is quiet out there now. She
Takes her hat, stick and forage bag,

Into which she slips her pruners, then
Slides her feet into green clogs, feeling

Quite exurban-agrarian, ready to look
Under brush piles and into cottonwoods --
In every place that might consent to harbor
Even a hint of birds' music. They have flown,
The silence tells her; those that haven't died.

Out along the roadside she waves to cars,
Understanding her neighbors have to drive,
Then pockets up crabapples, berries, leaves

That now are turning away from green: cat's ear,
High mallow, chicory, plantain, sow thistle, her
Ears pricked for passing flights of geese.
Really, thinks she to herself, there ought
Even now to be more birds. There are

Not so many feral cats round here as that.
Or could it be the sprays? She supposes
War has been declared. A war on song.


-- shonin #poetry #acrostic #foraging #climate #birdflu

it is quiet out there

It is quiet out there now. She
Takes her hat, stick and forage bag,

Into which she slips her pruners, then
Slides her feet into green clogs, feeling

Quite exurban-agrarian, ready to look
Under brush piles and into cottonwoods --
In every place that might consent to harbor
Even a hint of birds' music. They have flown,
The silence tells her; those that haven't died.

Out along the roadside she waves to cars,
Understanding her neighbors have to drive,
Then pockets up crabapples, berries, leaves

That now are turning away from green: cat's ear,
High mallow, chicory, plantain, sow thistle, her
Ears pricked for passing flights of geese.
Really, thinks she to herself, there ought
Even now to be more birds. There are

Not so many feral cats round here as that.
Or could it be the sprays? She supposes
War has been declared. A war on song.


-- shonin #poetry #acrostic #foraging #climate #birdflu

it is quiet out there

It is quiet out there now. She
Takes her hat, stick and forage bag,

Into which she slips her pruners, then
Slides her feet into green clogs, feeling

Quite exurban-agrarian, ready to look
Under brush piles and into cottonwoods --
In every place that might consent to harbor
Even a hint of birds' music. They have flown,
The silence tells her; those that haven't died.

Out along the roadside she waves to cars,
Understanding her neighbors have to drive,
Then pockets up crabapples, berries, leaves

That now are turning away from green: cat's ear,
High mallow, chicory, plantain, sow thistle, her
Ears pricked for passing flights of geese.
Really, thinks she to herself, there ought
Even now to be more birds. There are

Not so many feral cats round here as that.
Or could it be the sprays? She supposes
War has been declared. A war on song.


-- shonin #poetry #acrostic #foraging #climate #birdflu

it is quiet out there

It is quiet out there now. She
Takes her hat, stick and forage bag,

Into which she slips her pruners, then
Slides her feet into green clogs, feeling

Quite exurban-agrarian, ready to look
Under brush piles and into cottonwoods --
In every place that might consent to harbor
Even a hint of birds' music. They have flown,
The silence tells her; those that haven't died.

Out along the roadside she waves to cars,
Understanding her neighbors have to drive,
Then pockets up crabapples, berries, leaves

That now are turning away from green: cat's ear,
High mallow, chicory, plantain, sow thistle, her
Ears pricked for passing flights of geese.
Really, thinks she to herself, there ought
Even now to be more birds. There are

Not so many feral cats round here as that.
Or could it be the sprays? She supposes
War has been declared. A war on song.


-- shonin #poetry #acrostic #foraging #climate #birdflu

A wild appetizer I had the other day. If you don't have lemons nearby, but have oysters and ants, why not?

