LILLY PILLY Aka AUSTRALIAN BRUSH CHERRY or EUGENIA (Syzygium paniculatum) By Christopher Nyerges [www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com] Lilly pilly is a member of the Myrtle Family (Myrtaceae) Description: The Lilly Pilly is an evergreen shrub that is typically manicured as a border hedge in urban yards. Left alone, it grows tall...
WILD-CRAFTING
CONFESSIONS OF A WILD-CRAFTER Why I now always collect my own herbs Christopher Nyerges [Nyerges has been leading ethno-botany walks since 1974. He is the author of “Guide to Wild Foods,” “Foraging California,” “Wild Edible Plants of North America,” and other books. More information at www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com] First, what’s a wild...
NUTS & BERRIES OF CALIFORNIA
NUTS AND BERRIES OF CALIFORNIA [Nyerges is the author of “Nuts and Berries of California,” and several other foraging books. Information about his books and classes is available at www.SchoolofSelf-Reliance, or Box 41834, Eagle Rock, CA 90041.] 122 pages, fully illustrated with color photos “Nuts and Berries of California”...