Podcast 742 – Basecamp Walkies

About this episode

Paul and Samantha discuss their findings during a walk around basecamp, including plants and mushrooms.

Paul and Samantha go on a walk around basecamp to plant things along the trail, find some morel mushrooms, and discuss what they’ve been finding, the Native American Camas or Quamash, the blossoming trees, and how the hugelkulturs over at Beacon Food Forest measure up to his own. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Wheaton

Guest: Samantha

Topics covered

• permaculture
• foraging
• native plants
• hiking
• food forest
• mushrooms

Keywords

• permaculture
• morel mushrooms
• Camas
• Quamash
• hiking
• food forest
• hugelkultur

Mentioned in this episode

Products: morel mushrooms, Camas, Quamash

Places: Native American, Beacon Food Forest, basecamp, trail

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