Tag: Foraging

Frozen Food: Foraging in Winter

We don’t often think of winter as a prime time to harvest.…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst

Making Oxymels: The Sweet-Tart Medicine

Oxymel... what an odd word.  The etymology of the word actually gives…

Linda Zimnick Linda Zimnick

Growing Persimmons From Seed: An Unusual Fruit For Your Homestead

Persimmons are a delicious and unusual fruit to grow on your homestead.…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

The Pawpaw: America’s Secret Native Fruit

Ozark banana. Quaker delight. Asimoya. Hillbilly mango. This relatively obscure fruit goes by…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst

Bramble Blood

There was a time in my life when from spring to September,…

Trendle Ellwood Trendle Ellwood

Weed ‘Em and Eat: 7 Common Edible Lawn Plants for Early Spring

The snow is melting. The birds are chirping. The promise of a…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst

Tips from an Established Forest Garden

Starting a forest garden on your homestead is one of the best…

Elizabeth Waddington Elizabeth Waddington

Utilizing Trees on the Homestead: Crafts to Cure-alls

When you become a homesteader, you notice how much nature is willing…

Isabella Fisher Isabella Fisher

How to Grow a Food Forest in Five Years

In times of uncertainty such as these, becoming as self-sufficient as you…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

A Bird of a Different Feather: Hen of the Woods

You might have woods and you might have hens, but do you…

D. Glenn Miller D. Glenn Miller

Urban Foraging

When I had to pack up my rural homestead and move it…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

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