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November 24, 2005
Last Wildcrafting Trip of the Season
Here we are harvesting juniper early in the morning - this is extremely hot country, even in the late Fall, so the best time to pick is from 6am to noon or so.
Art photo and cover of this year's spring catalog - Erica harvesting early in the morning with the sun behind her.
Hauling the Juniper back to the truck
Coulter pines grow to enormous proportions and are armed and dangerous - look at the spikes on that sucker.
Laurel and Dara spreading out a tarp on a hillside - we harvest the juniper onto these tarps and then drag them down the hillside to load the juniper into the truck - see next picture too ...
Here's me, Dara and Laurel harvesting the Juniper onto the tarp
Making our way back to the truck at the end of the day
My star soapmaking assistant Lorenzo hauling a full load back to the truck.
The trees had tons of juniper berries this year because of the heavy rains.
Endless hills of golden, wild oats
Here I am with an armload of Juniper
Watching the sunset after a hard day of harvesting juniper.
Here's the Juniper Ridge crew at the end of the Day - from left me (Hall Newbegin), your favorite SF Farmers Market salesperson Dara Merin, shipping manager Laurel Frank and Erica Schuckman.
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Comments
Thanks for the photos. I love that part of the world, especially since I am in the D.C. area, you know what I mean.
Pinon is still my all time favorite and yours is the best. Keep it coming, you've got a friend for life.
Have a great Christmas holiday and a Wonderful New Year.
Sincerely,
Rudi
Posted by: Rudi Waros at December 1, 2005 2:01 PM
I received my first order of incense yesterday and I'm very impressed. Being in Nebraska (formerly from New Mexico) I have not found anywhere to purchase woodsie incense.
After perusing through the above photo's and reading the info on your website, I'm very impressed with your company.
Thank you for making such wonderful items available for people such as myself in rural communities. I will be passing you name onto my friends so they can also enjoy your awesome products.
CE in NE
Posted by: Cheryl Eisenberg at December 2, 2005 3:20 AM
Hello there! I visited my local health food store, Integral Yoga in Manhattan, and took notice of your incense display as I exited the store. I had already made my purchases and incense was not on my list. I was not familiar with your product and felt compelled to examine it. Needless to say I purchased your incense and am so pleased!! I chose Juniper Berry though I deliberated on my choice, since I liked all of them. I live in NYC and all I can say is wow!! It's wonderful...the best I've ever burned...in a class by itself. It transforms your state of being and makes an urban dweller like myself feel more serene and closer to nature as I live an environment which can be quite stressful. It's very therapeutic and made me feel like I could breathe deeper and better, as opposed to other incense which causes headaches and congestion. I am grateful for your hard work and quality product and will certainly pass on the word of your company.
Sincerely,
Maria Morel
Posted by: maria morel at January 27, 2006 9:38 PM
It looks like you guys are having a blast doing your work. Me and my mom pick juniper berries for cooking but the bushes look waaay littler and they do not have cones like that. I still can not figure out where you are from. We are from upper bc in the cariboo in Canada. I was always wondering how they got picked and processed.
Mary
Posted by: Mary Mullin at February 4, 2006 2:38 PM
