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Joel Mielke
Posted inLife + Outdoors
Native Rushes
Caveat lector: Though I’m familiar with the handy mnemonic. “Sedges have edges; rushes are round; grasses are hollow right up from the ground,” I’m no botanist and I’m evaluating these plants from the point of view of a gardener. It has taken me years to clear the stodgy, banal nursery plants out of our yard. […]
Posted inEat + Drink
Bien Padre Corn Tortilla Chips
Bien Padre — The hip Mexican brand name surprised me when I first saw it years ago. I wondered if the owners of the company knew what it meant — but more on that later. Let’s review the chips: Most of us on the North Coast are familiar with the industrial-sized corn chips from Bien […]