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Permaculture Orchard from Design to Delivery Chestnuts, apples, hazelnuts, asparagus, herbs like Wormwood and mint, comfrey, blackberries, Milpa garden beds, and annual beds. In Spring 2021, I extended my homestead/permaculture orchard by 80 feet. This was the initial design: Initial rough design. Bet you can’t read my handwriting! This was a section at the edge … Read more
Turn a corner of your garden into Hassle-Free Permaculture Perennial Production Look at this picture. What do you see? A mess of plants and weeds? This is a permaculture apple guild, with multiple perennials, in the corner of my garden area. This has two apple trees on dwarf/semi-dwarf rootstock (an Arkansas Black, and a Golden … Read more
The Spring Tradition of Chick Day is Almost Here! It’s Chick Day. This is the time-honored Spring tradition every year where the tractor supply and the other farm stores have chicks for sale. But with the egg shortage and the demand for chickens, there’s likely to be shortages of chicks at the farm stores for Chick … Read more
Arkansas Black – a good storage apple for preppers and Thrivers. I almost cut this tree down. I am glad that I didn’t. I have a love-hate relationship with this tree. I planted several five years ago. They are always burdened by cedar apple rust and some years shed many of their leaves. I have … Read more
Focus on What Matters There it is again. My heart races for just a few moments. “What am I going to do about…?” the voice inside my head asks. Anxiety, you are a familiar “friend” in this New Normal, The Dim Age. But with “friends” like this, who needs enemies? Circle of Concern I stop … Read more
Shrubs and Switchels are good to drink plain or as a base for a mixed drink. Shrubs and switchels are old-timey drinks that were made with sugar and drinking vinegar (usually apple cider vinegar). They were another way to have something safe to drink when the water was questionable, so both were popular in early … Read more
Mint soda and root beer from herbs in your garden I show you how to make a mint soda and root beer from herbs grown in your garden. Plus an option to make your own wild yeast. Mint soda: Prep time: About 15 minutes total. Ingredients: These recipes were adapted from: The Wildcrafting Brewer: Creating … Read more
Homebrewed vinegar is SO much better than store bought! Do you hate vinegar as much as I did? After trying the vinegar made with this recipe and technique you will never look at vinegar the same way again. We will start with a simple Apple Cider Vinegar. Prep time: About 20 minutes. Ingredients: Other supplies: … Read more
