James KeskimakiOct 24, 20203 min Oshala “Little Bear”Ligusticum grayi Western Osha, Gray's Lovage, Kishwoof This year's journey out into the high cascades to harvest my yearly supply of...
James KeskimakiJul 27, 20203 minParrots Beak and Elephants Head?!Believe it or not, these really are "common names" to some of the most magical plants in the Pedicularis spp. The photo on the left is...
James KeskimakiJun 14, 20203 minAralia "Ginseng for the lungs"A few weeks ago I went out on a wildcrafting mission with the specific intention of harvesting Western Aralia root (California...
James KeskimakiMar 21, 20193 minSweetness is in the Root Osmorhiza occidentalis Sweet Root Sweetness is just the beginning of the magic! I first discovered Sweet root years ago on a weeklong...