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golden raspberry elderflower cordial recipe

Recipe: Golden raspberry, elderflower, and honey fermented cordial

Find out how to make a sparkling, probiotic cordial from golden raspberries (or red), elderflowers, and honey. This is one of the best flavor combinations you’ll ever experience!

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chanterelle orzo with milkweed

Recipe: Orzo with chanterelles and Common milkweed

An orzo recipe featuring chanterelle mushrooms and the immature pods and leaves of Common milkweed. Sure to be a summer favorite for foragers! 

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How to set up automated drip irrigation for potted plants

Find out how to set up an easy, automated drip irrigation system for your potted plants, no matter how few or how many potted plants you have!

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Common milkweed: how to eat your Monarch butterfly garden

Find out how to grow and use Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) as an edible plant for you AND as a host plant for Monarch butterflies. 

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how to hold a duck

Video: How to safely pick up, hold, handle, and put down a duck

Find out how to pick up, hold, handle, and put down a duck in this instructional video/article. Important for backyard duck care or injured wild duck rescues!

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What do ladybug larvae look like?

What do ladybug larvae look like? Or ladybug eggs? Find out to make sure you never accidentally kill these beneficial, predatory insects in your garden.

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should you wash your eggs?

Should you wash your eggs?

Whether you’re a backyard poultry enthusiast, a small farmer/breeder, or a market shopper, find out when, if, or why you need to wash your eggs!

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do ducks have teeth?

Do ducks have teeth? Find out how duck lamellae and digestion work!

Do ducks have teeth? How do their digestive systems work? Come follow a snail from bill to tail through the digestive system of Primrose the duck!

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duck mating and courtship

Understanding duck mating and courtship

Learn all about the funny and bizarre world of duck mating and courtship, from wild Mallards to domesticated backyard ducks.

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Ep. 3: Breastfeeding difficulties (Developing Mighty Minds w/ Dr. Lisa Durette)

While breastfeeding difficulties are common, they can be uncommonly painful. Here’s how to navigate and put breastfeeding problems & challenges into proper perspective.

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what to feed wild ducks

What to feed wild ducks (and what not to)

Is it bad to feed bread to ducks? If you or your family are trying to figure out what to feed wild ducks, you’ll find answers to all your duck feeding questions here!

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flower salad recipe with eastern hemlock dressing

Recipe: Spring flower salad with hemlock tree bud-honey dressing

Spring is chock full of edible flowers, both in your garden and from the wild. Our spring flower salad with hemlock tree bud-honey dressing is a great way to enjoy them!

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beginner's guide to making sauerkraut with three recipes

Beginner’s guide to making sauerkraut – with recipes!

Use our Beginner’s Guide to Making Sauerkraut to learn everything you need to know to make your own living, homemade sauerkraut from scratch!

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root pruning potted fruit tree

How to root-prune rootbound potted fruit trees (w/ video!)

Find out how to properly root prune potted fruit trees to keep them healthy & productive. Video tutorial includes citrus, avocado, and guava trees — and provides a one month follow up!

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Ep. 2: Week 2 Baby w/ Dr. Lisa Durette – Developing Mighty Minds

Episode 2: Developing Mighty Minds’ WEEK 2 BABY interview with Dr. Lisa Durette and parents Susan and Aaron von Frank. Topics: parental transition, bedsharing, responding to baby cries, best practices for talking to babies & more!

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