thank you so much for this education! growing up in urban ontario, the school system taught nothing of this amazing ancient culture. thank you for educating in ways they did not.
THANK YOU for this video ! Anyone watching this share it ! Anyone watching this these berries need to be super famous again. I read that they are the strongest superfood in the WHOLE of North America....Anyone read this too?
Such a beautiful place. I just got Salal seeds to grow my own. I also got Oregon Grape seeds, Nootka Rose, Salmon Berry. Super excited to try these. I'm always a little scared to wild forage.
I have a large patch of Salal berries in my back yard. I'm trying to find more detailed information than I've been able to find. I'd like to take care of it and harvest the berries. The bees love the little flowers. I saw a snake find refuge (from my big tramping feet that scared him) and I know the squirrels are in there because the random oak trees that pop up. To be respectful, I'd like to fully utilize the berries I pick (Which ones are no good for eating/too far past ripe... I don't want to waste something that looked too far gone to my eye but was just fine to eat); How much should I harvest/leave behind (Are there benefits to the plant or nearby animals in leaving a % of the berries behind? or does Salal benefit from thorough plucking? Does it flower better next year if I pull the berries?) And what, if anything, can I do for the plant? (Does it want oak trees popping up wherever the squirrels forget their acorns? I've read that cutting it back occasionally is good for it? What can I do *for* my salal bushes?)
thank you so much for this education! growing up in urban ontario, the school system taught nothing of this amazing ancient culture. thank you for educating in ways they did not.
THANK YOU for this video ! Anyone watching this share it ! Anyone watching this these berries need to be super famous again. I read that they are the strongest superfood in the WHOLE of North America....Anyone read this too?
Yes! I read a study from the University of Victoria that Salal Berries have cancer fighting antioxidants, twice as many antioxidants than blueberries.
Such a beautiful place. I just got Salal seeds to grow my own. I also got Oregon Grape seeds, Nootka Rose, Salmon Berry. Super excited to try these. I'm always a little scared to wild forage.
I can really feel salal berries nourishing my body when I eat them, much like salmon.
I have a large patch of Salal berries in my back yard. I'm trying to find more detailed information than I've been able to find. I'd like to take care of it and harvest the berries. The bees love the little flowers. I saw a snake find refuge (from my big tramping feet that scared him) and I know the squirrels are in there because the random oak trees that pop up.
To be respectful, I'd like to fully utilize the berries I pick (Which ones are no good for eating/too far past ripe... I don't want to waste something that looked too far gone to my eye but was just fine to eat);
How much should I harvest/leave behind (Are there benefits to the plant or nearby animals in leaving a % of the berries behind? or does Salal benefit from thorough plucking? Does it flower better next year if I pull the berries?)
And what, if anything, can I do for the plant? (Does it want oak trees popping up wherever the squirrels forget their acorns? I've read that cutting it back occasionally is good for it? What can I do *for* my salal bushes?)