#Foraging #Seafood #Forestfood #Ants

Woodland Trust: Foraging in May: a guide to wild herbs and other edible plants
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/05/foraging-in-may/

#SolarPunkSunday #Foraging #Herbs #EdiblePlants #WoodLandTrust #Plants #Woods #WoodLands #Nature

Woodland Trust: Foraging in May: a guide to wild herbs and other edible plants
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/05/foraging-in-may/

#SolarPunkSunday #Foraging #Herbs #EdiblePlants #WoodLandTrust #Plants #Woods #WoodLands #Nature

Woodland Trust: Foraging in May: a guide to wild herbs and other edible plants
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/05/foraging-in-may/

#SolarPunkSunday #Foraging #Herbs #EdiblePlants #WoodLandTrust #Plants #Woods #WoodLands #Nature

Woodland Trust: Foraging in May: a guide to wild herbs and other edible plants
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/05/foraging-in-may/

#SolarPunkSunday #Foraging #Herbs #EdiblePlants #WoodLandTrust #Plants #Woods #WoodLands #Nature

Woodland Trust: Foraging in May: a guide to wild herbs and other edible plants
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/05/foraging-in-may/

#SolarPunkSunday #Foraging #Herbs #EdiblePlants #WoodLandTrust #Plants #Woods #WoodLands #Nature

Observations of aggression and vigilance of California condors, golden eagles, and turkey vultures at 61 carcasses revealed that aggressive eagles and vultures are less vigilant, and eagles are more vigilant in larger groups. Relationships between aggression, vigilance, and other variables were not observed in the condors.

Not open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eth.70082

#Science #Wildlife #Birds #Foraging #Raptors #Vigilance #Aggression

Wood Betony for the cervical-occipital knot at the base of the skull. Plantain for the bee sting and the irritated gut. Cleavers for stagnant lymph. Three weeds that grow in Atlanta sidewalk cracks, with the pharmacology and the cautions laid out. Herbal medicine as daily resistance, not aesthetic:
https://twp.ai/9OVuip
#Herbalism #Herbs #FolkMedicine #WildCrafting #Plantain #WoodBetony #HerbalMedicine #Foraging #Witchcraft #Druid

Wood Betony for the cervical-occipital knot at the base of the skull. Plantain for the bee sting and the irritated gut. Cleavers for stagnant lymph. Three weeds that grow in Atlanta sidewalk cracks, with the pharmacology and the cautions laid out. Herbal medicine as daily resistance, not aesthetic:
https://twp.ai/9OVuip
#Herbalism #Herbs #FolkMedicine #WildCrafting #Plantain #WoodBetony #HerbalMedicine #Foraging #Witchcraft #Druid

Wood Betony for the cervical-occipital knot at the base of the skull. Plantain for the bee sting and the irritated gut. Cleavers for stagnant lymph. Three weeds that grow in Atlanta sidewalk cracks, with the pharmacology and the cautions laid out. Herbal medicine as daily resistance, not aesthetic:
https://twp.ai/9OVuip
#Herbalism #Herbs #FolkMedicine #WildCrafting #Plantain #WoodBetony #HerbalMedicine #Foraging #Witchcraft #Druid

Wood Betony for the cervical-occipital knot at the base of the skull. Plantain for the bee sting and the irritated gut. Cleavers for stagnant lymph. Three weeds that grow in Atlanta sidewalk cracks, with the pharmacology and the cautions laid out. Herbal medicine as daily resistance, not aesthetic:
https://twp.ai/9OVuip
#Herbalism #Herbs #FolkMedicine #WildCrafting #Plantain #WoodBetony #HerbalMedicine #Foraging #Witchcraft #Druid

Wood Betony for the cervical-occipital knot at the base of the skull. Plantain for the bee sting and the irritated gut. Cleavers for stagnant lymph. Three weeds that grow in Atlanta sidewalk cracks, with the pharmacology and the cautions laid out. Herbal medicine as daily resistance, not aesthetic:
https://twp.ai/9OVuip
#Herbalism #Herbs #FolkMedicine #WildCrafting #Plantain #WoodBetony #HerbalMedicine #Foraging #Witchcraft #Druid

Wood Betony for the skull-base knot. Plantain for the sting. Cleavers for stagnant lymph. Three weeds in every Atlanta sidewalk crack, full pharmacology inside. https://twp.ai/4hqfWl #Herbalism #Herbs #Foraging #FolkMedicine #Witchcraft #Druid #Plants /|\

