Spring Equinox
East Winders gladly greeted the spring on March 20th this year. We celebrated the equinox with homemade beer, wine, root beer, snacks, and fun. East Winders appreciated the beauty of the coming spring and the anticipation of the warm sunny days ahead. At dusk, many of us gathered to watch a “dragon log”, which was undoubtedly a spectacle to behold.
Forsythias, flowering quince, cherry, and peach trees have all put on a beautiful display of flowers this month. On the ground, toothwort, trout lily, dandelion, chickweed, cress, henbit, dead nettle, and sweet violet are beginning to flower. Elderberries and dogwoods have begun to bud and leaf out, though most hardwoods will continue to remain dormant for just a little while longer.
This winter’s spinach and kale are still producing in our gardens, while spring wild edibles appear in abundance along trails and throughout the woods. Some favorite wild salad greens this time of year include toothwort, trout lily, chickweed, chives, violet, cress, dandelion, chicory, and yarrow.
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