Foraging
How to Forage and Use Devil’s Club Bark, the PNW Way
How to identify, harvest, and use devil's club bark the way it's traditionally been prepared on the Peninsula — with the respect (and the gloves) this…
Foraging
How to Make a Mullein Flower Infused Oil
How I make mullein flower infused oil the way my grandmother did — the flowers to pick, the slow-infusion method, and what this old mountain standby…
Foraging
How to Make an Herbal Sugar Scrub (and Jar It for Gifts)
An herbal sugar scrub takes ten minutes and three ingredients. Here's how I make mine with dried herbs and jojoba oil, and how to keep it…
Backyard Chickens
How to Set Up a Chicken Quarantine Pen (and Use It)
A chicken quarantine pen protects your flock from new and sick birds. Here's how I set mine up on a small lot, what goes in it,…
Gardening
How to Prevent Damping-Off in Seedlings Started Indoors
Seedlings that flop over at the soil line are usually damping-off. Here's how I prevent it on a windowsill: clean cups, fresh mix, gentle watering, and…
Fishing
How to Find Fish in a Farm Pond From the Bank, Step by Step
A farm pond looks like one flat sheet of water, but the fish aren't spread evenly. Here's how to read the bank, shade, and depth to…
Foraging
How to Forage and Use Blackberry Root in the Mountains
Blackberry canes crowd every mountain fence row. Here's how to dig the root in winter, avoid the poison ivy beside it, dry it, and prepare it…
Fishing
The Best Gifts for a Beginner Angler This Winter
What I'd actually put under the tree for a beginner angler — the combo, the bobbers, and the knife I still use, and what to skip.
Backyard Chickens
How to Set Up a Heated Base for a Metal Waterer
How I pair a heated base with a galvanized fount so the girls have liquid water all winter, plus the cord and placement mistakes that actually…
Foraging
Best Gifts for a Home Herbalist This Winter
The gifts I actually want as a home herbalist — real supplies I use every season, not another mug that says 'wild woman.' A short, honest…