Wood Betony for the skull-base knot. Plantain for the sting. Cleavers for stagnant lymph. Three weeds in every Atlanta sidewalk crack, full pharmacology inside. https://twp.ai/4hqfWl #Herbalism #Herbs #Foraging #FolkMedicine #Witchcraft #Druid #Plants /|\

Wolves (and foxes, coyotes) eat a ton of fruit in July and August(!) -- blueberries and raspberries -- 50-83% of their diet! It's not bc they prefer it, but bc they're not going to catch deer or beaver so they eat what they can.
GPS tracking charts from 2023, video footage of them eating blueberries, cool stuff. They put GPS chips in collars, so the wolves aren't "chipped" per se.
#wolves #coyotes #foxes #wild #blueberry #patch #groves #tracking #foraging #hungry
https://www.voyageurswolfproject.org/wolfv026

Wolves (and foxes, coyotes) eat a ton of fruit in July and August(!) -- blueberries and raspberries -- 50-83% of their diet! It's not bc they prefer it, but bc they're not going to catch deer or beaver so they eat what they can.
GPS tracking charts from 2023, video footage of them eating blueberries, cool stuff. They put GPS chips in collars, so the wolves aren't "chipped" per se.
#wolves #coyotes #foxes #wild #blueberry #patch #groves #tracking #foraging #hungry
https://www.voyageurswolfproject.org/wolfv026

Wolves (and foxes, coyotes) eat a ton of fruit in July and August(!) -- blueberries and raspberries -- 50-83% of their diet! It's not bc they prefer it, but bc they're not going to catch deer or beaver so they eat what they can.
GPS tracking charts from 2023, video footage of them eating blueberries, cool stuff. They put GPS chips in collars, so the wolves aren't "chipped" per se.
#wolves #coyotes #foxes #wild #blueberry #patch #groves #tracking #foraging #hungry
https://www.voyageurswolfproject.org/wolfv026

Wolves (and foxes, coyotes) eat a ton of fruit in July and August(!) -- blueberries and raspberries -- 50-83% of their diet! It's not bc they prefer it, but bc they're not going to catch deer or beaver so they eat what they can.
GPS tracking charts from 2023, video footage of them eating blueberries, cool stuff. They put GPS chips in collars, so the wolves aren't "chipped" per se.
#wolves #coyotes #foxes #wild #blueberry #patch #groves #tracking #foraging #hungry
https://www.voyageurswolfproject.org/wolfv026

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morus_alba #TIL white mulberries are edible. I agree with the wiki on flavor: “sweet but insipid” #mulberries #foraging

earthly suns: workshop, gathering, and performance programme

W139, Friday, June 26 at 02:00 PM GMT+2

A two-part program that centers the plant-ally Saint-John’s-Wort and the queer poetics it offers. Join artists Sasa Ghanem-Chaney, Jules Davis-Dufayard, and A.E.Z Pinay for an afternoon of queer collective care. In the evening there will be a special gathering with plant offerings, a sonic mediation, and a concert by Queer Choir Amsterdam.

earthly suns is a multidisciplinary research project, developed by Jules Davis-Dufayard and Sasa Ghanem-Chaney, that departs from a shared love towards the plant Saint-John’s-Wort, and a shared love for communal singing. Together they have embarked on a long-term research around this plant-ally since summer 2025, inspired by the queer poetics it offers as it grows powerful and unnoticed between Amsterdam’s pavements. They hope to develop land and body based seasonal practices which are relevant to the current context of late-stage racial capitalism, and which can contribute to the physical, emotional and spiritual nourishment of current social change movements. This research takes form through herbalism, storytelling, trauma-informed care practices, and vocal somatics (Deep Listening). The earthly suns workshop and gathering emerge from their research and collective practices. 

