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Turf Talk: Move over spinach, miner’s lettuce is here

February 15, 2017 by Joshua Burman Thayer Leave a Comment

A recent day off found me wandering the Oak woodlands of the East-side of Mount Diablo in the rain. As I forged into Mitchell Canyon, I stopped to admire the rolling clouds upon the ridge. I then looked down to find myself standing in an ankle-deep patch of Claytonia perfoliata, otherwise known in these parts […]

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