Dear Readers – Due to the time of year, I am once again too busy with gardens and other projects to get any real writing finished. Although I have many thoughts on my mind, and stories to share, I leave you with more photos of what has been going on around the homestead. Once things [...]
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Spring Photos – Part II !!
Posted in Autonomy, Chickens, Food and other Culinary Adventures, Gardens, Honey Bees, Mushrooms, Urban Wilderness, tagged Chickens, Food, Gardens, garlic, Hiking, Honey, Honey Bees, Morels, Mushrooms, pollen patties, Tree Grafting, Urban Farm, Urban homesteading, Urban Wilderness on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
From the Garden to the Table: Asparagus, Dandelions, Morels, and other Spring Edibles
Posted in Autonomy, Food and other Culinary Adventures, Gardens, Mushrooms, Urban Wilderness, tagged asparagus, dandelions, Food, Gardens, Hiking, Morels, Mushrooms, mustard garlic, permaculture, Recipes, Urban homesteading, Urban Wilderness on May 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
It has taken it’s sweet time to arrive, but I believe spring is finally here in Minnesota. The dandelions are in full bloom, the lawns of the chemical aristocrats are full and green, and the first harvests’ (both wild and domesticated) of the season are starting to come in. After waiting patiently for two years, [...]
Urban Foraging: A Modern Take on the Age-Old Practice of Gleaning
Posted in Autonomy, Food and other Culinary Adventures, Mushrooms, Peak Oil, Urban Wilderness, tagged Apple Trees, Apples, canning, DIY, Food, food preservation, Fruit Trees, Gleaning, Morels, Mushrooms, Peak Oil, Recipes, Urban Foraging, Urban homesteading, Urban Wilderness on September 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
glean – verb – Celtic origin – to gather grain or other produce left by reapers The above definition of glean is slightly antiquated for the fact that the majority of our population now dwells in urban landscapes, but it was not that long ago when people would head out to the freshly harvested [...]
Morchella Esculenta: More on Morels
Posted in Food and other Culinary Adventures, Mushrooms, tagged Food, Hiking, Morels, Mushrooms, Recipes, Urban homesteading on April 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Talking with my good friend Ben, I just heard another great folk saying concerning Morchella esculenta, or morels, ” A bad day for morels is a good day for ramps.” Well we had a great day for morels, and a bad day for ramps (wild onions/leeks). We were down at my in-laws again and I [...]
The Morels are Coming!!
Posted in Food and other Culinary Adventures, Mushrooms, tagged Food, Hiking, Morels, Mushrooms, Urban homesteading on April 18, 2010 | 5 Comments »
What a great day it has been. We were down at my in-laws visiting and loading up on rotted horse manure, and talking about the weather, a very Minnesotan topic to talk about. So far this spring everything seems to be happening about two weeks early. The garlic is four inches tall, the hops are [...]
Mushrooms in March!
Posted in Food and other Culinary Adventures, Gardens, Mushrooms, tagged Food, Mushrooms, Urban homesteading on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What a surprise, this morning taking a break from doing dishes, I looked out the window and could see these Flammulina Velutipes or, Velvet Feet, growing on an old maple log in one of our gardens. I am an amateur mycologist so I get excited over any mushroom, especially in March! There is still some snow on the ground and [...]
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