ProgrammeWorkshop: 14:00 – 18:00Gathering and performance programme: 20:00 – 22:00

WorkshopJules Davis-Dufayard and Sasa Ghanem-Chaney invite you for an afternoon of queer collective care centering the plant-ally Saint-John’s-Wort (SJW). During this workshop they will share knowledge around what SJW has to offer in terms of physical and mental healing, as well as take inspiration from its resilient growth through Amsterdam’s urban landscape. They will share tools from herbalism, plant symbolism, somatics, collective singing, and vocal meditation working towards community healing and care strategies. Special guest A.E.Z. Pinay will also intervene and invite the group into his grieving practice in the form of choral mourning. In his work he explores the rhythmicality of sobs and sighs, and the melody of moans and laments, as well as the seemingly impossible task to establish a framework that properly allows sorrow to flow.

The workshop is followed by a simple dinner, between 18:00 and 19:00, prepared by maria khatchadourian (only for workshop participants). After the dinner an event will follow with a large scale collective sonic meditation, and a concert by Queer Choir Amsterdam. Separate tickets are available for the evening programme.

The workshop ticket includes the possibility to stay for the evening programme. You can note your participation when you purchase your ticket. 

Evening programmeJoin us for an evening of queer joy centering the plant-ally Saint-John’s-Wort (SJW). Sasa and Jules will open the evening with an introduction to their research, offering Saint-John’s-Wort tea and oil for hand massage. The audience will be invited into a collective sonic meditation, followed by a concert by Queer Choir Amsterdam. 

Ticket workshop: €20 Student/solidarity ticket: €15

Ticket evening programme: €7,50 Student/solidarity ticket: €5

Buy your ticket via the Eventbrite page.

Sasa Ghanem-Chaney (French-Algerian, 1993) is an artist, performer, director and facilitator based in Amsterdam since 2017. They work with worldbuilding, interactive installations, collective processes, sound, performance and herbalism. Their practice questions the politics of history-making. What are the invisible frameworks at play in the decision of archiving? Which lores subsist to shape our contemporary perspectives? How can we slow down and listen to the unsung echoes of voices past? Through speculative storytelling, performance, immersive spaces and collective practices, Sasa Ghanem-Chaney questions the making of stories and our political role in the remembrance of minoritized voices.

Website Sasa Ghanem-Chaney

Jules Davis-Dufayard (France, 1991) is an artist/facilitator, and an apprentice of somatics and transformative justice, currently living in a white trans crip/disabled body. They facilitate experiences with/in nature to create internal and collective space for growth and transformation, nurturing healing ways to relate to ourselves, each other, and the webs of relations we are embedded in. At the moment, Jules is fascinated by crip and gut wisdoms, and by practices of herbalism, foraging and eating as everyday and embodied portals to remembering that “the earth isn’t an extension of our bodies, it’s the other way around” (GTDF).

Website Jules Davis-Dufayard

The Queer Choir of Amsterdam is an artistic initiative that promises the creation of a brave space to celebrate unique identities and voices. Through rehearsals and performances, they express their ideas for the futures they desire and the narratives they want to share. In the unification of their voices, they create harmonies, but also distinctively recognize the varied nature of the human voice and hone agency over their voices. Queer Choir also works a lot with soundscapes, improvisation and audience engagement. QC has performed in many venues and events, such as the Oude Kerk, Holland Festival, Buro Stedelijk, Vrankrijk, and the Antwerp Queer Arts Festival.

Website Queer Choir of Amsterdam

A.E.Z. Pinay (he/they) is a queer afropean artist, a film maker, and a performer. A part of his work and research revolves around the black ethos in France and the Afrodiasporic experience in its poetic, political and spiritual expression. Mourning, melancholy, and absurdity are elements that inhabit his creations. Another part of his practice is to cultivate his ability to exist outside of marketing values and learn from forest ecologies. This translates as activities such as resting, doing nothing, lying down in the grass, pray, mourn, cry, observe the living and to open oneself to the possibilities of different worldings. He currently studies and works in Amsterdam and prepares the publication of his first essay with Editions Face cachées.

Instagram A.E.Z. Pinay

Accessibility infoHerbal safety: Consumption of Saint-John’s Wort tea or massage oils during the evening is entirely optional. Saint-John’s Wort is a powerful plant, and can weaken the effect of certain medications. Please read this one-page document before consuming Saint-John’s Wort: side effects and contraindications.

