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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 Keskimaki
Oct 24, 20203 min read


Parrots 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 Keskimaki
Jul 27, 20203 min read


Aralia "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 Keskimaki
Jun 14, 20203 min read


Sweetness 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...

James Keskimaki
Mar 21, 20193 min read
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