DIY: How to grow shiitake mushrooms
Find out how to grow shiitake mushrooms — a delicious gourmet mushroom with scientifically proven health benefits.
Chicken of the woods mushrooms – how to grow, forage & eat w/ recipe
Learn how to find, identify, grow, and cook chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus spp.), the mushroom with a taste and texture like chicken.
Recipe: Hickory nut ambrosia, an easy-to-make fall drink
A simple hickory nut recipe you can make without separating the nutmeat from the shell. You’ll enjoy this seasonal drink each fall!
Introducing the “Quacker Box” duck coop – a birthday present worthy of The Tyrant
Before getting ducks, we had to figure out how to build them a safe, secure, and attractive duck house. The result: The Quacker Box. Read the story of how we built it and learn how to build your own duck house too!
Recipe: Pawpaw passionfruit sorbet (made with native American fruits)
Pawpaw passionfruit sorbet is a delicious dessert made from native fruit: pawpaws (Asimina triloba) and passionfruit (Passiflora incarnata).
Recipe: Tyrant Farms’ ground cherry preserves
If you’re lucky enough to have a bunch of ground cherries available, you’ll want to make this delicious ground cherry preserves recipe!
What percent of a tomato is water?
Have you ever wondered what percent of a tomato is water? We pulled out our scale and dehydrator to get the exact number.
Recipe: Black truffle popped quinoa
This popped quinoa recipe only has four ingredients and takes 10 minutes to make. It’s perfect for a delicious, high protein snack or side dish.
Recipe: Green tomato marmalade with smoked paprika & brandy
Our green tomato marmalade recipe took years to perfect and is the best way to use up lots of unripe green tomatoes. You’ll love these sweet & smoky preserves!
How to safely kill mosquitoes in your yard
Want to safely get rid of mosquitoes in your yard using methods that don’t harm people, pets, or wildlife? Find out how!
We’ve been busy, how about you?
Sorry we’ve absent for so long! Between the Farm at Oak Hill Cafe, family tragedies, and regular work, making time to write has been a challenge.
Garden hygiene: response to a question from Joan Axthelm
Joan Axthelm asked about our garden hygiene approach, specifically how we avoid eating pathogens or contaminated food from our garden. Here are our answers!
Questions answered about our DIY backyard pond
A commenter asked some great, detailed questions about our DIY backyard pond we built for our ducks, so we answered them in this article.
Container Gardening Questions Answered!
We recently received a list of container gardening questions from a new gardener – our answers may be helpful to you as well!
Yes, wisteria flowers are edible and they make delicious drinks
Wisteria flowers are edible, delicious, and nutritious. They’re great eaten raw but you can also turn them into an amazing fermented sparkling cordial.