Wheelchair access: W139 is spread over two floors. The workshop, dinner, and evening events will all happen on the ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. Our toilets are located on the first floor, which can only be reached via stairs. The nearest wheelchair accessible public toilets can be found at Krasnapolsky Hotel, 150m away, at the start of the road (Dam Square). For other questions regarding the accessibility of the building, please contact [email protected].

Seating: There will be chairs, benches, or cushions available for everyone, as well as blankets. Feel free to bring your own blanket, stand, move around, and come in and out as your body needs.

Sound: The event will be held in English. There will be no sound amplification for the workshop nor the concert. Audience members will be invited to join in on the singing for some parts of the concert, this is entirely optional. 

Covid/infection safety: We ask everyone to do a covid self-test before entering the event space. There will be self-tests and face-masks available for free/on donation at the entrance of W139. Make sure not to consume food or drinks for 30min before testing, and to allow 15min for your test result to show. Mask wearing is encouraged.

Negative results for such self-tests are unfortunately only ~75% reliable (whilst positive results are ~95% reliable), and all viruses are a risk for immunocompromised folks. Therefore, if you are experiencing any covid/cold/flu symptoms on the day of the event, we will be sorry to miss you, but ask that you stay home and join us at a later public event of the series. Please email [email protected] to cancel your booking so we can offer your spot to someone else.

Unfortunately, the budget for this event doesn’t allow for translation, sign language interpretation, or live image description. 

This event is part of a series of three programs, which will each have slightly different accessibility. We hope you can join us again in the future. Please email [email protected] with ‘SJW mail list’ in the email title to be kept informed about future events.

The ticket sales will go towards covid tests, masks, and materials. If the cost is a barrier, please email [email protected]  

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/earthly-suns-workshop-gathering-and-performance-programme

The Birthday | 12 Years of De Ceuvel!

De Ceuvel, Saturday, June 20 at 12:00 PM GMT+2

What: De Ceuvel is celebrating its 12th anniversary!
When: Saturday June 20, 2026 – 12:00 – 03:00
Programme: more info coming soon

De Ceuvel has turned 12! Come by and enjoy our green hub full of activities. Get inspired by sustainability, live music, and workshops, and think along about the future of De Ceuvel.

During the day, there’s plenty to do for both young and old. Our studio boats are open with workshops, performances, and art. In the evening, you can dance to live music and discover tunes at the different stages across the entire site!

Save June 20 in your calendar and keep an eye on this page for programme updates.

AFTERNOON PROGRAMME

WELCOME TO DE CEUVEL

12:00 -16:00 | at the entrance next to the Ceuvel gate
Welcome to De Ceuvel!
First time here or a regular visitor? Our Ceuvel hosts will welcome you to the site and answer all your questions about this unique place and the birthday programme.

12:00 – 15:00 | at the entrance next to the Ceuvel gate
Welcome Tea Committee
A warm welcome with teas from different cultures, lovingly prepared by women from the neighbourhood.

12:30 – 13:00 | meeting at Ceuvel square
Ceuvel tour by Tours That Matter
Get to know De Ceuvel on a guided tour with experienced guides from Tours That Matter.

13:00 | meeting at Ceuvel square
Festive collective opening!

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME

12:00 – 13:00 | Ceuvel square
Storytelling with author Najat Kadour from her book Dahlia’s Magic Great-Grandmother

12:00 – 14:00 | Ceuvel square
Face painting with Natasja

14:30 – 15:30 | veranda
SUPERJAM
The Superjam is an energetic interactive concert where everyone plays along: children and adults alike. The musicians of De Superjam take you on a musical journey full of rhythm, unusual instruments and humour.

SAFARIS: DISCOVER Zoöp DE CEUVEL

De Ceuvel is a Zoöp. This means we are an organisation that collaborates with non-human life. We continuously explore how humans can be good companions to the life around us, such as plants, animals, fungi and microbes.

