Frozen Food: Foraging in Winter
We don’t often think of winter as a prime time to harvest.…
Making Oxymels: The Sweet-Tart Medicine
Oxymel... what an odd word. The etymology of the word actually gives…
Growing Persimmons From Seed: An Unusual Fruit For Your Homestead
Persimmons are a delicious and unusual fruit to grow on your homestead.…
The Pawpaw: America’s Secret Native Fruit
Ozark banana. Quaker delight. Asimoya. Hillbilly mango. This relatively obscure fruit goes by…
Bramble Blood
There was a time in my life when from spring to September,…
Weed ‘Em and Eat: 7 Common Edible Lawn Plants for Early Spring
The snow is melting. The birds are chirping. The promise of a…
Tips from an Established Forest Garden
Starting a forest garden on your homestead is one of the best…
Utilizing Trees on the Homestead: Crafts to Cure-alls
When you become a homesteader, you notice how much nature is willing…
How to Grow a Food Forest in Five Years
In times of uncertainty such as these, becoming as self-sufficient as you…
A Bird of a Different Feather: Hen of the Woods
You might have woods and you might have hens, but do you…
Roadside Foraging: 5 Plants to Brake for During Fall Travels
Let’s face it, many of us do a lot of driving. Kids…
Urban Foraging
When I had to pack up my rural homestead and move it…
