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LAGUNA CANYON FOUNDATION
January 2008 E-Letter ___________________________________
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Rose Hip with Raindrop, used with permission, www.wunderkind.com. |
| The merry year is born like the bright berry from the naked thorn.
Hartley Coleridge, English poet, son of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1796-1849 |
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Hello, friends. At the darkest time of year, rose hips and toyon berries punctuate the bare landscape with brilliant color, providing food for birds and other wildlife. Humans have gathered the tart, spicy rose hip throughout history for tea, soup, jelly, syrup and more. When citrus was scarce during World War II, the Allies encouraged citizens to gather rose hips as an alternate source of vitamin C and bioflavinoids. Although roses have been known for their medicinal qualities since the early Romans, a study of osteoarthritis patients in Denmark only recently linked daily consumption of rose hip powder to reduced joint pain and stiffness. This winter, trade your pruning shears for birdwatching binoculars and harvest the joy of KEEPING IT WILD! |
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Look for rose hips and other wild edibles on a native plant hike through the James Dilley Preserve, Saturday, January 12 from 8-11 a.m. Join us for a fitness hike, take a bird walk or get involved as a volunteer. Visit www.lagunacanyon.org to learn more. Laguna Canyon Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to preserving, protecting and enhancing Southern California's second-largest coastal canyons parkland.
Questions? E-mail Ellen Girardeau Kempler, Communications Director, Laguna Canyon Foundation, lagunacf3@lagunacanyon.org |