14:00, 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00 | departure from the dock: sign up for a spot on the list
Canoe safari
Experience De Ceuvel from the water with Ceuvel residents Amber Beernink (ecological architect) and Lupe van Wolput (marine sustainability researcher). They will guide you past the floating gardens and Schoonschip. Swimming diploma required. Participants are responsible at all times and must wear a life jacket. Children only accompanied by an adult.

13:30 – 14:15 | meeting at the square
Wild foraging medicinal plants
Ceuvel resident and forager Anke Wijnja shows you which everyday urban plants have medicinal properties and can be found in your neighbourhood.

THE FUTURE OF DE CEUVEL

14:00 – 18:00 | Keizer boat
Ceuvel Future! Join in and think along
De Ceuvel is a temporary site planned to exist until January 2027. We would like to stay and further develop the place together, building on its existing values such as the creative hub, urban nature and cultural programming. The Ceuvel future plan aligns with the municipality’s zoning plan.
Join us in shaping the future of De Ceuvel: view the model, our plans and share your ideas with Ceuvel resident Jeroen Apers (head of Future team).

GAMES

start 12:00 – 15:00 | in the café
Chess tournament with Bar Blitz

12:00 – 17:00 drop-in | Ceuvel square
Old Dutch games XL
Play sjoelen, gatenkaas, spinning tops and a 2-metre Jenga tower

13:00 – 16:00 drop-in | Ceuvel square
Hula hoop playground
How smooth are your hips? Eva from Enter The Circle teaches fun tricks and circular hoop moves.

CEUVEL ART

De Ceuvel is a creative hub with houseboats on land serving as studios for artists and innovative, social entrepreneurs. They are excited to share their art with you.

13:00-16:00 | roaming
Live caricature drawing
Let yourself be humorously portrayed by Ceuvel resident and caricaturist Randy Haas. In just a few minutes he captures your character on a beer coaster.

15:00 – 17:00 drop-in | Silverfloat boat
Silversmithing: make your own lucky charm
Create your own silver lucky charm. Choose a shape, hammer and stamp it, and take your creation home.

Gallery 13:00-18:00 & Shoots 15:00-18:00 drop-in | Macula boat
Studio Macula: open studio & pop-up gallery
View fine art photography by Hermen van de Waal and join a spontaneous Tiny Shoot portrait session.

UPCYCLE WORKSHOPS IN THE MAAKBAR

12:30 – 13:30 | Maakbar
Pinhole camera from a milk carton
Make your own camera with Milou Gevers (5+ children, with adult supervision).

13:30 – 15:00 drop-in | Maakbar
Cut it out – collages with AI makeover
Create your own birthday monster collage with Avi Krispin and Tzvi Gutter and see it transformed into a sticker using AI.

15:00 – 16:30 drop-in | Maakbar
Clothing café: repair, patches & stories
By Ceuvel residents Nora Veenman and Anke Wijna.

FILM PROGRAMME

Films by Ceuvel residents, meet the makers and ask questions. Schedule to follow.

Live music: Secret Garden

Music projects by Ceuvel residents including Shaggy Greys, Jamacar and Harde Liefde and Lashaawn. Schedule to follow.

image credit: Vincent Kuyvenhoven

EVENING PROGRAMME

KELDER

KELDER is an Amsterdam music collective combining Dutch-language rock, hiphop and pop into an energetic, explosive live experience. What started in a basement beneath the streets of Amsterdam with five friends and loud amplifiers has grown into a band performing on festival and club stages.

The group – Kurt, Matthijs, Matteo, Joris and Boudewijn – creates a unique mix of punkrock, hiphop and pop: raw, direct and catchy, moving between big questions and small observations with a playful twist.

Live, KELDER is known for shows where the audience becomes part of the chaos: singing, jumping and sweating together, from small clubs to venues like Paradiso and TivoliVredenburg.

keldermusic.nl

JULIA MANDOKI

Julia Mandoki is a versatile artist blending playful alt-pop with dreamy psychedelic folk. Her music feels intuitive, warm and independent, with a strong DIY spirit as she writes and records everything herself. After years of touring with artists like Albert Hammond and Richard Bona, she now lives in Amsterdam, working in abortion care by day and creating music by night.

