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14 garden greens you can grow in the summer in hot climates

Trying to find garden greens you can grow in the summer in hot climates? Here are 14 greens that can grow all summer long no matter how hot it gets.

Bicolor bolete (Baorangia bicolor) – how to find, ID, and eat this wild gourmet mushroom

Bicolor boletes are one of our favorite summer mushrooms — and one of the few wild-foraged mushrooms we know of that pair well with red meat. Find out how to locate, identify, and use this summer delicacy!

How to prevent or treat egg binding

If your ducks (or chickens) are laying soft eggs or are egg bound, making them go broody may be a life-saving intervention. Find out how to do it in this article!

Recipe: Elderflower kombucha

Find out how to make elderflower kombucha: a delicious easy-to-make beverage with probiotic properties. Recipe works equally well with other edible flowers!

Easiest fruit to grow organically in the southeastern US

A list of the 30+ easiest fruits to grow organically in the southeast (and the hardest). List includes species and varieties we bet you’ve never heard of!

Recipe: Savory garden green crepes

A delicious and simple savory crepe recipe made with organic whole wheat flour, duck (or chicken) eggs, and fresh garden greens & herbs.

5 steps: how to raise & harvest mealworms

Find out how to easily and affordably raise your own mealworms. Mealworms are a high-protein, nutrient-rich insect larvae that your poultry will love. You can also use mealworms to produce high quality fertilizer for your garden.

How to get skunk smell off your cat or dog

Here’s a step-by-step guide showing you how to safely and effectively get skunk smell off your cat or dog in one treatment. Since we’ve gotten skunk spray off of our cat six times, we now consider ourselves experts! It’s 5am. You’re peacefully sleeping with your spouse and duck in your bed. Your unconscious mind is…

Tradescantia virginiana – a native edible plant common in home landscapes

Tradescantia virginiana is a beautiful native plant often found in home landscapes. Every part of the plant is also edible – here’s how to eat it!

Plantain: a common edible weed that treats bee and other insect stings

Plantain is a common weed that’s likely growing in your yard. Find out how to ID, grow, and forage plantain — including which Plantago species offer the best culinary and medicinal potential.

Our breastfeeding nightmare: overcoming a tongue-tie (ankyloglossia)

Our baby had an undiagnosed tongue-tie and lip-tie for the first 7 weeks of his life. Here’s how we diagnosed and overcame this condition to breastfeed normally.

Growing food for your ducks

Want to raise happy, healthy backyard poultry? Here are our top 11 garden plants for chickens or ducks that you can grow in your garden.

5 tips to keep your ducks from destroying your yard or garden

Think you have to choose between having an attractive garden and edible garden OR having ducks? You can have both! Here are 5 tips we use to maintain an attractive landscape and grow tons of edible plants — all while having ducks.

Lacewings: how to ID and attract this amazing, beneficial insect

Lacewings are gorgeous, net-winged insects (Neuroptera) that can play an essential role as pollinators and pest control in your garden. In this article, you’ll find out how to create their ideal habitat and identify them at each stage of their lifecycle.