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5 Wild Edibles You Can Forage in Your Backyard
“No barefooted, tree climbing, frog holding, mud pie baking, cloud spotting, puddle stomping, bird calling, wild foraging, moon gazing, firefly chasing, fort building, creek following, rock hunting moment with Mother Nature is ever wasted. “ ~Nicolette Sowder When most people… Continue reading
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Dough It Yourself: Make Homemade Sourdough Work For You
“The best loaves are shaped by hand and heart.” -Traditional Proverb Are you too intimidated by sourdough to give it a go? Trust me, I completely understand. I put it off for a long time because it just seemed like… Continue reading
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The Seeds That Endure
“Love leaves a legacy. The way you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.” ~ Rick Warren When I look back on my childhood, I don’t remember what we… Continue reading
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Farming the Hard Way
There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.” Aldo Leopold I recently posted on Facebook about our… Continue reading
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From Vine to Table: Discovering the Hidden Treasure of the Wild Passion Vine
“Be Like a Passion Fruit: vibrant, full of flavor, and true to your unique essence.” Passiflora Incarnata, also known as Purple Passionflower, Maypop and Wild Passion Vine The fruit of the Wild Passion Vine is one of my absolute favorite… Continue reading
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Water Bath Canning – Yes You Can!
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” Aristotle Water bath canning can be quite intimidating for a beginner who doesn’t have someone to teach them. It used to be part… Continue reading
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Cooking with Abandon
“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” Harriet Van Horne I recently discovered that I have contracted Alpha Gal. For those who are not yet familiar with this term, it is a… Continue reading
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Wild Foraging
“Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mold myself?” Henry David Thoreau Foraging is an ancient practice of gathering wild plants, fruits, nuts, seeds, and fungi for food and medicine. Too few… Continue reading
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Pineapple Weed (Wild Chamomile)
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” A.A. Milne Identification: Pineapple weed, also known as wild chamomile, and disc mayweed, is an annual plant that freely re-seeds itself. Green-yellow cone-shaped flowerheads with no petals appear from March… Continue reading
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Pineapple Crowns
“Pineapples remind us that even the prickliest things can have the sweetest hearts.” Jason F. Wright Have you ever seen a pineapple plant bloom? It is probably the prettiest flower I have ever seen. Incredibly unique, both in it’s appearance… Continue reading
Radiant Roots 