Year of Plenty

Sun., March 14, 2010

First Wildflowers of the Season

(Craig Goodwin / Craig Goodwin)

We've got an ongoing project in the Goodwin house of photographing and chronicling all the native wildflowers of the Inland Northwest. We got a late start last year but were able to photograph and identify over 100 flowers. I have another year under my belt learning my camera and Noel now has a camera to help so we're excited to get more and better pictures this spring and summer. We'll also get the wildflower blog updated with all of our flowers.

I was shocked today to find out that the wildflower season, is upon us. It's got to be be one of the earliest ever. Here are today's finds not too far from a nearby Nez Perce Indian burial ground.

Buttercup: The first pic is a buttercup with rounded overlapping leaves and the second is a buttercup with different shaped leaves.

Woodland Star

Whitlow Grass

Posted March 14, 2010, 8:50 p.m.

The Year of Plenty blog was created by Craig Goodwin in the winter of 2008 to chronicle the experiences of his family as they sought to consume everything local, used, homegrown or homemade. That journey was a wonderful introduction to people and movements in the Spokane area who are seeking the welfare of the community through local foods, farmers markets, community gardens, sustainable transportation, and more fulfilling and just patterns of consumption. In 2009 and beyond the blog will continue to report on these relationships and practices, all through the eyes of a family with young children. Craig manages the Millwood Farmers' Market, is a Master Food Preserver and Pastor at Millwood Presbyterian Church. Craig can be reached at goody2230@gmail.com