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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.
Fermented rose flower cordial drink recipe

Fermented rose flower cordial – the ultimate rose recipe

Fermented rose flower cordial is the smell of roses captured in a drink. This simple fermentation can be made in less than 2 weeks!

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How to grow and eat Goumi berries.

Goumi berries: a nitrogen-fixing fruit shrub you should grow

Goumi berries are Asian, fruit-producing shrubs that make their own nitrogen fertilizer. Find out how to grow this plant yourself — and how to identify its invasive but edible relatives growing in your area. 

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How to grow, forage, and eat Solomon's seal plants.

Solomon’s seal (& false Solomon’s seal) – how to grow, forage & eat

Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum) is an edible plant in the Asparagus family that can be grown in a shade garden or wild foraged. Find out how!

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16 edible weeds

16 common edible weeds growing in your yard… with recipes!

Your yard is probably full of edible weeds throughout the year. Here are 16 common weeds you can eat, plus recipes for how to use them!

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Dealing with an infestation? How to control Japanese Beetles organically.

How to control Japanese beetles organically

Japanese beetles are an invasive pest insect that can wreak havoc on your plants. Here’s how to control Japanese beetles organically!

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How long do ducks live? What's the lifespan of a duck?

How long do ducks live and what to expect as your ducks age

How long do ducks live, whether wild or domestic? If you have backyard or pet ducks, what can you expect as your ducks age? Find out here!

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Molting feathers: no, your duck isn’t dying

Molting feathers: no, your duck isn’t dying

Ducks molt (lose their feathers) yearly. If you’re a backyard or pet duck parent, here are some things you should know about your molting ducks to make sure they’re staying healthy.

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Recipe: stinging nettle frittata

Recipe: Stinging nettle frittata

If you love stinging nettle greens and fresh eggs as much as we do, you’ll love this simple stinging nettle frittata recipe!

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How to poach duck and goose eggs to perfection

Use the 8 tips in this article to perfectly poach duck and goose eggs, which are larger and more delicious than chicken eggs.

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bald faced hornet nest

Want to take a look inside a bald-faced hornet nest?

See a bald-faced hornet nest develop from start to finish AND see a nest dissection! Also find out more about how how these insects function. 

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Recipe: Morel mushroom pâté

Recipe: Morel mushroom pâté

Morel mushroom pâté is a delicious, easy-to-make morel mushroom recipe full of rich, earthy umami flavors that will have you craving more!

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stracciatella - Italian egg drop soup with stridolo / stridolo recipe

Stracciatella, Italian egg drop soup with stridolo (aka sculpit)

Discover how to make stracciatella, Italian egg drop soup. Fresh eggs, good broth, and Parmigiano-Reggiano are all you need to get started!

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Recipe: Morel mushrooms with stinging nettle pasta, seasonal flowers, and poached duck eggs

Recipe: Morel mushrooms with stinging nettle pasta and poached duck eggs

Morel mushrooms with stinging nettle pasta & poached duck eggs is beautiful and delicious, plus it can be made surprisingly quickly! 

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makrut lime leaf coconut milk and yuzu pudding recipe - featured image

Makrut lime leaf, coconut milk, and kuzu pudding (honey-sweetened)

A silky smooth, delicious Thai-inspired kudzu/kuzu pudding recipe flavored with makrut lime leaves (aka Thai lime), coconut, and honey.

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How to grow and use makrut limes aka kaffir limes (Citrus hystrix).

How to grow and use makrut limes (Citrus hystrix)

Find out how to grow and use all edible parts of a makrut lime tree (Citrus hystrix), from leaf to flower to fruit!

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