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How to Not Die While Wildcrafting: 15 Rules for Foraging Safely
This article was originally published on The Grow Network. Walking out into the forests or fields and coming back with an armload of food and

Dandelion Jelly Recipe: How to Make Food From Weeds
Dandelions in particular have been known to be a pesky weed to gardeners when actually, they provide many great benefits. Dandelion leaves are edible and

Easy Egg Recipes to Use a Surplus of Fresh Eggs
About a month ago, my son and I spent 10 days pet-sitting on a homestead in CT. We had an amazing time and gained so

Strawberries Hate Potatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting + Popular Planting Combinations Part 2
Companion planting in gardening and agriculture is the planting of different crops in proximity for the benefit of both plants such as pest control, pollination,

Shared Earth: Where Gardeners and Landowners Connect and Grow (The Rideshare of Gardening!)
This is the ultimate sustainable opportunity for the gardener stuck in an apartment complex and the landowner looking for a flourishing yard and free food

Create Your Own Self Sustaining Homestead on Only One Acre!
If you ever thought about living on a self sustainable homestead, there are so many ways to do it and you only need about an

Star Wars Day! Treat Yourself and May the 4th Be With You
May the 4th Be With You On the heels of Star Wars day, it isn’t too late to celebrate! Star War fans, its time to

20 Tastiest Perennial Plants Anyone Can Grow Right Now
With the recent rise in gardening thanks to the pandemic, perennial plants are finally getting some love and attention. I’ve personally seen my friends embarking

10 Simple, Clean Salad Recipes for Oven-free Meals
I’m sure that people do use the oven in the summer, but I can think of a million things that I would rather do.

Tour of Earth Home Building in Raven Rock Eco Village in Ohio
Catherine stopped in Ohio to check out the Raven Rock ecovillage. This video is a tour of an Earth home building in progress. This building

The Kratom Consideration: Thoughts and Concerns on the Miracle Plant (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!)
One of the most fascinating aspects of plants (for me) is the fact that so many of them contain compounds that have a pretty profound

Teach Your Children Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants with the Wildcraft Board Game
As a parent I can relate to this one. There is no better way to learn than to do it while playing a game and