Her debut album The Dark Side of the Womb (28 November 2025) takes listeners on a colourful, imaginative journey through identity, mental health and imagination. Live, she delivers a warm, slightly psychedelic festival set full of surprising turns and dreamy melodies.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-birthday-or-12-years-of-de-ceuvel

Vegan Pesto With Stinging Nettles
https://plantbasednews.org/veganrecipes/dinner/vegan-stinging-nettle-pesto/

#SolarPunkSunday #SeasonalRecipes #Recipes #Vegan #Veg #Foraging

Expecting visitor/s today but, in the meantime, here are some seasonal recipes:
Wild Garlic Edamame Pesto
(more recipes in comments)
https://plantbasednews.org/veganrecipes/snacks/wild-garlic-edamame-pesto/

#SolarPunkSunday #SeasonalRecipes #Recipes #Vegan #Veg #Foraging

New yard has mock strawberries, not wild strawberries. 😢

#foraging

‘It didn’t seem real’: the Black mushroom hunters unearthing the US’s essential fungi https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/may/16/mushrooms-black-foragers #Foraging #BlackUsCulture #Environment #Culture #Food #Massachusetts #UsNews

‘It didn’t seem real’: the Black mushroom hunters unearthing the US’s essential fungi https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/may/16/mushrooms-black-foragers #Foraging #BlackUsCulture #Environment #Culture #Food #Massachusetts #UsNews

‘It didn’t seem real’: the Black mushroom hunters unearthing the US’s essential fungi https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/may/16/mushrooms-black-foragers #Foraging #BlackUsCulture #Environment #Culture #Food #Massachusetts #UsNews

I'm thinking of taking a morel hunting trip with my pups this morning. It might be a little early, but last year I was definitely too late. My truck is in the shop and my Jeep has eight 2 ft.³ bags of mulch in the back (stored for garden work in a place where it won't get wet; it makes sense to me). That leaves the Honda, which should be fine given that I won't spend much time on gravel roads.

Meanwhile, we're having a colorful cloudy #sunrise.

#foraging #KeepMoving

Wild Food Series Part 5: Dock 🌱 yellow dock, curly dock #wildfood #foraging #forage #freefood #dock https://www.allforgardening.com/1765533/wild-food-series-part-5-dock-%f0%9f%8c%b1-yellow-dock-curly-dock-wildfood-foraging-forage-freefood-dock/ #EdibleGardening

Wild Food Series Part 5: Dock 🌱 yellow dock, curly dock #wildfood #foraging #forage #freefood #dock https://www.allforgardening.com/1765533/wild-food-series-part-5-dock-%f0%9f%8c%b1-yellow-dock-curly-dock-wildfood-foraging-forage-freefood-dock/ #EdibleGardening

Oooooo it's almost time!

#Foraging #mushlove #mushtodon #morels

Oooooo it's almost time!

#Foraging #mushlove #mushtodon #morels

Oooooo it's almost time!

#Foraging #mushlove #mushtodon #morels

Oooooo it's almost time!

#Foraging #mushlove #mushtodon #morels

Oooooo it's almost time!

#Foraging #mushlove #mushtodon #morels

Saw some mushrooms that look like something edible but, I didn't want to touch them for a few reasons:

1: I didn't have any way to carry them out.
2: I didn't have a knife with me
3: I wouldn't know the right way to harvest? Pick? Whatever them.
4: is there some kind of mushroom hunting etiquette?

Anyway, I think it's chicken of the woods but will need to look up how to identify it before actually trying to eat it. I wouldn't mind a little help if anyone has tips but I do plan on spending a little time looking it up today.
#hiking #mycelium #mushrooms #foraging

Sloe vodka.

#HomeMade #Hedgerow #foraging #photography

Sloe vodka.

#HomeMade #Hedgerow #foraging #photography

Sloe vodka.

#HomeMade #Hedgerow #foraging #photography

Sloe vodka.

#HomeMade #Hedgerow #foraging #photography

Sloe vodka.

#HomeMade #Hedgerow #foraging #photography