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Author: Aaron von Frank

Aaron is an avid forager who works closely with Topsoil Restaurant (and Michelin-recommended, James Beard-nominated Chef Adam Cooke) to bring wild-foraged plants and fungi to local plates. Aaron is a certified wild mushroom forager licensed via Mushroom Mountain. He also has nearly two decades of hands-on and teaching experience doing no-till organic gardening and market gardening. Additionally, he is the creator of the Impractical Guide book series, and author of the Impractical Guide to Raising Ducks: How to joyously produce the world's most expensive eggs from the world's most adorable animals, available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. In addition to their work on TyrantFarms.com, Aaron and his wife, Susan (aka "The Tyrant"), are co-founders of GrowJourney.com, which provides free educational resources for home gardeners and market gardeners interested in no-till organic food production. Aaron is a graduate of Furman University, and served on the board of the Diversified Agriculture Committee for the South Carolina Farm Bureau for five years. He's also a proud papa to an amazing wild child.
Edible roses - how to select, grow, and use edible roses

Stop and eat the roses? How to select & use edible roses in your garden.

Edible roses? Yes! This in-depth edible rose article will teach you how to use each edible part of the rose plant, best edible rose varieties, and how to grow roses organically.

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Wood ear mushrooms - how to forage, grow, and eat

Wood ear mushrooms: how to forage, grow, and eat

Find out how to forage, identify, grow, and eat edible and medicinal wood ear mushrooms (Auricularia species) and make wood ear salad! 

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Maple-candied morel mushroom dessert recipe

Maple-candied morel mushrooms with spruce needle-whipped cream

Want a morel mushroom dessert recipe? Try maple-candied morel mushrooms! Serve them with a side of spruce needle-whipped cream to blow minds!

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How to make fermented teas using Tea Camellia and Yaupon holly.

How to make fermented tea (not kombucha)

Find out how to make delicious, effervescent, CAFFEINATED wild-fermented tea from Asian Tea Camellia or native Yaupon holly leaves.

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stinging nettle

How to forage, grow, and use stinging nettle

Stinging nettle is one of the most nutritious vegetables on earth, offering a wide range of proven medicinal benefits. Learn how to ID, grow, and use this valuable native plant!

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boy vs girl ducks

Should you get male or female ducks?

Trying to figure out what ratio of male or female ducks to get for your backyard flock? How many ducks to get? We’ll help you figure out the right answer!

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where to buy ducklings or adult ducks

Where to buy ducklings or ducks for your backyard or small farm

Read this BEFORE you decide where to buy ducklings or ducks for your backyard or small farm because it could be a life and death decision.

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vole king vole baskets

How to prevent or stop voles from eating your plants

Trying to figure out how to prevent or stop voles from eating the plants in your garden? Read on to learn how! Our yard is a half acre edible organic landscape. We use no-till growing methods and top-dress our beds with wood chip mulch. These techniques are GREAT for: soil health, plant health, and providing…

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Dirty ducks - are ducks dirty? How to keep your backyard ducks clean.

How to keep things clean AND keep ducks

Are ducks dirty? The answer depends on their setup. Here are our top tips for keeping your duckling and duck areas clean!

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How to build a backyard pond with a DIY biofilter

Want to build a beautiful DIY backyard pond with a self-cleaning biofilter? This detailed, step-by-step guide with lots of pictures will show you exactly how to do it.

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Can you save money producing your own eggs? How much does it cost to produce backyard eggs?

Why you won’t save money by producing your own eggs

No, you won’t save money by producing your own eggs from backyard poultry, but it still might make sense to do it. Want to find out why?

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Metal raised garden beds / OLLE garden beds

Tips for choosing the best raised beds for your garden

Need help figuring out which type of raised garden beds are the best match for you? The tips in this article will help you decide!

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how to raise ducklings

How to raise ducklings

Use our complete guide to raising ducklings to find out everything you need to know and do to successfully raise happy, healthy ducklings!

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how to make hoshigaki - hoshigaki guide

The ultimate hoshigaki persimmon guide, with variety comparison

Find out how to make your own hoshigaki, a traditional East Asian delicacy made by slowly drying and massaging persimmons over many weeks!

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how to hatch ducklings

How to hatch duck eggs

Find out everything you need to know about how to successfully hatch duck eggs, from A to Z!

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