Maya @manzanita.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Dwarf mulberry 'Issai'. This bush died all the way back to its trunk during an extreme storm a couple of years ago (11 degrees F in Zone 8b). It came back beautifully and put on a huge crop this year. Great option for a small space. 162
Maya @manzanita.bsky.social · 12/02/2025"When soil grows life, it's also growing water." A healthy landscape can beget water. Carbon-rich soil absorbs water, vegetation transpires and releases water to the air. As the hydrated air moves inland, it reaches mountains, rises, cools, and condenses into rain. www.resilience.org/stories/2025...resilience.orgDid Southern California Once Have Summer Rains? Ask the TongvaThe work of restoration will continue, as the Tongva return native species to the land while reviving ceremonial and cultural practices. In the midst of ash and loss, a human relationship to land and ... 250
Maya @manzanita.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Wild-harvested chestnuts to dye yarn. I used the husks on wool and alpaca white yarn and got a variety of light pinkish brown shades. 3141
