When most people think of herbal medicine they think of herbs, flowers and mushrooms. But the medicinal trees around us can also be a source of powerful herbal medicine! Being able to identify medicinal trees and understanding how to use them is incredibly useful because they’re available year-round, unlike herbs that you have to dry or …
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There is absolutely nothing like homemade maple syrup. In this post, we’ll cover how to tap trees for syrup. Tapping trees for syrup is a fun and rewarding homestead project that you can do in late Winter, early Spring, when most other homesteading chores are done. It was one that I tried, just for the …
Late Summer, early Fall signals the ripening of one of the most prolific, delicious foraged foods I’ve ever know. In this post we talk about how to forage for the Autumn Olive. The name ‘autumn olives’ might have crossed your mind one time or another. Or, it could have been autumn berry. It is sometimes …
One of the most beautiful and easily-recognizable mushrooms that are just starting to appear in the woods nearby are crown-tipped Coral Mushrooms. Aptly named, coral mushrooms resemble common corals you would see off the coast. It is characterized by it’s soft tan or white color, crown-like tips, and the many, thin, branches, bunched together, between …
