How to find, ID, and eat hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum spp.)
Learn how to find, identify, and eat hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum spp.), chanterelle lookalikes that may taste even better than chanterelles.
Beefsteak mushroom (Fistulina hepatica) – how to find, ID, and eat (w/ recipe)
How to find, identify & eat beefsteak mushrooms (Fistulina hepatica), a rare gourmet fungi with the color and consistency of red meat. Recipe: beefsteak mushroom tartare with toasted pine nut-coriander crumble.
Recipe: Black trumpet mushroom & smoked gouda soufflé
Black trumpet mushroom & smoked gouda soufflé is one of the best things you’ll ever eat. Find out how to make this forest-to-table treat!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!