Dye plants | Nature's Cauldron

Sep 23, 2012 by birdsong

The summer has just flown by this year, as I try and balance both running the dye CSA and working full-time at a new job. I have been...

Apr 22, 2012 by birdsong

Aspen trees are one of the highlights of fall in my part of the world, and I was overjoyed to find that the leaves produce a true,...

Jan 17, 2012 by birdsong

Back in the fall, our local mycological expert Daniel Nicholson asked for some help in preparing for the first-ever Nevada City Wild...

Nov 22, 2011 by birdsong

When I started this CSA Farm adventure, I planned to grow enough Japanese Indigo (Polygonum tintorium) to dye yarns for my...

Oct 7, 2011 by birdsong

What are pokeberries? Not a surprising question for a Northern California grrl… this is a native plant in the South and...

Jul 31, 2011 by birdsong

I sent out my August newsletter to the natural dye CSA shareholders yesterday, and it is full of good, basic information about...