Free Fruit
This group is for people to report public fruit trees and offer bounty from your own trees to people, simply to make sure the fruit gets used!
Your Connection to Bay Area Local Food and Sustainable Living
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Carla Lopez
- Female
- Alameda, CA
- United States
Carla Lopez's Groups
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Free Fruit
21 members
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Seed Exchange
10 members
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the Barter Box
14 members
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Mushroom Foraging
26 members
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Forage Central
15 members
Carla Lopez's Page
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Seed Exchange
Got extra seeds left over from your Spring or Fall plantings? Want to try new types of plants by sharing with your community? Seed Exchange is the place to swap Heirloom and Open Pollinated Seeds, Vegetable Seedlings, Fruit Trees and Berry Cuttings.
Carla Lopez joined Pasha's group
the Barter Box
Have something to barter? Homemade goods and elixirs? Looking for something in particular? Find and list it here.
Carla Lopez joined michele senitzer's group
foraged nettles yesterday, will be going out for more. They are coming up now, steam no more than a minute. Add to grains. Yum!
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Carla Lopez commented on Kendra's blog post 'Healthier Homemade Cheese Crackers'
thanks, I too will have to try these. I love cheese crackers, but won't buy those unhealthy ones. Hmmm a little bit of chipotle would be nice here.
Carla Lopez replied to Rodney Workman's discussion 'Morels in downtown Oakland' in the group Mushroom Foraging
Not raw, I tried saute them also...no garlic or spices. I wanted to get the taste. Actually it was at a product shop in Alameda, not the shop at the SF Ferry building. I got some small blackish ones there and they were not tasty either. I think…
Carla Lopez replied to Rodney Workman's discussion 'Morels in downtown Oakland' in the group Mushroom Foraging
Wow...what did you do with them? My uncle & father used to bring home foraged mushrooms. I didn't learn from them. Wish I had. I bought some morels in the Ferry building, they were very expensive, but tasted horrible...sort of moldy. I…
Carla Lopez replied to michele senitzer's discussion 'Pickled Eggs - Amish Style' in the group Fermentation/ Pickling
When you cook your beets, how do you do it? When I do I scrub them well and remove any funk on them, then I cook them with salt and 2 types of vinegar ( rice and apple cider) then when they are cool I peel them and I do use the same water I boiled…
Carla Lopez commented on Kim Di Giacomo's photo
I've heard the snails we have around here actually are the fancy ones eaten in France. Do you keep them on a special diet before eating them. I've read it's best to isolate them and feed them a special diet a week or so before eating…
Forage Central
Use this group (or the related mushroom foraging and fishing groups) to post what you're foraging for, tips and locations. Photo Credit: Kim Di GiacomoSee More
Carla Lopez joined Kim Di Giacomo's group
michele senitzer commented on Carla Lopez's photo
We recently made nasturtium pesto and capers. Delicious!
Carla Lopez replied to michele senitzer's discussion 'Pickled Eggs - Amish Style' in the group Fermentation/ Pickling
Wow, your are so beautiful! Nice rich colors. Is the sugar necessary? Many pickle recipes have sugar, which I don't like. Can the sugar be eliminated and still result in nice pickled eggs?
Kim Di Giacomo left a comment for Carla Lopez
Hi Carla, welcome to Found Fruit. Besides joining groups, you may also post events, share blogs and discussions or barter fruit and veggies or other goods through the site. Let me know if you need anything and please spread the word about…
Profile Information
- Tell us about yourself and your interests
- gardening, foraging, doing art work, sewing
- Your Website or Blog
- www.wildflowersewingstudio.com
Carla Lopez's Photos
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 7:50pm on August 29, 2011,
Kim Di Giacomo said…
- Hi Carla, welcome to Found Fruit. Besides joining groups, you may also post events, share blogs and discussions or barter fruit and veggies or other goods through the site. Let me know if you need anything and please spread the word about Found Fruit.
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