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, [...]
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 [...]
Urban Wilderness Exploration: Fort Snelling State Park and the Sibley Trail
Posted in Autonomy, Urban Wilderness, tagged Hiking, Morels, Mushrooms, Urban Wilderness on April 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My son and I got out yesterday for another tromp through the woods. The main goal was to have fun and hang out together, but we were also looking for more morel mushrooms. We headed down to the eastern edge of Fort Snelling State Park. This is one of the main parks of the Twin Cities’ large [...]
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 [...]
Urban Wilderness Exploration: Lillydale Regional Park and the Brickyard Trail
Posted in Autonomy, Urban Wilderness, tagged Hiking, Urban Wilderness on April 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This last Sunday we took time off from our busy spring schedule, and explored part of our extended backyard. We headed down to Lillydale Regional Park, also known as the brickyards. It is a great park that I have not explored enough. The brickyards has a long history and has been a part of the [...]
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